Foreign drivers can get temporary car insurance now
04 May 2012 | Comments (0) | Views (56)
For a long time, people coming to visit the UK were unable to find car insurance because they held driving licences from countries not in the EU. Citizens of South Africa, Australia, USA, New Zealand ...
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Is it worth getting car contents insurance for your valuable possessions?
09 Mar 2012 | Comments (0) | Views (229)
Most people nowadays have a few cool gadgets for their cars – a satellite navigation system enables the driver to go from A to B without any difficulty or prior knowledge of the route whilst an MP3 pl...
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Telematics may soon become compulsory when getting car insurance
24 Feb 2012 | Comments (0) | Views (357)
For decades it has been a well known fact that women are generally safer drivers than men, therefore having an additional driver who is female on your insurance policy will mean lower insurance premiu...
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Adding an immobiliser, alarm or tracker will not necessarily reduce your car insurance
02 Feb 2012 | Comments (1) | Views (641)
It is a known fact that installing security devices like an immobiliser, a car alarm system or a tracker device will bring your car insurance quote down but that’s not necessary true. I wanted to know...
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Cancelling your car insurance when you no longer need it
21 Nov 2011 | Comments (0) | Views (485)
When it comes to car insurance, I usually pay the premiums in full because it saves me money on interest. However 7 months into the year, I no longer needed the insurance cover because I was moving ab...
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Vintage car insurance
06 Sep 2011 | Comments (0) | Views (629)
A vintage car is one which has been built between 1919 and 1930 based on the British cut off point; however the proper time period differs from country to country like in America it's taken to be up t...
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Foreign drivers pushing up car insurance in the UK
02 Jun 2011 | Comments (0) | Views (880)
We all try to save money when we insure our cars but for the last few years the cost of insurance has risen and there is no sign that it’s likely to stabilise anytime soon. Years ago if you were...
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Cheaper car insurance for women will cease to exist
31 May 2011 | Comments (0) | Views (724)
One of the plus sides of being a female driver is the cheaper car insurance quotes they get compared to male drivers but a new ruling by the European Court of Justice has agreed that this is discrimin...
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Laid up car insurance
06 Feb 2011 | Comments (0) | Views (1105)
If you have a vehicle you are no longer driving, whether it is short term or permanent, then the car must be declared to the DVLA as SORN. A car registered as Statutory Off Road Notification is not al...
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Someone bumped into my car but won’t accept fault, what do I do?
19 Sep 2010 | Comments (0) | Views (1002)
You can be a really safe and cautious driver but at the end of the day there are things which are not in your control. On an unfortunate day, someone might just bump into your car no matter how carefu...
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Learner Driver Insurance
27 May 2010 | Comments (1) | Views (487)
First of all it, is very important for you as a learner to hold a valid provisional driving licence before you start to drive. Failure to have one is an offence according to UK laws. You can apply for...
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Wedding car insurance
17 May 2010 | Comments (0) | Views (727)
With so many things to organise before the big day, having proper insurance for the wedding may seem unimportant but we take a look at why it could save the day. Every bride’s nightmare is that ...
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Car insurance for foreign licence holders
29 Apr 2010 | Comments (1) | Views (1170)
In most cases when you start driving in the UK on a foreign licence, it is usually because you have come here for work or study and plan on becoming a resident. If you are, then car insurance is much ...
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Trainee driving instructor insurance
11 Apr 2010 | Comments (0) | Views (372)
If you have received your pink trainee instructor driving badge, you only have 6 months to put it to good use before it expires and will have to continue the last part to become an ADI (Approved Drivi...
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Drive away insurance
02 Apr 2010 | Comments (0) | Views (813)
There seems to be an insurance policy for all aspects of driving, so is driveaway insurance really necessary? Many people do not even think about it when they are getting a new car from a dealer and a...
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Insurance for disqualified drivers
05 Mar 2010 | Comments (0) | Views (690)
People can get driving bans for a number of different reasons - these include drink driving, totting up points, speeding, dangerous driving and driving under the influence of drugs. If you are disqual...
