Car Insurance
Young drivers could save money despite car insurance price rises
Confused.com is urging drivers to look for ways to reduce their car insurance in anticipation of new gender rules. Under the new rules, agreed by the EU last week (1 March 2011), insurers will no longer be able to offer differently priced insurance based on gender, with effect from 21 December 2012.
Allianz helps motorists with free app launch
Allianz's new online-only car insurance offering, Your Cover insurance, has developed a free iPhone and Android application called ‘Find & Drive', designed to help make motorists lives easier.
Out with the old and in with new car reg
With March's new car registration well under way and ‘11' plate cars sitting on forecourts waiting for new owners, motorists tempted to get behind the wheel shouldn't be lulled into assuming a new model will always be more expensive to insure than an older one, according to moneysupermarket.com.
Young female drivers to be hit with premium increases
Confused.com is warning young female drivers that their motor insurance premiums may be about to rocket, and is urging them to shop around for new motor insurance cover.
Motorists waste £1.7bn on automatic car insurance renewals
With the new ‘11' car registration plates out next week (1 March), it is prime season for motorists to renew their car insurance. However, drivers are set to waste £270 each, or £1.7 billion collectively, by sticking with their existing insurer and not shopping around, according to moneysupermarket.com.
DVLA reminds motorists of new motor insurance law
The DVLA in conjunction with the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) and the British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) are reminding drivers that a new law to be rolled out in late Spring will mean that they must keep their vehicle insured unless they have notified the DVLA that is it is being kept off the road.
Car theft hot spots
This week, the media has highlighted several exclusive London postcodes as hotspots for car theft. Areas such as Chelsea, Belgravia and West Kensington have seen some of the highest rates of car theft in the UK, according to the research.
Churchill Insurance warns drivers of cold snap danger
Motorists are putting themselves and pedestrians in jeopardy this winter through poor visibility, according to research from Churchill Car Insurance. Drivers could also run the risk of being uninsured for theft, with half of motorists surveyed admitting to leaving their car running to defrost and returning indoors leaving their car attended.
Motorists will pay the price of a drug conviction
Motorists convicted of driving, or attempting to drive, while under the influence of drugs could see the cost of their car insurance premiums rise by as much as 78 per cent, according to moneysupermarket.com. Worse still, some may find they have difficulty insuring themselves in the future.
Cutting back on car cover? Don’t get stung by a ‘scorpion' insurer
Your Cover, the new online-only insurance offering from Allianz, is asking the 1 in 10 motorists who intend to cut back on their car insurance cover in 2011 to check and see if they can keep the same level of cover AND save money!
Leaving your car running unattended could invalidate your insurance
As another cold snap approaches, swiftcover.com warns that more than 2,000 car thefts happen each year as a result of motorists walking away from their cars while they warm up on cold mornings - equating to £12.7 million in losses.
Hastings Direct car insurance awarded extra Defaqto Star
Leading independent broker, Hastings Direct has just been awarded an additional star by Defaqto for its car insurance products.
Delaying car insurance renewals can cost you money
New analysis by moneysupermarket.com has found that British motorists who delayed renewing their car insurance until the last minute in 2010 cost themselves 44 pence for every day they failed to renew as prices rocketed by a massive 31 per cent last year.
Car insurance comparison tool which pays you for using it
Quidco, UK cashback and voucher code site, has launched its own car insurance comparison tool Quidco Compare. The service will enable users to find the cheapest policy for their needs and earn cashback when taking out the insurance.
Aviva motor business with Swinton doubles year on year
Aviva has successfully rolled out its personal lines pricing to Swinton Insurance branches nationwide, more than doubling sales for its private motor product year-on-year.