Insurance News - September 2005

13-09-2005  Petrol panic-buyers still queuing

Motorists who are panic-buying petrol have consumed a week's-worth of petrol in one day, according to the UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA). As garage forecourts are still packed with ...View Full Details

13-09-2005  BIBA urges students consider household insurance

As British universities open their doors to another year's eager entrants, the last thing on many students' minds will be insurance. However, the British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has ...View Full Details

08-09-2005  New gadget to protect against motorbike theft

The Kit Duo SOLIDO, the latest from Luma bike security, has introduced a new level of security for motorbikes for those who want to keep their cheap motor insurance deals ...View Full Details

06-09-2005  Campaign for slow zone outside of schools

A new 20mph speed limit outside schools has the support of almost ninety per cent of drivers researchers claim. Road safety campaigners Brake and Green Flag Motoring Assistance commissioned ...View Full Details

06-09-2005  Fiat launches new Punto but keeps cheap insurance

Although it is a sportier, larger model baptized the "Grande Punto", Fiat's new Punto has remained small enough to fit into lower, and cheaper, motor insurance brackets. The car, ...View Full Details

05-09-2005  Replacing forgotton subscriptions with peace of mind

Britons waste millions of pounds a year on direct debits for magazines and gym subscriptions they've failed to cancel, a new study finds, but fail to take out cheap insurance ...View Full Details

05-09-2005  Insuring against heart break

Above all Britons would love to insure their love life if they could. But when it comes to the realities many are failing to protect themselves, a new survey has ...View Full Details

02-09-2005  Midday danger spot for drivers

Lunchtime is the most dangerous time to be on the roads motor insurance research has shown. According to data from previous years, between midday and 1pm is the ...View Full Details

02-09-2005  School run drivers hazardous

Parents on the school run have topped the league of worst drivers on British roads, according to a motor insurance industry survey. School run drivers were judged the biggest ...View Full Details

01-09-2005  Motorists warned of sneaky thieves stealing keys

Police are warning motorists to take care of their car keys to avoid motor insurance claims. A growing trend among thieves is to fish keys through letterboxes, police warn, ...View Full Details