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Thieves target vans' catalytic converters
Posted:16th February 2012
Category:Van Insurance
Motorists have been warned to be extra vigilant following a spate of thefts of catalytic converters in Hertfordshire. Police said vans appear to be the main targets but it has affected all types of vehicles.In response to the crimes,...
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Missile yobs cause motor misery
Posted:15th February 2012
Category:Van Insurance
Missile-throwing yobs are making the roads extremely dangerous up and down the country by launching attacks on motorists, newly released figures reveal.Information obtained by Autoglass, following a Freedom of Information request, reveals t...
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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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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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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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New potholes rules mean fewer repairs
Posted:9th August 2011
Category:Van Insurance
Potholes cause headaches for numerous drivers every day, causing damage to cars and making a smooth drive a thing of the past. And now, the Highways Agency has announced a revision of its rules on potholes in the road. The revised rules n...
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Another speeding car...no wait ? it's a horse!
Posted:26th July 2011
Category:Van Insurance
It's not a story you hear every day, but a speed camera in Germany caught a speeding horse. While going through the images at the end of the day, normally capturing speeding motorists and drivers going over a red light, the police in Meppe...
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A real case of Dumb and Dumber
Posted:20th July 2011
Category:Van Insurance
We love this cautionary tale from the US, where two drunken men got locked in a police van after breaking in to take pictures of themselves being 'arrested'. After a few drinks, Ryan Letchford and Jeffrey Olsen from South Jersey thought it...
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Petrol for only 13.7p a litre!
Posted:18th July 2011
Category:Van Insurance
A pricing blunder at a petrol station in Blyth, Northumberland, left motorists filling up their fuel tanks for only 13.7p a litre! Motorists were lining up at the Asda petrol station as news of the pricing error spread. Asda later moved t...