Fuel prices are staying higher than they should be say observers. RAC head of policy Simon Williams said, “Drivers will be concerned to hear that retailer margins on fuel are still above where they have been historically and that competition remains weak. "Given fuel is a major expense for households, and with eight-in-10 drivers dependent on their cars, … [Read more...]
EV, petrol and diesel prices still too high
Motorists are paying too much to keep driving, say Government watchdogs and the RAC. Petrol and diesel prices are staying high because there are fewer forecourts vying for business, according to the latest report from the Competition and Markets Authority. And EV charge-point operators have not slashed prices despite wholesale generation costs coming … [Read more...]
Tradelines 2 October
Eye snatching is the term being applied to the increasing number of LED headlight thefts worth thousands of pounds for each unit. Thieves are increasingly targeting expensive models to hack out and disconnect the multi-lenses to be sold on the parts' black market, said Philip Swift, Technical Director at Claims Management and Adjusting. Europe's component … [Read more...]
Time to apply the weedkiller for thieves
Motor insurance loss adjuster Claims Management & Adjusting is calling on the police to abolish the stolen vehicle data handling process known as ‘six-week weeding’. According to the latest data from the Office of National Statistics, as many as 350 vehicles are stolen each day in the UK. Any Lost or Stolen marker placed against a Vehicle Registration … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 August
The North East is home to Great Britain’s safest roads, with just under 2% of all the country’s collisions in 2022, according to analysis of accident data. The study by Go.Compare Car Insurance said North East had just 6,122 accidents across the year, while Wales and Scotland complete the three safest British regions, both boasting just 4% of all total … [Read more...]
Motorists fleeced out of extra £1.6 Billion in 12 months
Filling stations have pocketed an extra £1.6 Billion from motorists through overcharging on fuel, according to the latest Competition and Markets Authority. Supermarkets and roadside filling stations have steadily increased their profit take per litre and it raises questions about a possible illegal cartel operating behind the scenes with rivals reluctant … [Read more...]
Motorists getting very poor pump deals
Drivers across the UK – with the exception of those in Northern Ireland – are continuing to get an extremely poor deal every time they fill up, new data from the RAC reveals. The RAC believes the average prices of both petrol and diesel are far higher than they should be in comparison to wholesale costs which have been falling since the end of April, and … [Read more...]
Tradelines 31 January
Specialist motor insurance loss adjuster Claims Management & Adjusting says new Office for National Statistics figures showing an 8% annual increase in vehicle thefts are shockingly unsurprising. According to the ONS’s latest Crime Survey for England and Wales instances of “theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle” increased from 122,423 in the … [Read more...]
Con-artists are recovering their own cars
The latest used car scam is restealing, warn investigtors. The UK’s oldest specialist motor insurance loss adjuster, Claims Management & Adjusting, has reported a worrying increase in the used car scam, particularly in the North of England. The con sees an unsuspecting consumer purchasing a cloned vehicle, only to have it stolen within days by the very … [Read more...]
Tradelines 27 September
A new study by Auto Trader has found that the number of people claiming they’ll never buy an EV has nearly doubled, on the back of the government’s U-turn last week. Of the 1,700 in-market car buyers who responded to questioning, 37 per cent said they were unlikely to ever buy an EV and the figure is close to double the 21 per cent of people who said they … [Read more...]
