Insurance News - October 2005

21-10-2005  Women 'fear motorways'

Many women drivers are taking the long way round – using more fuel and driving an extra 384 miles each a year – rather than use the motorway, according to ...View Full Details

21-10-2005  Jude Law plans 'Motorcycle Diaries 2'

Actor Jude Law is going on a mammoth motorcycle tour of South America to escape the media, after his high profile break-up with fiancé Sienna Miller – and has convinced ...View Full Details

20-10-2005  Drivers in the dark over night-time hazards

Road safety experts are warning motorists to be extra careful as the darker evenings draw in, after German research revealed over half of all fatal road accidents take place at ...View Full Details

19-10-2005  Pampered pooches need pet insurance

Forget a new flea collar or the leftovers from the turkey for Christmas, today's pets are used to much finer living – with Britons shelling out £400 million a year ...View Full Details

18-10-2005  Bad bumpers bump up car insurance costs

Poorly-designed car bumpers are costing British motorists £250 million in avoidable repairs each year, according to Thatcham, the British Motor Insurers' research centre. Thatcham claims bumpers offer insufficient protection ...View Full Details

17-10-2005  Texting whilst driving ups your car insurance costs

Police authorities across Scotland are clamping down on motorists who break the law by using mobile phones whilst driving, after more than 20,000 people have been caught over the last ...View Full Details

17-10-2005  Haggle for better deals on cars and car insurance

Car buyers are potentially losing out on millions by not haggling on the price of new cars, according to a new study. Around 278,000 people plan to buy a ...View Full Details

14-10-2005  Birmingham hosts international motorcycle show

Birmingham is set to host the International Motorcycle and Scooter show in two weeks time, following on from the success of the Paris Show. The French event acted as ...View Full Details

13-10-2005  8 in 10 speed cameras are 'dummies'

Motorists in Lancashire have been warned not to play "Russian roulette" with the county's speed cameras, after road safety chiefs admitted eight in ten cameras were dummies. After the ...View Full Details

12-10-2005  'Odious Rodius' voted ugliest car

Ssangyong's Rodius has been voted the ugliest car on Britain's roads, beating stiff competition from the likes of Fiat's original Multipla, the "weirdest looking car on the road". The ...View Full Details