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New gender rules not yet affecting female car insurance premiums
Female drivers are benefitting more from falling car insurance prices than their male counterparts, according to analysis of 21.6 million motor insurance quotes for The MoneySupermarket Monitor on Car Insurance.
Bump and drive
New research reveals that over a quarter of British motorists (26 per cent) have accidentally damaged a parked vehicle and then driven off without owning up to it.
Santander launches new car insurance offer
Santander is helping to continue to drive down the cost of motoring for UK consumers with the launch of its new car insurance offer; beating their existing car insurance premium by 20% for customers with a Santander 123 Current Account or 123 Cashback Credit Card and by 10% for all other eligible Santander customers.
City Safety lowers insurance rating for all-new Volvo V40
The all-new Volvo V40 will be given a lower insurance rating following extensive testing of the model's City Safety technology at the renowned industry research centre in Thatcham, Berkshire.
OFT refers private motor insurance market to Competition Commission
The OFT has referred the UK's private motor insurance market to the Competition Commission for further investigation amid concerns that the market is not working well for motorists.
Older people still facing age discrimination in car insurance
Age UK research has found that older people still face discrimination when they try to buy car insurance despite a recent agreement intended to protect them.
DVLA and FLA agree vehicle recovery scheme for financed cars
The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) and the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) have launched a vehicle recovery scheme.
Drivers unaware of rewards for good driving
The thought of having a telematics device fitted to their car may worry some drivers, and many drivers have not even heard of Telematics technology.
Car insurance premiums in reverse gear
Analysis of over 16 million car insurance quotes over the past year through MoneySupermarket has shown car insurance prices have fallen by 10.6 per cent, with average premiums now standing at £478.
Gap between male and female car insurance premiums is 41%
Three months before the EU enforced equalisation of male and female insurance premiums comes into effect, a major new tracking study reveals that the difference between male and female car insurance premiums is currently 41 per cent with male drivers paying on average £315 more for their insurance than female motorists.
Your insurance premium could rocket if you tinker with your car
Adding alloy wheels or modifying your car with the latest accessories could dramatically increase the cost of your car insurance premium, according to research by MoneySupermarket.
First party fraud' on the increase as overall motor finance fraud falls
‘First-party fraud', including 'fronting', was the most common type of motor finance fraud in the second quarter of 2012, according to the latest statistics from the Finance & Leasing Association.
Petrol perk for car loan customers
Halifax has announced that customers who take out personal loan to buy a car will receive £100 towards the cost of petrol.
Cutting the cost of new car finance
New car registrations come into force on 1 September 2012, and one of the most popular ways to finance new cars is via a personal loan.
Motorists burn £404 each on automatic car insurance renewals
British motorists are throwing away £404 each or over £3.1 billion as a nation, by automatically renewing their car insurance policy with an existing provider rather than scouring the market for a better deal at renewal time, says MoneySupermarket.