Driving Without Insurance – Case Dismissed
Our solicitor Mr Gary Bryan was instructed by a client who had received a summons for the following offence; Driving Without Insurance Client informed us that he had been stopped driving his motor vehicle by a police officer who immediately contacted his insurer. The officer asked the insurer whether they were aware of clients previous […]
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Jul, 08, 2015
Young Drivers May Face Passenger Restrictions
The Government have suggested under new proposals that newly qualified drivers could be restricted from carrying non-family members in an effort to cut the number of road accidents involving teenagers. According to statistics from the Association of British Insurers an 18-year-old driver is more than three times as likely to be involved in a crash […]
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- Nov, 19, 2012
Car Insurance Set to Increase for Women
The cost of car insurance for women is set for an increase as the EU gender directive will make it illegal for insurers to discriminate on the grounds of sex. Car insurance for women has been less for women over many years due to being responsible for fewer accidents and claims than men. However on […]
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- Nov, 14, 2012
Motoring Insurance Market Investigated
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the motor insurance market to the Competition Commission over the concerns that the structure of the market was making costs and premiums unnecessarily high. After discovering at-fault drivers had little control over the way in which repairs are carried out and replacement vehicles provided to not-at-fault drivers, […]
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- Oct, 01, 2012
Millionth Uninsured Car Seized
Today police seized the one millionth uninsured car in a crackdown that began back in 2005 when police were given powers to stop vehicles identified as being driven without insurance. Since then, an average of 500 vehicles have been seized each day with an estimated 30% of them crushed. AA Insurance director Simon Douglas said: […]
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- Aug, 21, 2012
No Insurance? No Fuel For Your Car
ANPR cameras could soon be fitted at all petrol stations to stop uninsured or untaxed vehicles filling up on fuel. Drivers would only be able to access fuel once automatic number plate recognition cameras, which already exist at thousands of petrol stations, have checked the car’s details against the DVLA database. If the car is […]
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- Mar, 14, 2012
2.7 Million Drivers With Bad Eye Sight
A recent survey from Ensure, car insurance provider, has shown that 2.7 million drivers admitted they would probably fail a driving test if they were to take it again because of poor eyesight. 50% of those questioned by the insurer revealed their eyesight had deteriorated since the time they’d first taken their driving test, while […]
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- Nov, 01, 2011
One In Three Motorists Don’t Have Car Insurance
Figures from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB), responsible for compensating innocent motorists who have been involved in accidents with uninsured drivers, Bordesley in Birmingham is the worst area for uninsured drivers. Almost a third of drivers in this area are uninsured. It has been suggested that there are 1.4 million drivers on the road who […]
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- Sep, 15, 2011
New Continuous Car Insurance Law
On the 16th of February 2011 we wrote a post on how a new law was being introduced which meant that drivers would have to keep their cars insured at all times, unless the car is declared off the road – See Here . Now motorists are being reminded, by an advertising campaign, that this […]
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- May, 24, 2011
New Car Insurance Scheme to be Piloted
In Northern Ireland a scheme, similar to the smartbox idea we have mentioned before here, will allow motorists to have their car insurance premiums rated on their driving performance. A data recorder, fitted to the car, will record driver behaviour as well as being able to locate the vehicle. Caroline Currie, sales director at Autoline, […]
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