Car insurance news, Oct - Dec 2007

Car insurance 'must be updated when travelling'

28 December 2007

Car insurance firms must be informed before customers travel overseas in order to extend their cover, MORE TH>N has said.

BIBA: Claims on the up in cold weather

20 December 2007

The number of car thefts in the UK increases at this time of year due to drivers leaving their cars to defrost on cold winter's mornings, the British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has said.

DfT releases car trends study

10 December 2007

Car ownership and traffic volume are on the up once more, latest government statistics show.

Britons look to downsize their cars

06 December 2007

Increasing numbers of UK motorists are looking to buy a super small car in 2008 in a bid to reduce the rising costs associated with driving, according to the AA.

EU insurance tax laws 'to change'

29 November 2007

The EU has announced plans to simplify VAT taken from financial services including car insurance.

Car insurance crackdown proving successful

15 November 2007

Record numbers of uninsured drivers are being caught, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said yesterday.

Beware the November fog says RIAS

07 November 2007

Over-50s car insurance firm RIAS has issued a warning to Britain's motorists to drive carefully in what looks set to be a very foggy November.

Transport Minister reveals uninsured driver figures

31 October 2007

One in fifteen drivers in the UK is still driving without car insurance in the UK, the government has revealed.

AA advises on car insurance rule change

30 October 2007

New, tougher, car insurance rules could catch out thousands of drivers when they come into force next year, the AA said yesterday.

Car insurers crack down on 'fronting'

22 October 2007

Car insurance providers are cracking down on the practice of 'fronting' - in which young drivers tell them that their parent is the main driver of the car in order to pay less - according to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).

MP's road safety recommendations "detrimental"

19 October 2007

The findings of a parliamentary group regarding road safety has drawn a furious response from a motorists' group.

AA index shows car insurance premiums rise

10 October 2007

Car insurance premiums are still going up, a new index from the AA has shown.

Deloitte reveals car insurance premium rises

08 October 2007

Car insurance premiums have risen by around 10% over the past year, new research from Deloitte shows.

Car insurance premiums escape summer floods

03 October 2007

Flooding experienced in some parts of the UK during the summer has had little effect on car insurance premiums in the last three months, figures from Experian suggest.



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