Car Insurance Blog

If you thought that your young persons’ car insurance was a bit pricey that wait until you hear about Jamie Nunn… 17 year old, Jamie, from Bradford has just received a quote of £26,000 (yes, twenty six thousand pounds!) to insure the Citroen Saxo that his father bought him for his birthday! For that you [...]

The sort of car you drive obviously has quite an impact on the price of your car insurance. So which types of car make an impact most often? A recent survey by Confused.com has put the Honda FR-V at the top of the chart for the car most likely to be involved in an accident. [...]

A recent survey by Moneysupermarket.com has thrown up evidence that many people think their car insurance covers them for all situations when they take a drive overseas. Yet, in most cases that simply isn’t true. The research by the comparison site has revealed that one in three Brits think they will receive fully comprehensive cover [...]

Admiral, a provider of young persons car insurance and general motorists insurance, has discovered that the number of motorists involved in rear end collisions jumped by almost 10 per cent between 2009 and 2010. The rise in the number of rear end prangs annually has transferred to an increase in the average cost of taking [...]

Drivers young and old should take note that new powers could see your vehicle clamped on your own drive for failure to take out or renew car insurance. As of next month, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will have full authority to put a wheel clamp on your motor during periods where you [...]

A new gadget called a Smartbox could mean cheaper student car insurance for young people. With premiums for young persons’ car insurance rocketing by almost 60 per cent in the last year, students and young people need every competitive advantage they can gain when looking for cheaper premiums. The Smartbox is a device which can [...]

MPs are alleging that car insurance companies encourage people to make injury claims. They say that such practices are leading to a rise in car insurance premium policy costs and are considering whether to make such fees illegal. Young persons’ car insurance has been amongst the most affected by the increases in premiums over the [...]

The case for buying young drivers’ car insurance as soon as possible has been highlighted once again in a new survey from the AA. Car insurance premiums were up for almost every group of motorists recorded by the survey, but young drivers were yet again the hardest hit. The average fully comp premium for motorists [...]

There could be further tightening of the regulation on car insurance if government proposals get the go ahead. That could mean that now is your last opportunity to find some cheap car insurance before the new proposed legislation enters into law. There are an estimated one million motorists in the UK who don’t have insurance [...]

The Driving Instructors’ Association (DIA) has been reminding us that car insurance could be rendered invalid if you leave your car unattended. Not only could you invalidate your student car insurance, you also run the risk of being arrested since it is illegal to leave a vehicle unattended with the engine running on a public [...]