Black Box Technology for Cheaper Premiums
There was an interesting article published in a couple of newspapers recently concerning Aviva looking into black box technology to bring insurance premiums down. On first glance, there’s nothing...
View ArticleReplacing your Tyres
Recently, one of our colleagues was involved in a high speed car accident, which could have turned out very seriously. Fortunately, they were OK, although the car certainly wasn’t. Why are we blogging...
View ArticleThe Safest Car in the World
Recently, the new Volvo V40 recorded the highest ever scores in the Euro NCAP* crash tests. These days most cars are meeting the NCAP five star standard for passenger protection, but the new Volvo also...
View ArticleMotoring on the Cheap
Recent figures from the DVLA have revealed motorists are hanging on to their cars for longer than they were twenty five years ago. The average age of a car on Britain’s roads today is seven and a half...
View ArticleStudents Beware
After the joy and sorrow of A-level results over the Summer, a new adventure begins for many young people – Fresher’s Week. Often it’s the first time these students have ever been away from their...
View ArticleSquatting in Commercial Properties
At the start of last month new legislation was introduced to make squatting illegal. Those charged with this offence could potentially face a large fine of anything up to £5,000 or even be sent to...
View ArticleNew EU Tyre Labels
In a recent survey, Continental tyres discovered that 70% of people were still unaware of the new EU tyre labelling legislation that come into effect on 1st November 2012. So what exactly is it? From...
View ArticleLeaner Drivers – Should We Change the Rules?
The car insurance industry has come in for a lot of criticism over the last 12 months, due to rising premiums across the board, and the high costs of insuring younger drivers. Possibly as a riposte to...
View ArticleData Protection and Hacking
Earlier this week it turns out that Facebook, Twitter and Apple have all been hacked, with claims that customer data has been taken from them. While this may, or may not be true, if such large and tech...
View ArticleFuel Economy Figures
Today’s media bug bear of choice seems to be the fuel consumption figures that car manufacturers provide. Many people claim that these figures are unachievable, as car manufacturers basically “cheat”...
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