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Banned Driver Insurance
17 Feb 2010 | Comments (0) | Views (613)
A significant number of motorists find themselves in situations where they face huge car insurance premiums because they have been previously banned from driving. The disqualification itself may have ...
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Disabled Car Insurance
15 Feb 2010 | Comments (0) | Views (464)
As we all know, even disabled drivers are allowed to have driving lessons in specially adapted cars for their disability. Although we don't see advertisements showing car insurance for the disabled, i...
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Can you really get learner insurance from £3 a day?
12 Feb 2010 | Comments (0) | Views (377)
Many learners are looking for the opportunity to be able to drive their own car (or their parents) for more driving practice to help them pass their test. Knowing that car insurance is a must, not onl...
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Second Driver Insurance
06 Jan 2010 | Comments (0) | Views (944)
There are times when becoming a 2nd driver on an insurance policy makes more sense than being the principal driver. This can sometimes lead to reduced premiums especially if the additional driver is f...
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Accidents driving in snow
18 Dec 2009 | Comments (0) | Views (380)
In the UK, when it snows everything grinds to a halt; the local authorities just don’t know how to cope. Every year they promise that the following year they will plan better to aid motorists an...
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Protected No Claims Discount
23 Nov 2009 | Comments (0) | Views (698)
Car insurance is such a delicate thing – it takes a very long time to earn the trust of insurance companies and just when you think you’ve finally made it to the VIP club who pay cheap pre...
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Car insurance and natural disasters
17 Nov 2009 | Comments (0) | Views (327)
When purchasing car insurance, how many people actually take the time to sit down and read all the terms and conditions properly? A minority perhaps! Although we all know the different levels of car i...
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Drug Driving Car Insurance
07 Oct 2009 | Comments (0) | Views (325)
Driving under the influence of drugs is dangerous and everybody knows that. If you’ve been lucky enough not to have been in a life-threatening accident but unfortunate enough to have been caught...
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Car Insurance for Named Drivers
24 Sep 2009 | Comments (0) | Views (1183)
A car insurance policy can have multiple drivers - the main driver who is called the policyholder and additional drivers (as many as you want) who become named drivers on the policy. However named dri...
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Car insurance for convicted drivers
28 Aug 2009 | Comments (1) | Views (641)
In today's world, it is becoming extremely rare to find a person with a clean licence. If you have convictions on your licence because you have committed a motoring offence, it doesn't necessary mean ...
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Insurance for driving instructors
13 Aug 2009 | Comments (0) | Views (443)
Teaching absolute beginners how to drive is a very risky business as learners have yet to master clutch control and emergency stops among many other things to make them safer drivers. This is why driv...
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Do you need temp cover for a one-off drive?
05 Aug 2009 | Comments (4) | Views (3817)
Over the last few years, temporary car insurance has become extremely popular because drivers have recognised that they now are more at risk on the roads with the ever increasing number of vehicles an...
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How students can reduce their car insurance
20 Jul 2009 | Comments (0) | Views (595)
Whether you're still studying at college or leaving home for University, getting car insurance for a student like you is not an easy task. At this point in your life, you are either working part-time ...
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How female drivers can get cheaper car insurance
17 Jul 2009 | Comments (0) | Views (546)
Being a woman can sometimes have great benefits like getting cheap car insurance deals just because of your gender. In fact, insurers have realised that female drivers are more careful on the roads an...
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Companies which let you build no claims bonus as a named driver
19 May 2009 | Comments (2) | Views (8743)
A named driver is a person who is legally allowed to drive the same vehicle as the main driver and whose name has been registered on the car insurance policy for that particular vehicle. The main driv...
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Car insurance for just 1 month
17 Feb 2009 | Comments (1) | Views (4100)
Most insurers will give you a yearly quote for car insurance when you start shopping around and people will need to fork out at least £600 on average to get their car insured. Some may be able to pay ...
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Does the policy holder need to be the registered keeper?
17 Feb 2009 | Comments (0) | Views (6176)
If you're shopping around for car insurance, you are more likely to come across questions asking whether you are the registered keeper of the car you want to insure and whether you are going to be the...
