Car savings Wales-based website Confused.com has confirmed that Louise O’Shea will be the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Martin Coriat. He leaves in July to take on the role of CEO for Confused.com’s sister comparison website LeLynx based in Paris. The appointment of O’Shea as CEO heralds another shift upwards in gear for Confused.com. O’Shea boasts nearly a decade of … [Read more...]
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Newslines 8 September
The Hummingbird Bike engineered by Prodrive is the world’s lightest folding bike and is now on sale from £3,495. The bike has been in development for more than 18 months and is the British motorsport and advanced technology group’s first venture into cycling, weighs just 6.9 kg and has a unique three-step folding mechanism, which allows the bike to be collapsed in just five seconds. As … [Read more...]
Audi TT heading towards classic status
The Audi TT is the most likely modern car to become a future classic, according to more than a third of British and Irish drivers, despite only 5% having owned one. Polling over 1,000 drivers across the UK and Ireland, Carole Nash quizzed the nation about which car they think has the greatest chance of becoming a future classic, on the back of launching its latest free prize draw. More than … [Read more...]
Uninsured vehicles rising after years of decline
More vehicles are being driven without insurance and having accidents. Approximately 58,000 were crushed last year - a rate of more than 1,000 a week. The Motor Insurer's Bureau, is looking at why they have increased in the year to July by almost 10% to about 12,000 after declining since 2004. MIB expects to pay out £256m from a fund provided by insurers at a cost of £15 to each motor … [Read more...]
Budget buying best for younger people
One in five drivers prefer to budget and pay for their car on a monthly basis, says InsuretheGap. This is better than worrying about its total cost knowing they will upgrade once their finance contact runs out, according to the Opinium survey of 2000 UK drivers commissioned by InsuretheGap.com. The provider of Guaranteed Asset Protection insurance is part of Halo Insurance Services and 25 to … [Read more...]
Newslines 21 August
The UK’s biggest independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart maintains that we will not gain the full safety benefits of self-driving cars until every car on the road is connected to each other – a statement that has now been backed up by a white paper produced by experts at the University of Michigan. Until then, IAM RoadSmart believes that the human mind holds the edge, until such point … [Read more...]
Successful students face learning to drive test
While learning to drive is an exciting rite of passage for many teenagers, it’s often an equally fraught time for their parents. And with only 13% of parents convinced they themselves could pass the current driving test without lessons, it’s easy to see why they’ve transferred their fears to their nearest and dearest. The research from AA Cars, which asked parents how they feel about their … [Read more...]
Admiral Insurance shield members with Autoglass
Autoglass will provide emergency replacement services for Admiral’s private customers for the next five years. The repairer will also calibrate ADAS sensors in vehicle’s requiring this service across its fixed locations and as part of its mobile offering. Neil Atherton, Sales and Marketing Director at Autoglass said, “We are thrilled to be working even more closely with … [Read more...]
Automated driving to cut accidents, but at what cost?
British Insurers have highlighted the potential dangers of ‘autonomous ambiguity’, as vehicles with different levels of autonomy, or driverless technology, increasingly become a feature of UK roads. With important and wide-reaching changes being defined by international regulators on what Assisted and Automated systems can and can't do, the Automated Driving Insurer Group (ADIG), led by the … [Read more...]
Driving to or through France
Most families will, at some point, have decided to holiday in France or have decided to drive through it to Spain or other parts of Europe or even further afield for their Summer break. To stay on the right side of the law in France, there are a few things you’ll need to prepare before you leave. It has beautiful countryside, great food and wine – and families love it. Whether you’re … [Read more...]