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The last place you want monkey business when you break down is in a safari park. The trouble is slow moving traffic and some older cars that need some TLC tend to boil over or stop running in the wide … Continue reading →

How much does car insurance cost – the answer depends on who you ask. The answer insurance companies would have you believe is based on a personal quote that takes account of your gender, age, driving experience, car and where … Continue reading →

Sometimes the Insurance Blogger wonders how anyone can ever make a successful insurance claim when so many exclusions in the small print work against consumers. Handing out a spare key to a friend or neighbour is the latest to add … Continue reading →

One of the UK’s leading home insurers is accusing customers of cheating on home insurance claims. Axa says around 200,000 home insurance claims were ‘exaggerated’ by an average £607 last year – adding a massive £121.4 million to settlement costs.

Holidaying motorists driving through France must carry a breath test kit to comply with new drinking driving laws. The new rules start from July 1 and require all drivers to carry a single-use breath test kit in their vehicles. After … Continue reading →

If your home is damaged by bad weather, you have to make sure the perfect storm is to blame or you may lose out on a home insurance claim. More homeowners are complaining to the Financial Ombudsman about insurers rejecting … Continue reading →

Car insurers want a night driving curfew and a zero-alcohol limit on young drivers. Insurers reckon keeping young drivers at home between 11pm and 4am will cut deaths and injuries in serious road accidents. Road safety minister Mike Penning won’t … Continue reading →

Love or hate them, the big problem for cherish plate owners is how their vehicles are valued by car insurers. As the DVLA gears up for the final personalised number plate auction of the year, some sought-after registrations have reserve … Continue reading →