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Pay as you drive insurance
23 Jan 2009 | Comments (0) | Views (3915)
Pay As You Drive car insurance works the same way as 'pay as you go' mobile phones, that is, you only pay when you use your car. Brilliant, don't you think? If you're using your car only during weeken...
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Short term insurance for provisional drivers
14 Jan 2009 | Comments (0) | Views (2907)
You've just received your green provisional licence through the post and you're now excited to get behind the wheels for some driving lessons. The first thing you will need to do is find yourself some...
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Downsizing your car to stay within budget
14 Jan 2009 | Comments (0) | Views (277)
Times are tough these days as the financial crisis is kicking in slowly and most people are already feeling the pinch. Some people have stopped using their cars because of high petrol and maintenance ...
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Get insured on the car you're learning to drive with a short term policy
08 Dec 2008 | Comments (1) | Views (2003)
The scarcity of information available to learners is the main cause for confusion and misconception that they need to get an annual car insurance policy for them to be able to practice driving. Contra...
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Being a young driver does not mean you will not be able to afford car insurance
05 Nov 2008 | Comments (0) | Views (1037)
The pride about having your own car and being able to drive can be attributed to the fact that it shows a certain level of independence. This is why most young people tend to learn how to drive at the...
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Getting your car insurance for free
16 Oct 2008 | Comments (1) | Views (3023)
If you want to get a free car insurance offer, then it is most likely that you will need to buy a new car to be eligible for it. These types of offers are made throughout the year amongst manufacturer...
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Car insurance for drink drivers
11 Oct 2008 | Comments (2) | Views (2351)
Insurance companies don't just randomly decide the amount you pay to insure your car and yourself as a driver. Highly paid specialists called actuaries make complicated statistical calculations based ...
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Do I really need car insurance for a test drive?
25 Sep 2008 | Comments (0) | Views (2156)
A car is an important asset for anybody and it makes our rather difficult life somehow easier - no need to carry heavy bags of shopping from the supermarket; you enjoy travelling more because it is yo...
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What is gap insurance and why do you need it?
14 Sep 2008 | Comments (0) | Views (378)
You have probably never heard of gap insurance as it is not required under the law to enable you to drive a car on UK roads, and you may have never considered how it might help you if your car is for ...
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The different types of car insurance policies available
14 Sep 2008 | Comments (0) | Views (276)
Selecting and paying for car insurance is hardly the most exiting or interesting part of being a driver but the law requires you to deal with it, so it is an unavoidable part of being a motorist. Ther...
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What is Halal car insurance?
14 Sep 2008 | Comments (0) | Views (898)
There's been some good news in the car insurance industry for the Islamic community as Salaam Insurance introduces the UK first Halal Car Insurance product which is in line with the faith of Muslims a...
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Imported car insurance
01 Sep 2008 | Comments (0) | Views (1126)
There are a number of reasons why you would want to import a car. Firstly you will be saving a substantial amount of money by importing. For example, if you import a car from Japan to the UK, then you...
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Does car colour affect insurance quotes?
01 Sep 2008 | Comments (0) | Views (756)
When you go out looking for a shiny new motor, you have lots of things to think about - fuel economy, practicality, equipment, added extras and of course price. One thing that usually only gets a slig...
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Insuring your car for the weekend
21 Jul 2008 | Comments (0) | Views (3247)
There are times when you need to borrow somebody's else car just for the weekend and it is very tempting not to get weekend insurance cover because you think it is going to be just for a little while ...
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First time car insurance
21 Mar 2008 | Comments (0) | Views (1118)
You've probably heard the saying, there's a first time for everything in life, well the same applies for car insurance. At some point in your life, you will need to buy your first car insurance policy...
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Buying car insurance for a short period only
16 Mar 2008 | Comments (0) | Views (5310)
Ever wondered whether you could get a temporary car insurance cover for that estate car you need to borrow from your friend to help you move houses? Well you will be glad to know that such a short ter...
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Car insurance for 18 year olds
15 Feb 2008 | Comments (2) | Views (6553)
The day you turn 18 is a memorable day for you because you've now reached a milestone in your life. You are legally an adult and can from this day onwards make your own decisions and do not require an...
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