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Where are my keys, keys, keys?
Posted:19th April 2012
Category:Car Insurance
New research has found that saying an object's name out loud can significantly enhance your chances of finding it.The study, entitled "Self-directed speech affects visual search performance", was published in the Quarterly Journal of...
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Union rules out Easter fuel strikes
Posted:30th March 2012
Category:Car Insurance
The union representing fuel tanker drivers on Friday ruled out the threat of strikes over Easter and said it wanted to focus on peace talks.Unite, which represents around 2,000 tanker drivers, said it retained the right to call industrial a...
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Acas steps in to avert tanker strike
Posted:29th March 2012
Category:Car Insurance
Conciliation service Acas is trying to convene talks to avert a strike by fuel tanker drivers, amid fears that panic buying of petrol will intensify.Motorists appear to be rushing to fill up their tanks, with sales of petrol up 45% on Tuesd...
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BMW recall over boot fire risk
Posted:28th March 2012
Category:Car Insurance
A battery problem which could cause a fire has prompted BMW to recall more than 100,000 cars in the UK and 1.3 million worldwide.BMW said the owners of 109,000 5 Series and 6 Series models in the UK would be contacted in the coming weeks to...
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Fuel tanker drivers vote for strike
Posted:27th March 2012
Category:Car Insurance
The Unite union has said petrol tanker drivers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action.Unite balloted 2,000 of its members who work at seven companies and said that workers at five firms backed a campaign of industrial action. ...
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Cameron singles out whiplash claims
Posted:14th February 2012
Category:Car Insurance
Prime Minister David Cameron is planning to target whiplash claims as he looks to bring Britain's "compensation culture" under control. Cameron is hosting a summit with insurance, business and consumer groups at Downing Street and the &poun...
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Good idea or Big Brother gone mad?
Posted:1st August 2011
Category:Car Insurance
A market town in Hertfordshire with a population of 15,000 has become the first in Britain to have every vehicle that passes through tracked by police cameras. The Automatic Number Plate Recognition (AMPR) system has been installed on ever...
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No smoking when children are passengers
Posted:19th July 2011
Category:Car Insurance
A controversial new law is being proposed by the Welsh Assembly, which would see motorists facing prosecution if they smoke while there are children in their car. The proposals set out by Labour leaders, would make it illegal to smoke in a...
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Crackdown on uninsured driving begins today
Posted:20th June 2011
Category:Car Insurance
Today (20 June 2011) marks the introduction of the Continuous Insurance Enforcement which sees all vehicles whether in use regularly or not requiring insurance. The new regulations mean that every vehicle except for those with a valid Stat...
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Let your Dad off the driving this Fathers Day
Posted:17th June 2011
Category:Car Insurance
If you're stuck with what present to get your Dad this Father's Day, then how about a day off from driving? New research carried out by Halfords Autocentres has revealed that dads spend the equivalent of a whole working year taxiing their ...