Archived Insurance News from October 2008
Published: 31/10/2008
Drivers have been urged to follow a pre-winter checklist to prepare their cars for the changing weather.The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has advised drivers to have their anti freeze checked,...
Read More: Drivers warned to prepare for winter >Published: 31/10/2008
Drivers could be priced off the road because they cannot afford to run their cars, according to What Car?What Car? spokesman Matt Sanger said despite the fact the price of crude oil has dropped by two...
Read More: Too expensive to drive >Published: 31/10/2008
UK-based stolen recovery service Tracker has warned car insurance customers that they must not solely rely on GPS systems for security.Thieves are able to prevent a satellite signal reaching the GPS v...
Read More: GPS systems fall victim to jamming >Published: 30/10/2008
The government has been criticised for not addressing road safety as a priority on its agenda.Parliament's Transport Select Committee published a report today damning what it termed the government's f...
Read More: Road safety committee criticises government >Published: 30/10/2008
Around 25 per cent of motor insurance customers believe the rising costs of owning a car outweigh the benefits, according to new research carried out by You Gov on behalf of Europcar UK.Fleet director...
Read More: Rising car costs 'outweigh the benefits' of driving >Published: 29/10/2008
An ongoing road safety campaign in North Yorkshire has led to the capture of 14 road offenders, five of whom were van drivers, it has emerged.Drivers caught exceeding the 60 mph limit on the A165 Reig...
Read More: Van drivers among speeders in North Yorkshire >Published: 28/10/2008
York police are launching an initiative to warn car insurance customers that if they leave their belongings on display in car parks they will pay for the crime that follows, it has been reported.The d...
Read More: Police initiative safeguards against thefts from car park vehicles >Published: 28/10/2008
Greater Manchester police have urged car insurance customers to ensure they keep valuables hidden from potential thieves when driving alone.A recent string of handbag thefts have been reported in the ...
Read More: Thieves target cars stopped in traffic >Published: 27/10/2008
South Yorkshire police have released their six monthly crime figures which reveal that vehicle crime has significantly reduced in the area.Car insurance customers will be pleased to hear that police h...
Read More: Reduced vehicle crime in South Yorkshire >Published: 27/10/2008
South Yorkshire home insurance customers will be glad to hear that police figures have revealed burglary rates over the past six months have fallen from the same period of last year.There have been 4,...
Read More: South Yorkshire boasts reduced burglaries >