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Check a car bargain before you buy

In the run up to the AVCIS Car Crime Awareness Week (13th – 17th June), used vehicle information expert HPI is urging car buyers to remain vigilant at all times and highlights the potential dangers of buying a used vehicle.

Brits in cruise control with Continental car insurance cover

Continental car confusion reigns among UK motorists. When it comes to driving abroad, Brits are clueless about whether their existing car insurance will cover them on the continent, according to research by moneysupermarket.com.

Sainsbury’s Car Insurance offers discount to Nectar card holders

In the face of increasing motoring costs, Sainsbury’s Finance is launching a new car offering that will see Sainsbury's shoppers able to save on their car insurance premiums as well as saving on their Sainsbury's shopping and petrol.

Confused.com reveals the unluckiest make of car

Based on 12 months' worth of customer quotes, Confused.com looks at the make and model of car with the highest accident rates:

Allianz launches unique motor add-on for retail brokers

Allianz has launched a unique add-on motor insurance product which combines the benefits of motor legal protection insurance with comprehensive UK breakdown assistance.

Car VAT crime crackdown

Consultation on a new online system to stop criminals evading VAT on road vehicles they bring into the UK has been launched by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

Don’t get caught short when driving abroad this summer

Driving abroad can be the perfect way to see a foreign country. A car gives you the freedom to travel at any time and can take you places that public transport can't.

The rise and fall of the uninsured driver

Uninsured drivers are currently rife on our roads, with one in six admitting to the offence, according to research by moneysupermarket.com. As well as being a danger to other drivers, uninsured drivers also add £30 to the cost of a car insurance policy.

Junction drives motor success for Bradford & Bingley brand

One year on since its acquisition of Bradford & Bingley's motor and home insurance business, Junction today reported significant sales growth for both products.

Motorists warned to get insured ahead of crackdown

Motorists are being warned to insure their vehicles ahead of a new crackdown to tackle the menace of uninsured driving.

TV campaign to raise awareness of new law on uninsured drivers

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has welcomed the television campaign due to be launched by the Motor Insurers' Bureau to tackle uninsured driving.

Number of poor credit car loan approvals on the rise

Specialist internet car finance broker carfinance247.co.uk have released their latest car finance data, which suggests that lenders are regaining their confidence in lending, even for people requiring bad credit car finance.

Insurance red tape - AA Insurance comments

AA Insurance has welcomed the Government's Road Transport 'Red Tape Challenge' launched on Thursday 20th May, which is asking the public to help identify bureaucratic and arcane legislation that could be dropped or simplified.

Reduce the risk of breakdown on your spring break

As millions of motorists take to the UK’s roads for a spring holiday break, Chevron Lubricants, one of the worlds the leading producers of vehicle lubricants, is advising motorists to undertake the necessary vehicle maintenance before setting out, in order to reduce the risk of breakdown or an accident.

Britain's pain in the neck culture must be reduced, says the ABI

The ABI has called for a clampdown on the UK’s pain in the neck culture that has made the UK the whiplash capital of Europe. One in every 140 people claim whiplash a year.