Insurance News - November 2005

30-11-2005  Honda to launch in-store motorbike simulator

Honda is hoping to introduce a motorcycle simulator in all its showrooms, in a bid to improve riders' understanding of the dangers and joys of motorbike riding. Honda has ...View Full Details

29-11-2005  Home insurance needed for 'dangerous' visitors

Friends and their children will cause £1.12 billion of damage when visiting homeowners' properties next year, according to a new study. Halifax Home Insurance has found that visiting friends ...View Full Details

29-11-2005  Congestion charging could go nationwide

Seven areas outside London are to be given funding for anti-congestion programmes under new plans announced by transport secretary Alistair Darling. Speaking at the CBI conference in the capital, ...View Full Details

28-11-2005  UK drivers 'most tolerant in Europe'

British drivers are the calmest and most tolerant in Europe, apart from they are when faced with a dangerous driver, according to a new survey. The Drivers in Europe ...View Full Details

28-11-2005  Home insurance 'essential' for Christmas parties

Britons are being warned to check their home insurance over the festive period as Christmas party accidents could result in huge bills for the homeowner, according to a leading insurer. ...View Full Details

25-11-2005  Dog hitches a ride on a car grille

A dog has managed to survive a 50-mile motorway journey – clinging to the front of a Peugeot 306. The black and white collie cross-breed has astounded vets by ...View Full Details

25-11-2005  Winter warning for British drivers

Millions of drivers across the country are facing motoring misery as the oft-predicted cold weather begins to hit the UK. As cars freeze up and ice hits the roads, ...View Full Details

24-11-2005  UK Dirt Bike Show wheels in the fans

Despite cold weather, this year's Dirt Bike Show at Stoneleigh Park in Coventry still managed to pull in the biking fans, with an estimated 21,000 turning up to see the ...View Full Details

24-11-2005  Anxious Brits raise car insurance costs

Millions of anxious motorists in the UK refuse to use the nation's motorways or busy roads, according to a new study. The RAC Foundation has claimed "Driving Anxiety Disorder" ...View Full Details

23-11-2005  Brits still not belting up

British motorists and their passengers are ignoring the most basic safety rules when driving – and flouting the law – by not belting up in the back. In a ...View Full Details