Car Insurance
Drivers come a cropper as claims crest during November
As the evenings draw in and the change in weather affects driving conditions, it may be no surprise that November is the highest claim month for car accidents.
London car crime capital of the UK
London has been revealed as the UK’s car crime capital with four of its districts being named in the top 10 list of car crime hotspots for the past 18 months. In fact, the top three places are all taken by postcodes in the city.
Insurancewide.com: Defaqto report on comparison websites
James Harrison, CEO of the original insurance comparison website, Insurancewide.com, said: “The Defaqto report on motor insurance aggregators makes several valid points about misleading marketing messages and limited access to the UK insurance market.
Beware using web aggregators
Defaqto, in its latest report into the motor insurance market: ‘Motor insurance in the UK, 2007 – the rise of the aggregator’: says people buying insurance on the Internet need to be careful when using web aggregator sites.
TescoCompare.com gets thumbs up from Defaqto
TescoCompare.com has been rated best car insurance comparison site by Defaqto, an independent product research company.
Car insurance rule change could catch unwary drivers
A rule change, designed to tighten the grip on uninsured driving and coming into effect in January 2008, could affect thousands of innocent drivers who are late renewing their car insurance.
Workers at risk by using own car for business
Five million workers are at risk of invalidating their insurance by using their own cars for company business - without being properly insured according to new research by insurance comparison site, Gocompare.com.
swiftcover.com: Three new digital initiatives for Autumn
Online insurer swiftcover.com launches a series of online initiatives to engage net surfers and remind them of why it is different to the rest.
NFU Mutual continues motoring to success
Rural insurer NFU Mutual is delighted to announce that it has again been awarded a 5 Star rating for its motor insurance by leading independent research company Defaqto.
Gocompare.com welcomes efforts to raise awareness of ‘fronting’
Price comparison service Gocompare.com has welcomed the Financial Ombudsman’s recent efforts to raise awareness of the practice known as ‘fronting’.
Fair Investment: increase in PMI
David Doulton, Director of Fair Investment, the price comparison website, comments on ABI findings that the number of subscribers to personal Private Medical Insurance (PMI) policies has gone up.
Scots get a canny deal when insuring motors
Cars in London and North West England are the most expensive to insure in the UK, according to research from moneysupermarket.com, with Dundee, Aberdeen and Exeter the cheapest.
Ensure your sweet chariot carries you all the way to the final
The Rugby World Cup reaches its dramatic conclusion on Saturday and thousands of England fans will be making the trip to France to cheer on their team, with many expected to take to the roads.
Low premiums go up in smoke for careless drivers
Drivers caught smoking at the wheel risk having their fingers burnt three times over following changes to the Highway Code, warns Confused.com, UK car insurance comparison service.
Parents unintentionally committing insurance fraud
Thousands of British parents and even grandparents are unwittingly committing insurance fraud as their kids drive off to university in a car primarily insured for mum and dad, or grandma and granddad, with teenage children paying the penalty.