Insurance News - August 2006

18-08-2006  Drivers distracted by munching behind the wheel

New research commissioned by Privelege and carried out by Brunel University has found that drivers who eat and drink behind the wheel are more dangerous.Experiments that replicated the driving environment ...View Full Details

17-08-2006  Tire slasher sympathised with by Brake

While it sympathises with their motives, road safety charity Brake has said it cannot condone the actions of a mysterious tire slasher.A string of tire slashings has been carried out ...View Full Details

17-08-2006  Parents advised to insure student offspring

As A-level results are frantically scanned today and those lucky enough to be university-bound make their preparations, parents have been advised to add their children to their home insurance policy.Students' ...View Full Details

17-08-2006  KillSpills Rally to be 'biggest yet'

This years KillSpills Rally, to raise the profile of the danger diesel spills cause to motorbike and scooter riders, is to be the largest yet, according to the British Motorcycle ...View Full Details

15-08-2006  Drivers warned on bad habits

There are several different kinds of drivers on the roads in the UK and all of them have dangerous habits all their own, according to driver safety firm Peak Performance.Adding ...View Full Details

15-08-2006  Lib Dems propose tax increase for 'gas guzzlers'

The Liberal Democrats are proposing that the tax should be multiplied up to ten times on vehicles that consume a lot of petrol and are environmentally damaging.Currently, vehicle excise duty ...View Full Details

15-08-2006  2006 International Motorcycle Show to be 'better than ever'

A rip-roaring motorcycle stunt show, the Thunderdome Games Arena, interactive displays and of course a range of exhibitors and manufacturers – that's right, the 2006 2006 International Motorcycle and Scooter ...View Full Details

11-08-2006  Brits lose money by not shopping around for home insurance

Households in the UK lose an average of £144.5 million every month by not shopping around for home insurance, according to research from Barclays.British homeowners are overpaying on their home ...View Full Details

11-08-2006  Families and lifestyle influence car purchasing

Four factors influence people buying cars, including their families and lifestyles, according to Experian.Wealth and the internet are the two other major factors found to influence car buyers, a new ...View Full Details

11-08-2006  Harley goes hog-wild

Harley-Davidson is to change its stock symbol to HOG, vernacular for the kind of large, powerful motorcycles that the company is famous for.Currently Harley-Davidson stock is represented by HDI, which ...View Full Details