An insurance company is offering young drivers, who use a new smartbox in their cars, an insurance discount of more than £300 if they use the road sensibly. The scheme, which is being offered by Co-Operative Insurance, will assess young drivers (17 – 25 year-old) on their braking, accelerating, cornering and general speed. It will […]
Read MoreDrivers Loose £60m to Unfair Parking Tickets
Drivers lost almost £60 million last year by failing to appeal against unfair parking tickets, according to a survey. 53% of the people surveyed, who chose not to appeal, said they assumed they would lose. 8% did not know how to initiate a claim while 2% of drivers said parking attendants had fabricated evidence to […]
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Mar, 14, 2011
Safe Driving
Out of a survey of 800 people 69% worry about being killed on the road as a result of the carelessness of other driver whilst only 1% thought they were worse-than-average drivers. 98% believing they are safer than, or as safe as, the average driver. Also, 35% consider there are more dangerous drivers than safe […]
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- Mar, 09, 2011
Seeing Red – 30% Increase in Traffic Lights
We all despise those traffics lights that always turn to red just as you approach or never seem to change, making you late for work. Now we know why. The number of traffic lights has increased by 30% in eight years (2000 – 2008). RAC director Professor Stephen Glaister said: “Depending when and where you […]
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- Feb, 28, 2011
Driver Films Himself Doing 167mph
A recent video uploaded to Youtube shows a driver reaching 164mph (although the title suggests they hit 167mph). The speed was reached on the A127 which, in some parts, has a 50mph speed limit meaning the driver was three times over the limit. With the standard Audi S3 limited to 155mph, this car being driven […]
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- Feb, 24, 2011
Habits Change as Motoring Costs Rise
A recent poll, based on 1,750 responses, by moneysupermarket.com found that nearly half, 48.2%, say that their next car will be a more fuel-efficient car. 11.4% said that their next car they plan to buy will be cheaper to insurance than their current car. Pete Harrison, of moneysupermarket.com, said “With escalating fuel prices hitting motorists […]
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- Feb, 21, 2011
New Insurance Rules Introduced
A new law, being introduced in Spring, will mean drivers must keep their car insured unless they have declared it off the road. This means that even if you keep your car locked away for periods of time, even if you’re not using it, you must have car insurance. That is the outcome of new […]
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- Feb, 16, 2011
Running Low
An increasing number of drivers are running on empty because of rising fuel costs. Green Flag reported a 40% increase in the number of fuel-related call-outs in the second half of January. In the survey of 2,110 adults, almost half said they had been dangerously close to empty or broken down before reaching the pumps […]
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- Feb, 15, 2011
Drivers Fail to Maintain Their Cars
A recent survey by Sainsbury’s car insurance revealed that 21% of motorists are failing to carry out monthly maintenance on their vehicles with tyres being the least checked item. 16% of men failed to check their vehicles whereas 26% of women failed to carry out basic checks. The survey also showed that younger drivers, 18 […]
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- Feb, 14, 2011
Level Crossings – Near Miss Increase
An increase of 15% of motorists involved in near misses with trains was seen in 2010 according to Network Rail. In total there were 3,446 recorded incidents of misuse at level crossings across Britain last year, although it is believed that the true figure is much higher than this. Although near misses with trains has […]
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- Feb, 11, 2011
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