March 2012 Archive

Young uninsured driver numbers fall by half since 2008

The number of drivers between 17 and 20 years old driving uninsured has fallen by half since 2008

New research by the Motor Insurers Bureau reveals that the number of uninsured drivers has fallen significantly since 2008, particularly amongst those between 17 and 20 years of age.

The 12 most unusual car insurance claims

Animals are at the centre of many of the most unusual car insurance claims

Admiral Insurance has released details of 12 of the most unusual car insurance claims with animals unsurprisingly causing mayhem and problems for drivers!

Travel insurance top tips ahead of Easter holidays

Ensure you have sufficient and appropriate travel insurance before you go on holiday

If you are going on holiday this Easter make sure you have the right travel insurance. Check out these top tips before you buy.

Which? calls for clampdown on comparison sites

Which? tested 11 popular comparison sites

Consumer watchdog Which? is calling for tighter regulation of price comparison sites to make sure customers are being fairly and transparently.

Cash strapped drivers ‘delay repairs and risk safety’

Many motorists 'can't afford car repairs'

Hard-up motorists are putting off essential maintenance and driving illegal cars because they can’t afford the repairs, latest research reveals.

Car park prangs clock up £1.3bn of damage

Some drivers won't own up to pranging a car

One in six drivers across the UK would never leave insurance details if they pranged another car, according to a new survey.

Drivers expect to switch to black box car insurance by 2017

Black box insurance 'set to play greater role'

Almost six in 10 UK drivers believe they will move across to a telematics or ‘black box’ insurance policy in the next five years, a new study suggests.

Lloyds block £2.2m bonuses for former bosses

Lloyds’ former chief executive and three ex-colleagues have been denied £2.2 million in bonuses which were due to them following the HBOS acquisition.

Uninsured motorists ‘adding £30 to car policy premiums’

It's illegal to drive without car insurance

Uninsured drivers are rife on Britain’s roads, costing the industry £500 million each year and adding around £30 to every motorist’s premium, research reveals.

Garden crime 'rockets by 25%' when clocks go forward

Keep your garden valuables under lock and key

Green-fingered homeowners across the UK are being urged to secure their sheds and garages as British summertime brings a spike in theft from the great outdoors.

One in three UK drivers ‘can’t afford car insurance excess’

Driving up excess is 'false economy' says AXA

Cash strapped motorists are being warned not to push up their car insurance excess levels in order to pay lower premiums.

FSA sets out how banks should contact customers mis-sold PPI

The FSA has issued guidance on how banks should communicate with customers over PPI

In a new development in the payment protection insurance saga, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued guidelines on what letters sent to customers should contain.