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Motorists break law to avoid penalty points
Posted on 05/06/2007 at 15:56
Posted on 05/06/2007 at 15:56
Motorists in the UK are using illegal tactics in an effort to avoid receiving penalty points on their licence and possible convictions, according to new research from Churchill.
With more than 6,000 speed cameras currently active in the UK, 33 million drivers are forced to keep a check on their speed or suffer fines, penalty points and convictions. However Churchill has revealed that a...
8m drivers 'driven to distraction' by children
Posted on 04/06/2007 at 11:34
Posted on 04/06/2007 at 11:34
Three out of five drivers have driven on auto-pilot, with no recollection of travelling from A to B, because of the distraction caused by children, according to new research from LV= General Insurance.
The car insurer's study revealed that eight million drivers cited their children as a primary reason for loss of concentration when driving. Of nearly 150,000 road accidents that occurre...
Smokers paying higher premiums?
Posted on 29/05/2007 at 08:03
Posted on 29/05/2007 at 08:03
Motorists in the UK have been warned that they may be paying higher premiums for their car insurance if they smoke.
Non-smokers sometimes benefit from reduced premiums because certain insurers view smokers as a higher risk group. These providers believe that drivers who smoke could be distracted on the road when they light up and are therefore more prone to accidents.
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Swinton gives penalty pointed drivers a break
Posted on 24/05/2007 at 13:24
Posted on 24/05/2007 at 13:24
Swinton, the largest high street insurance broker in the UK, has announced that it will approach drivers with six points or more on their license as "standard" candidates for motor insurance cover.
It is estimated that more than six million drivers have points on their license, and this revelation has prompted the insurance broker to re-evaluate the service that it offers to a growing ...
Insurance fraud pushes up premiums
Posted on 21/05/2007 at 09:05
Posted on 21/05/2007 at 09:05
Motorists who make fraudulent claims on their car insurance are causing providers to push their premiums up by an average of £40 a year, according to new intelligence from the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
One in ten adults (five million people) admitted to having cheated on a general insurance policy including car insurance, on a survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of the AB...