Insurance News - August 2006

04-08-2006  Carl Spackler gets his wheels

Acclaimed funnyman Bill Murray has teamed up with just-as-acclaimed bike customisers Orange County Choppers to create a bike that would be ridden by his much-loved character Carl Spackler, from Caddyshack.Anyone ...View Full Details

03-08-2006  Rural speed limit 'should be dropped'

Many of the country's drivers think that the speed limit for rural roads should be cut, a new survey has discovered.Country roads saw 15,000 serious accidents and 64 per cent ...View Full Details

03-08-2006  2m Brits regularly leave homes unlocked

During the summer months over two million Brits leave their homes unlocked, making a tempting target for opportunistic burglars, it has been found.Also 17 million people leave their homes unlocked ...View Full Details

03-08-2006  7 second barrier broken by pro stock rider for only 3rd time

The seven second barrier was broken for the third time in NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle history recently.Antron Brown rode his US Army Suzuki to a 6.983 second run during the ...View Full Details

02-08-2006  Home security goes on summer vacation

As the summer rolls on and the warm, sunny weather continues, 80 per cent of all homeowners have become more lax about security, a new survey has revealed.Even though approximately ...View Full Details

02-08-2006  DIA calls for driving test reform

The assessment and execution of driving tests in the UK must be reformed, according to the Driving Instructors Association.In tests lasting as little as 40 minutes, often less than six ...View Full Details

01-08-2006  Half of British motorists drunk

Half of the UK's motorists have admitted that they have drunk before getting behind the wheel, according to a new survey.Around Christmas is the traditional time of police crackdowns on ...View Full Details

01-08-2006  British motorists ignore sage advice

Many tips on safer driving are largely ignored by British motorists, resulting in riskier driving and increase risk of accidents, a new survey has discovered.Only 40 per cent of drivers ...View Full Details

01-08-2006  Lebanese duo escapes bombardment on motorcycle

As Israeli shells and rockets rained down on Lebanon in the past few weeks, creating one of the largest exodus of refugees seen in recent times, desperate Lebanese civilians used ...View Full Details

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