Customers arranging car insurance through GoCompare are set to benefit from financial assistance aimed at reducing the cost of making a claim, as part of an innovative campaign to raise awareness of insurance excesses. GoCompare Car Insurance is giving away free £250 excess cover to every customer who buys a qualifying car insurance policy. Customers who … [Read more...]
Insurance Features
Charging, range and costs are keys to starting ev drive
Ease of charging, distance travelled on one charge and saving money are the top considerations for drivers when it comes to buying an electric car. In a national Opinium survey of 2,000 UK drivers, commissioned by InsuretheGap, a leading supplier of Guaranteed Asset Protection insurance for new and second-hand cars, four-fifths of drivers answered what … [Read more...]
French police using new “intelligent” cameras
UK drivers heading to France this summer are in the dark about new roadside cameras and a range of French driving rules, says RAC Europe . As families gear up for the summer getaway, six-in-10 drivers who take their own cars or motorbikes abroad (63%) are not aware tailgating is illegal in France, as it is in the UK. While half (49%) do not know that the … [Read more...]
Road safety missing opportunities, say experts
IAM RoadSmart has called the government’s Road Safety Statement announced today ‘a mixed bag’ with welcome news on road policing, pedestrian distraction and seatbelts, but a worrying lack of detail on younger and older drivers or motorcyclists. Today the government, as part of the statement, also confirmed a review of roads policing and traffic … [Read more...]
Newslines 16 July
South Wales Central AM, Andrew RT Davies has called for the emissions protest in Cardiff to end. “Tackling climate change is a hugely important issue and one which the majority of the public is fully behind. However, the one sure way to lose hearts and minds in such a battle is to disrupt hardworking people on their morning commute, which is what’s … [Read more...]
New Tesla Model 3 is safest EV on the road
The new Tesla Model 3 is the safest electric family car you can buy, according to destruction testing by Euro NCAP engineers. The Tesla Model 3 debuted with a perfect five-star score in the frontal offset deformable barrier crash test, a mainstay of Euro NCAP’s assessment since its inception in 1997. It recorded 96% for adult occupant protection, 86% … [Read more...]
Drinking, dementia and dangerous roads
The number of motorists caught drunk behind the wheel in Wales topped almost 3,000 last year and research finds motorists are being caught out the morning after they have been drinking. According to new Freedom of Information data obtained by Confused.com 2913 motorists in Wales were caught drink drinking in 2018, up from 2679 in 2017. In particular, South … [Read more...]
Tracking devices way to beat keyless thieves
The Association of British Insurers latest figures reveal that its members paid out £108million in stolen vehicle claims in quarter one of 2019 - a 22% increase on the same period last year. However, the stolen vehicle recovery system, Tracker, is urging insurers to offer car owners greater incentives to fit additional security devices, including … [Read more...]
Clampdown means fewer risk uninsured driving
Fewer people were caught driving without insurance in 2018 than any other year since 2012, reveals new data seen by RAC Insurance. A freedom of information request to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency found that 79,713 people were caught breaking the law in this way last year. This is in stark contrast to 2017 when 118,698 people were caught – the … [Read more...]
Insurers plan to cover future data-map for driverless cars
AXA UK and Burges Salmon have published their Insurance and Legal 2019 report, stressing the importance of government and industry stakeholders implementing a ‘data-map’ for driverless vehicles. As part of the FLOURISH consortium, whose members include AXA UK, Atkins – a member of the SNC-Lavalin group, University of Bristol and Age UK to name a few, the … [Read more...]
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