car insurance fronting is a subject which every so often gets dragged into the spotlight. To clarify, a fraud called “fronting” occurs when a young person has a car in their own name, but the insurer is falsely told that someone else other than the main driver of the motor insurance policy is driving the vehicle most of […]

According to research from Britannia Rescue a staggering five million British Drivers are currently driving unsafe vehicles. The number of hazardous cars on UK roads is thought to be boosted by people keeping their older cars for longer to benefit from the Government’s scrappage scheme. The most common repair faults identified among these cars include […]

An iPhone app which records all the information drivers must collect if they have an accident has been unveiled by AXA.The new App aims to provide support in the event of a car accident. The iPhone app, which prompts the user to record all the information connected to an incident, also offers the ability to take photos. […]

It’s been a year to the month since we last posted and reminded our readers of the requirements for safe winter driving. With the ‘heavy’ falls of snow across the UK last night now seems as an appropriate time as ever to remind everybody of keeping safe on the roads and definitely not claiming on […]

An inventor has come up with a device that, he says, has the potential to greatly reduce the cost of car insurance. The device, which works by remotely stopping the ignition of a car so that it cannot be stolen by thieves, has been developed by 48-year-old Dr Phillip Tann and has excited insurance companies worldwide. He […]

A Cover note is a document issued when you take out car insurance as temporary evidence that your vehicle is covered by the insurance. It applies when you’ve bought car insurance yet the certificate cannot be issued at that immediate time because time is needed for the insurance company to assimilate the data, issue the […]

You’re never too young to learn to drive, according to Mercedes-Benz World. Its academy aims to cut accidents involving the most vulnerable road users. Learning to drive is one of the most satisfying and challenging things you ever do. At first it can seem deceptively simple, but learning to drive is a lifetime process – […]

Sainsbury Motor Insurance Sainsbury’s Motor Insurance is urging parents not to buy second-hand child car seats because it is impossible to know if they are safe or whether they have been damaged in an accident. Latest research reveals that some 713,000 child car seats (around 14 per cent) currently in use are given by a friend […]

An article which appeared in today’s Daily Mail shows that drivers are 23 times more likely to crash when they text at the wheel. The study has revealed that dialling a mobile, or using or reaching for an electronic device increased risk of an accident sixfold. Experts used cameras to continuously monitor drivers and truckers […]