Drivers more likely to suffer a breakdown that can’t be fixed when heading out, rather than returning home, says the RAC as the Easter Break is underway. Breaking down and finding your vehicle can’t be fixed at the roadside is never good news, but research from the RAC shows the Law of Sod also has a significant part to play as more of these incidents tend to happen on the outward leg of a … [Read more...]
Insurance Features
Near £7,000 bill for young drivers, beware of wasting money
The cost of getting a young driver on the road has climbed to £6,959, says GoCompare car insurance. The new combined cost of a new young motorist learning to drive, buying, taxing and then insuring their first car has increased by over 20% from £5,731 in 2009. However, although young drivers are spending more on buying their first car, the average cost of car insurance has fallen … [Read more...]
Wales’ worst drivers are in Denbighshire
New data analysis by Hippo Leasing reveals which County and City Council areas in Wales are home to drivers with the most penalty points, according to exclusive figures obtained under Freedom of Information from the DVLA. At the end of January, over 35,000 drivers in Wales had 6 or more points on their driving licence as a result of offences such as speeding, being uninsured, driving under the … [Read more...]
Transport review poses new safety fears
With a wide-ranging review of transport laws announced by the government this week, IAM RoadSmart has warned that the rise in the use of electric scooters alongside vehicles on our roads is bad news for road safety. The Department for Transport revealed its report 'Future of mobility: urban strategy' today, which is described as the biggest regulatory review in a generation to explore … [Read more...]
Welsh drivers spent almost £4,000 on first cars
New drivers in Wales are forking out just over £3,900 for their first car. In the North West and London they splash out more than £5,000 on their first wheels. The average amount of money spent on buying a new driver’s first car is now £4,276, an increase of 42% on the 2017 figure of £3,005. According to GoCompare Car Insurance new drivers in the North West spend the most on their first … [Read more...]
New cars still offering poor theft security, say experts
Half of new cars so far launched this year have been rated as offering poor security and one was said to be "unacceptable" by insurance test body Thatcham Research. The new ratings assess whether measures to specifically address the keyless entry/start vulnerability, have been adopted. Six of the 11 vehicles launched this year have been given a ‘Poor’ rating as the keyless entry/start system … [Read more...]
Autonomous driving interest accelerates
Three in ten drivers (31%) now favour self-driving cars, up from one in ten (10%) a year ago, they told pollsters for the Britain Under the Bonnet report from Close Brothers Motor Finance. At a time when Government has recently announced plans for driverless cars to be on UK roads as early as 2021, the latest figures show how perceptions are changing and trends are beginning to … [Read more...]
New car buyers are sensible, sometimes
Britons buying new cars are a sensible bunch, according to a new Opinium survey of 2,000 drivers. Most diligently research cars before picking one; however, it also found plenty of people swayed by emotional factors from how good a car looks to whether it had that new car ‘look and feel’. Overall, an impressive 81.2%, of the Welsh drivers surveyed, do careful research before buying a new … [Read more...]
Young driver insurance and new car package
Young Driver On the Road has partnered with iKube to offer novice driver insurance from £22 a week, along with affordable car leasing with Vauxhall. With one in four parents (24 per cent) admitting the high cost of car insurance is putting them off encouraging their child to learn to drive at 17, the UK’s leading pre-17 driving school has pledged to end insane premiums for new … [Read more...]
Black boxes putting the brake on cheaper insurance
A data-dilema is putting the brakes on sales of motor insurance linked to telematics. One of the main obstacles to telematics uptake is that many drivers (56%) are not comfortable sharing personalised driving data with providers, as they might be nervous of being badged a bad driver. Of those who have not purchased a telematics policy, nearly one in five (19%) didn’t want to run the risk … [Read more...]