Insurance News - July 2006

31-07-2006  Uncertain Brits leery of driving abroad

Most Brits don't feel confident behind the wheel when in another country, a recent survey has found.While over half of British drivers – 57 per cent – will end up ...View Full Details

31-07-2006  Safe drivers can save thousands

Drivers who have four years without making an insurance claim, could save up to £10,000 throughout their life, because they pay lower car insurance premiums, recent information shows.Safe drivers can ...View Full Details

28-07-2006  Romanian PM takes a spill

It's not often heads of state fall off their motorbikes, or even ride motorbikes, but Romanian PM Calin Popescu Tariceanu is the exception that proves the rule.The hapless Tariceanu collided ...View Full Details

27-07-2006  UK's most dangerous driver locked up

The country's most dangerous motorist has finally been given a jail sentence, when he was caught driving while banned for the 48th time.Jamie Manderson, of Swindon, was jailed for five ...View Full Details

27-07-2006  Students twice as rich

Currently students own an average of £2,900 worth of possessions, which amounts to 50 per cent more than they did in 1996, according to new research.Two out of three undergraduates ...View Full Details

26-07-2006  Insurance watchdog gets up and running

An independent body that will fight insurance fraud has been launched by the insurance industry, it was announced today.The Insurance Fraud Bureau will work with the government and police to ...View Full Details

26-07-2006  Almost half want elderly banned from roads

A full 49 per cent of motorists have said that elderly drivers should be banned from the roads during peak hours to cut down on congestion, a recent survey found.New ...View Full Details

25-07-2006  Driving after dark a scary prospect for women

Many women, 69 per cent, are so scared of driving alone after dark that they spend less than an hour a week behind the wheel after night falls, according to ...View Full Details

25-07-2006  Anti-dirt bike campaign launched

After a rash of deadly crashes and non-stop complaints, a campaign has been launched in greater Manchester to change the law regarding off-road motorbikes.Greater Manchester Police received 26,000 complaints in ...View Full Details

24-07-2006  New technology to record car smashes

Car accidents can now be recorded with an innovative device that works like an airplanes black box recorder. The location and time of the accident, as well as the ...View Full Details