Travel and Car News December 2006

Travel insurance: Train fare hike makes air travel popular 01 December 2006 With the impending rise in rail fares due to hit in January, cheap flights may grow in popularity, according to one aviation chief.
Motor insurance: One million to drink drive this Christmas 01 December 2006 Drink driving campaigns are not stopping an estimated four million car drivers from drink driving over the Christmas holidays, says new research.
Car insurance: Hull is 'worst for car theft' 04 December 2006 Hull has been named the car theft hotspot of the UK in a new car crime report.
Travel Insurance: Christmas breaks for 12% of Britons 04 December 2006 Around 12 per cent of the population are heading abroad for the festive break, according to new research.
Motor insurance: Woman punished for carrying weapon in car 05 December 2006 A woman who was stopped by police in Blackburn was carrying a bat under her seat.
Travel insurance: Government 'to stamp down on cheap flights' 05 December 2006 Chancellor Gordon Brown is tomorrow expected to come down heavy on cheap air travel as he announces his pre-budget report.
Travel insurance: Branson to help environment 06 December 2006 Virgin tycoon Richard Branson has announced some innovative technology which could see aeroplanes being towed to runways.
Motor insurance: 'Car alarms useless' says expert 06 December 2006 One automobile theft expert says that installing new security measures in your car is more useful than having an alarm in the quest against motor thieves.
Motor insurance: UK planning causes traffic jams 07 December 2006 Road congestion will not ease as long as the UK's chaotic planning system continues, according to experts.
Motor insurance: Drink driving blitz begins 07 December 2006 The police are starting their annual festive boozing motorist blitz where they clamp down severely on middle-aged men, among others, who drink and then drive.

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