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’ … [Read more...]
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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 … [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, … [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 … [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 … [Read more...]
Newslines 22 February
Nine new special edition models have been added to the Audi range. Black and Vorsprung trims are now available in more SUV and coupe models, lifting their equipment still higher. Prosecutors have raided the office of Hyundai Motor Co’s quality division in southern Seoul as part of a probe into how the automaker and affiliate Kia Motors Corp handled … [Read more...]
“Fronting” could see you facing a judge
1 in 10 parents of young drivers are risking a trip to court and a criminal record for ‘fronting’ their child’s car insurance policy, new research has found. GoCompare Car Insurance commissioned the research amongst 1000 parents of children aged 17-25 who have passed their driving test. 10% of the parents admitted that they had insured their child’s car … [Read more...]
More drunken drivers on roads as police diminish
The number of people killed in road accidents where the driver was over the drink drive limit has risen 45% in two years. Provisional figures released by the Department for Transport estimate there were 290 deaths in 2017 compared with 200 in 2015. There were 230 fatalities in 2016 – so the annual increase is 26%. Hunter Abbott, Managing Director of … [Read more...]
Dangerous drivers and their dogs
Drivers are putting their lives at risk – as well as those of their passengers and other road users – by not strapping their dogs into their cars. Experts say if a car crashes at a speed of 40 km/h (25 mph), an unrestrained dog can develop projection forces 40 times that of its weight. At higher speed it will be still greater, possibly injuring or killing … [Read more...]
Drivers on cruise control with insurance costs
BRITISH motorists are on cruise control when it comes to renewing their insurance premium. Research has revealed more than a third of drivers let their annual car insurance policy auto-renew instead of shopping round for the best deal. Customers who roll over their contract typically end up paying inflated premiums as part of a 'loyalty penalty' - and … [Read more...]
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