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Insurance price hikes for using mobile phones imminent
Posted:30th January 2012
Category:Courier Insurance
Following the first major insurer's decision to increase premiums for being caught using a mobile phone whilst driving, it seems likely that others will quickly follow suit.As ...
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Are you really being misled by price comparison sites?
Posted:27th January 2012
Category:Van Insurance
The news this week that Argos has had to suspend its insurance price comparison offering has fuelled the debate over whether consumers' needs are being met.The Financial Services Authority (FSA) crackdown on aggregators has forced Argo...
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People selling cars are not always truthful. Well, I never...
Posted:19th December 2011
Category:Van Insurance
According to a recent survey of 2000 motorists carried out by trusteddealers.co.uk one in five people lie in order to sell their car. The survey revealed that one in ten sellers is prepared to lie about the car's mileage and one in twenty conceale...
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Courier firms warn of delivery chaos before Christmas
Posted:8th December 2011
Category:Courier Insurance
Courier firms are already warning retail and internet shopping outlets that there could be a repeat of last year's chaos with deliveries in the period leading up to Christmas, when a backlog of 4.5 million parcels wasn't cleared until New Years Da...
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Smartphones becoming as serious as drink driving
Posted:13th October 2011
Category:Van Insurance
Statistics relating to young drivers and smartphones recently released in the RAC 2011 Motoring Report highlights concerns over the Department of Transport proposals to increase the motorway speed limit to 80mph. Over 50% of drivers aged 1...
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HGV drivers targeted in tachograph clampdown
Posted:11th August 2011
Category:HGV Insurance
A new campaign has been launched by the police and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) to tackle the problem of HGV drivers using magnets to tamper with their tachograph. Heavy goods vehicle drivers are putting both themselves ...
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Couple in China choose forklift truck as wedding car
Posted:10th August 2011
Category:HGV Insurance
It's nice to hear a happy story in the media for a change, and we especially enjoyed hearing the story of a bride and groom in China, who travelled to their wedding on a forklift truck! We think you'll agree a forklift truck is an odd choi...
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Cluttered dashboards cause up to 30 near misses a year
Posted:10th August 2011
Category:Van Insurance
As a van insurer, we read with interest the results of a recent study by Autoglass, which revealed that a staggering third of van and truck drivers admit to have had up to 30 near misses in the past year – all because of the clutter on their...
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Worker trapped under lorry cab for ten minutes
Posted:10th August 2011
Category:HGV Insurance
A truck and van dealership has been fined £4,500 after one of its employees was trapped after the cab of a lorry fell on to him. Ipswich Magistrates Court heard how 60-year-old technician, Trevor Muffett had been carrying out a routi...
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Bus drivers swap seats while travelling at 60mph!
Posted:9th August 2011
Category:Bus Insurance
When nature calls, you have to go, but what if you happen to be driving a coach at the time? Well, that didn't stop a coach driver who swapped seats with a replacement driver while travelling at 60mph. Passengers on the 50-seat coach were ...