Travel and Car Insurance News
October 2007 Page 2

  • Motor insurance: Changes 'should be declared' 08 October 2007 Motorists who make a number of changes to their vehicles have been warned to declare these to car insurers or risk facing an impact on their premiums.This is according to Gocompare.com, which said ...
  • Car insurance: Rates 'down in third quarter' 08 October 2007 On average, car insurance premiums have dropped by 9.5 per cent in the third quarter of the year, according to new figures released by Insurancewide.com.The price comparison site said that between ...
  • Car insurance: Youths 'have no regard for speed limit' 09 October 2007 Younger motorists are more likely to break the speed limit, according to new research carried out by the charity Brake.In total, those aged between 17 and 24 are not as cautious as older motorists and...
  • Motor insurance: EU cars should have 'improved braking' 09 October 2007 Cars built in the European Union (EU) should have modern braking technology that will decrease the number of accidents and road deaths, according to one body.The European commission stated that ...
  • Travel insurance: Internet has 'improved travel possibilities' 10 October 2007 Online booking has radically altered the way consumers get their holiday deals, according to a spokesperson at the low-cost airline, easyJet.The internet gives consumers access to a wider base of ...
  • Car insurance: No cover could lead to 'car crushing' 10 October 2007 Motorists that do not have car insurance in one area of London have been warned that their vehicles could be crushed under a new scheme being run by the police.Under new rules, the force will have the...
  • Motor insurance: Drivers are 'still speeding' 11 October 2007 Despite the rise in the number of speed cameras close to UK roads, a high proportion of drivers still have little regard for the legal limit, it has been claimed.Research carried out by LeasePlan ...
  • Car insurance: Rise in child accidents 11 October 2007 There has been a rise in the number of car accidents involving children in the Hatfield area, it has been revealed.A spokesman at the East of England Ambulance Service, Gary Sanderson, told the Welwyn...
  • Travel insurance: More Brits 'head abroad for treatment' 12 October 2007 A high number of UK residents have travelled abroad in order to get medical treatment at a lower cost than at home, new research from TreatmentAbroad has found.The company claimed that 50,000 Britons ...
  • Motor insurance: Work commute 'is the most stressful' 12 October 2007 A high number of Britons are finding that their journey into work is a stressful one, research from Swiftcover.com has found.Of those polled, 12 per cent stated that the commute into work is the most ...

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