Tougher punishments for uninsured drivers?

Posted on 28 September, 2009 by Steve

Some time ago, we done a post on uninsured drivers and the fact that some of them are getting away with paying less for a fine than they would for their insurance premium.

Building upon this issue which is clearly still in the media’s eye. Either tougher regulations are said to be put in place or a different solution found to stop drivers and especially young drivers driving around without car insurance.

Some insurers are apparently already trialling a payd (pay as you drive) scheme which naturally lowers the cost of the insurance premium and is useful for those young drivers that are perhaps students or don’t require the use of a car all the time. Its a possibility or there is also the possibility of making driving tests tougher and harsher to stop people passing that could be a risk on the road. If theres any more news on this, i’ll post it on the blog.

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Uninsured drivers mainly in London

Posted on 24 September, 2009 by Steve

Research carried out recently shows that the highest percentage of people driver a car without insurance are in Greater London. People that own a vehicle now and don’t have insurance, whether they drive it or not will receive a fine of £100. It is being pushed that its simply not worth the risk not getting car insurance.

Closely behind London was Merseyside and Manchester. Figures of around 500 vehicles a day are taken each day because of no car insurance.

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Research shows majority of drivers owned their first car in their teens

Posted on 23 September, 2009 by Steve

Male drivers are apparently most likely to see owning their first car is a rite of passage opposed to female drivers who are more likely to get their first car for free.

Male drivers nowadays are buying more powerful cars at an earlier age which is one major cause for high insurance premiums. Some of the time however insurance premiums are high purely because of its a young male driver. Shockingly, one out of five drivers will experience an accident in their first year of drivers.

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Fines for uninsured drivers better than paying their premium?

Posted on 21 September, 2009 by Steve

It has been reported recently that in some cases, uninsured drivers are likely to pay less for a fine than they are for their insurance premium for the year.

Fines as small as £50.00 could be given out to uninsured drivers, meaning that for young drivers who could pay £2,500 – £3,000 a year for insurance, could be getting a better deal. Uninsured drivers are the cause of well over 100 road traffic deaths and surely the fines should be stepped up massively if paying a fine and losing their car isn’t ennough of an incentive for young drivers to buy car insurance.

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Female drivers getting ripped off for insurance?

Posted on 18 September, 2009 by Steve

It has been revealed recently that female only car insurers are charging through the roof for car insurance where other general car insurance providers would charge a signficant amount less. In most cases, these women only insurers offer other benefits to going with them however it seems that many people are weighing up these benefits to save what could be up to £700 on their total insurance premium.

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Car sales on the rise

Posted on 3 September, 2009 by Steve

Latest research claims that last month in August car sales rose up to 5% higher than they were last August. Naturally we believe this is because of the government scrappage scheme. As car sales actually keep rising this year, it holds our government in good stead to get out of this ridiculous credit crunch.

Ford is still dominating the car sales with the highest percentage made, with vauxhall as always a close second. All the major players in the car industry are now calling for an extension to the scrappage to help benefit the car industry. Hopefully September will also have a good month, especially with the introduction of the new number plate.

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Disabled drivers struggle to get insurance

Posted on 2 September, 2009 by Steve

In recent news it has been discovered that insurers are now able to refuse to give out insurance premiums to disabled drivers with overly-modified cars.

With millions of disabled drivers out there, insurers are finding ways in the legislation to disallow higher premiums to either disabled badge holders or even disabled drivers.

The way we see it is that it should not be difficult for disabled drivers to get a quote for insurance and shouldn’t be refused car insurance from any insurer. If anything they are less likely to be at risk of accident opposed to other boy racer drivers with hugely modified cars.

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Young drivers made aware of importance of Insurance

Posted on 1 September, 2009 by Steve

According to latest research, many young drivers are not aware that it is actually a legal requirement for them to have car insurance.

10% of not aware of the legal requirement for car insurance and as many as 250,000 young drivers are currently on the road without insurance. 1 in 5 apparently go on the roads with out insurance. It costs almost half a million pounds each year because of young drivers not having car insurance.

The New Citroen DS3

Posted on 25 August, 2009 by Steve

The new range from Citroen are the DS range and this is the first car to be launched. Visually it looks amazing and you can find pictures all over the web of the stunning curves and intricate detail put into the exterior of this car.

With this car there is so much personalisation that can happen, the ‘floating roof’ can be customised, the wing mirror colours and even specifying which kind of materials you want used on the car, such as chrome or leather…

Being a compact car, you would expect the engines to be pretty small too, nope, with 3 different BMW engines available and two diesel engines, this car promises to be a hit with all kinds of customer. No talk of speed yet, as the car isn’t officially unveiled but if you want one, or already own a citroen, you can get an insurance quotation from broadsure direct. You can visit us online at www.broadsuredirect.com .

Bernard Bradley resigns as Honda Boss

Posted on 21 August, 2009 by Steve

Announced recently, the general manager on Honda UK has decided to move on. In a statement to the media, he claims that he will miss the company’s drive to succeed and has thoroughly enjoyed his time there. It sounds like it was a hard decision for Bradley to make.

In the mean time, a temporary manager from the Marketing department is going to take over Bradley’s former duties. Eventually a permanent manager will be found. If you have a honda and need insurance, contact Broadsure Direct at www.broadsuredirect.com .

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