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Careless drivers hit by long-term financial penalties

Confused.com, UK car insurance comparison site, can reveal that drivers with penalty points on their licence will pay up to 60% - or £370 - more for their car insurance than those with a clean licence.

Young drivers pay more than twice for insurance

Young drivers are paying more than twice (115%) than other motorists to insure their cars, according research from uSwitch.com. In some cases, age may even prevent motorists from getting cover altogether.

‘Lifes-worth' most at 46

Forget flash late twenty-somethings and frivolous early thirty year olds, according to the inaugural ‘Lifesworth' report by MORE TH>N insurance, it's 46 year olds who are worth the most when it comes to the total value of personal possessions kept in the home - £40,919 to be exact.

Tescocompare.com supports Child Safety Week

Commenting Paul Baxter, Director of Commercial and Partnerships at Tescocompare.com supports Child Safety Week 2008 and urges parents to make sure their child is well protected while travelling in a car: "We totally support Child Safety Week and want to help raise public awareness of child safety, especially the safety of children travelling in cars.

Get fully covered before clocking up the miles abroad

Around 17% of people are planning to take their cars abroad over the next 12 months, according to new research from Sainsbury's Car Insurance.

Don't drive abroad uninsured

Despite a general tightening of purse strings across the UK, over 4.3 million motorists plan to drive their car to Europe this summer - but for shorter weekend breaks.

Swiftcover mobile car insurance quote service

Insurance comparison site Gocompare.com has commented on the news that Swiftcover has become the first company to provide car insurance quotes through a mobile phone internet connection.

First mobile car insurance quote service launched

The UK's fastest growing motor insurer, swiftcover.com, has become the first to offer people car insurance quotes through their mobile phone internet connection.

Drivers urged to say ‘f - off' to rising costs

Insurance comparison website Gocompare.com is urging the nation's disgruntled drivers to give rising motoring costs the big ‘F - Off'.

NFU Mutual rated as Britain's best car insurance provider

For the third year in a row, insurer NFU Mutual has been rated as Britain's best car insurance provider by readers of Auto Express magazine. In a survey of over 32,000 of their readers, NFU Mutual gained the top overall rating.

Norwich Union withdraws 'Pay as you Drive' scheme

Commenting on Norwich Union pulling its 'Pay as you Drive' scheme, Peter Gerrard, head of insurance research at moneysupermarket.com, said: "This is a blow for younger drivers who were prepared to curb their driving habits for cheaper car insurance.

Forget free love, free CO offset is what festival lovers demand

ibuyeco headline sponsor of Cornbury Music Festival to offset the first 1,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions generated by visitors' journeys.

Midlands is caravan Bermuda Triangle

Empty spaces on driveways and disappearances from storage sites are common across the UK with around 4,000 British caravans vanishing every year according to data from AA Caravan Insurance.

Battle of the sexes for cheapest car insurance

Men in their twenties pay 41 per cent more for their motor insurance compared with thirty-something men, according to research by moneysupermarket.com.

Swinton Specialist launches revamped website

Leading performance car insurance broker Swinton Specialist has revamped its website and it’s live online right now at swintonspecialist.co.uk.