Category Archives: Insurance

A new report has shown a worrying shift in mobile phone use behind the wheel. The RAC has conducted a report into motoring in 2016 and it shows that back in 2014 the number of drivers who admitted to using a mobile phone whilst driving was 8%. Fast forward to two years later and that […]

Kia has predicted with extensive research that by the year 2041, more than half of the cars on the UK’s roads will be driverless. Tye also added that it predicts that the amount of cars on the road that will be able to communicate with each other will be a huge 8 million. Not just […]

Diesel cars may still be the fuel of choice for many drivers on Britain’s roads what with their class leading fuel economy and ability to eat up miles. However many of the lading car manufacturers are failing to comply with European emissions regulations when driven in real world situations. The study was conducted by the […]

That’s right; no this isn’t something out of the new blade runner film. Very soon if you buy a new Audi it could be communicating with your local traffic lights. The new feature is based upon V-to-I technology or otherwise known as “Vehicle to infrastructure”. It will notify the driver of the vehicle when a […]

Do you travel to and from work by car? New research from the Royal Society For Public Health (RSPH) have conducted research which has shown that commuting is associated with higher blood pressure, stress and an increased BMI (body mass index). The study took part of a poll of 1,500 employees and they then studied […]

A study conducted by the RAC has found that the UK’s roads are now in a worse state than they were ten years ago. With many claims from consumers on their car insurance policies now being made up of ‘pothole’ damage, this may come as no surprise to the public. The analysis was formed from […]

Paper tax discs have been gone for some time now back in 2014. When the DVLA updated their systems and did away with the paper version, they have vastly underestimated the amount as to which tax receipts would drop. The DVLA have produced a report, which shows the huge decrease in expected tax revenues with […]

A quarter of France’s petrol stations are running low on fuel, causing Brits traveling in the country to run on fumes for their journey. According to recent research, British motorists travelling in France are calling their breakdown insurance providers every nine minutes after running out of fuel! The mounting problem is a consequence of the on-going fuel […]

Private car registration plates are somewhat of a misnomer. With many wealthy investors buying up exotic number plates at the annual DVLA auctions with the hope that they are on to a sure fire thing. So is it worth it? Can you buy a private plate on the cheap and retire in the sun? Or […]

Many drivers that are caught without car insurance seem to have the idea that they can talk their way out of a paper bag when it comes to being pulled over by the police for not having any adequate insurance. A new survey recently undertaken by a group of retired police officers have revealed some rather […]