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Rip-off car insurers are charging loyal drivers £62 a year for renewing their car insurance while offering nothing in return. Drivers who shopped around paid an average £343 a year for their cover – while those renewing with the same … Continue reading
Road safety research has revealed an unexplained gulf between British and European MOT standards as nearly five times more vehicles fail their first time test. In Britain, 27% of three-year-old cars fail the MOT test – but in France where … Continue reading
Drivers are inviting smash-and-grab thieves to break in to their cars by leaving valuables on display. Around half of all drivers treat their cars as a shop window for thieves, according to insurance company Zurich.
Greedy car insurers are creaming extra money from cash-strapped jobless drivers because they are less likely to be as honest as drivers with a job. Research by the BBC showed unemployed owners are paying up to 63% more for their … Continue reading
Satnav firm TomTom is out to drum up interest in cheap car insurance despite admitting selling police information gathered by their GPS systems to set speed traps last year. TomTom has teamed up with a broker to offer cheap car … Continue reading
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to help car insurance firms slash premiums for drivers. In a round-table summit at 10 Downing Street, Cameron urged the firms to make car insurance cheaper – and in return offered to find ways … Continue reading
Drivers on course for cheap car insurance If motorists want cheap car insurance, then they should keep on taking driving courses and not breathe a sigh of relief and give up when they pass the test. Many insurers offer discounts … Continue reading
Loyalty does not pay if you are renewing car insurance or home cover because insurance firms have no obligation to offer the best price. Many hope customers will just sign up for another year without checking the price at a … Continue reading
Spy-in-the-car black boxes are predicted as the next big thing to help young drivers buy cheap car insurance. The electronic gizmos about the size of a smart phone sits under the dashboard gathering real-time information about how a driver handles … Continue reading
Car insurance quotes are accelerating upwards again after a brief respite, says the AA. A typical comprehensive car insurance quote is now £971.40 – a 5.4% increase from £921.38 over the three months ending December 31.