Insurance News

Pollen count rising, so’s danger for drivers

12 April 2024

Air conditioning may be bad for your health in a car or van. This week the Met Office reveals that pollen levels will be high across all of England from until Saturday 13 as temperatures creep up to 20c in some areas. According to the Met Office, tree pollen affects around 1 in 4 people, and is most common from late March to mid-May. This is followed by … [Read more...]

Newslines 9 April

9 April 2024

The first electric Metro train ran north of Cardiff to Pontypridd during daylight hours on a test of the latest Stadler 756 model combination, which will be the backbone of the new Valleys services. Following the test run, further routes on the Core Valleys Network will see testing take place in the coming weeks before the start of an intensive train crew … [Read more...]

EV comparison tool to fix lower costs

8 April 2024

UK drivers can now calculate the savings of going electric by using New AutoMotive’s new electric vehicle (EV) Dealer Comparison Tool. It’s the first EV only dealer comparison tool on the market, and the platform allows users to shop from hundreds of offers from the top EV dealers from around the country, helping them find the best deal possible on new … [Read more...]

Drivers are game for a Golf

5 April 2024

A survey has crowned the Volkswagen Golf as the country’s favourite car from the noughties. One in 10 picked the Golf as the car they love the most from the decade, placing it above every other model on the list and it was closely followed by the MINI (7.4%) and the Ford Focus (5.3%). Car-changing marketplace Carwow asked car enthusiasts about … [Read more...]

The legal and smart way to cut your motoring costs

1 April 2024

There's a legal and smart way to cut your motoring costs at a keystroke and it's not an April Fool joke. Motoring experts at Scrap Car Comparison found the number of cars with a SORN in 2023 was up almost 5% on the same figures for 2022, with more than two million cars put under the notification between January and September last year. But could more … [Read more...]

Premiums jump 46% year to date for drivers

29 March 2024

The cost of car insurance has increased by 46% year on year, according to new Premium Drivers research from Compare the Market, and young drivers are seeing the biggest jump. The typical premium stands at £892 in February 2024, after rising by £279 over the previous 12 months. The substantial increase in the cost of car insurance may in part be due to a … [Read more...]

Polo overtakes Fiesta as Wales most popular used model

20 March 2024

Research has revealed the most desirable second-hand cars, with the Ford Fiesta topping the ranking. However, searches for the Fiesta in Wales are actually down with Welsh drivers instead searching for the Volkswagen Polo - with searches for this model having increased by 38% over the last three months. The data, carried out by the experts at Uswitch Car … [Read more...]

Toyota top for reliability, says Warrantywise

18 March 2024

The Toyota Yaris is ranked as the most reliable used car you can buy according to the latest figures released in Warrantywise’s annual Reliability Index today. Warrantywise, the UK’s leading used car warranty provider, today reveals the results from its highly anticipated annual Reliability Index using data from 2020 to 2023 as it declares the Toyota Yaris … [Read more...]

International Driving Permit changes as Post Office lose business

8 March 2024

The provider of international driving permits is changing and the Post Office has lost the contract. From 1 April 2024, IDPs will be exclusively available from participating PayPoint stores across the UK. An IDP is not usually required for the majority of popular holiday destinations abroad. However, there are over 140 countries, including Turkey, Mexico, … [Read more...]

Young drivers hit by automatically bigger premiums