Young Driver Car Insurance

As the new term begins for many university and college students across the UK, the question of where to find the best value-for-money young driver car insurance raises it’s head once again.
The market place for young driver motor quotes is even more competitive than 12 months ago, with new insurers, brokers and providers offering increasingly [...]

Highway Code Revised

The latest version of the Highway Code has been launched by the Government. This is the first revision for eight years and contains 29 more rules and  includes a new safety code for novice and first time drivers.
Reception to the new version has been mixed with support from Government ministers in contrast to scepticism from some [...]

New to Driving in the UK?

A recent report by Dorset Police has focused concerns on Immigrant drivers’ outdated attitude to drink-driving. According to the report such attitudes are fuelling a rise in road crashes.
If you have recently arrived in the UK and are new to driving on UK roads, there are some basic facts and information you need to be made aware [...]

Basic Comprehensive Policy Due for Renewal?

If your basic comprehensive car insurance policy is due for renewal soon, consider the following facts and figures.
All information given below is true, based on no claims being made in the period 2006-2007, and provides a real-life example of how much your policy might increase by if you neglect to shop around at the end of [...]

Rising Premiums – Heard it all Before?!

The past few weeks have seen a number of stories emerge from various leading insurers concerning rising car insurance premiums.  During September 2007 we read:
‘Admiral Warns on Motor Premium Rises’
Admiral has added its voice to those predicting that car insurance premiums are likely to rise ahead of inflation in the coming year. The insurer, which specialises [...]

Eco-Friendly Motorists – Read-on!

Are you one of the growing number of motorists concerned with the levels of carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide your vehicle spews out?
The Green Car Guide is a first class, online resource to discover and learn more about environmental issues, sustainability, climate change and renewable energy. The Guide is widely regarded as the UK’s leading website about green cars.
A [...]

New Driver, New Car?

Ok, congratulations are in order - you have just passed your driving test! Throw those red ‘L’ plates in the bin and pin on the lovely new green ‘P’ plates.
However, before you rush out, experience the freedom of driving on your own and get behind the wheel there are some very important considerations to take on board.
Firstly [...]

Bad Driving on Irish Roads Exposed

In the interests of exposing bad driving in order to promote good driving, we must bring to the attention of our readers the not-for-profit website shitedrivers.com.
Its creator Niall O’Keeffe has created a website dedicated to rooting out examples of Irish road madness, badness and ludicrous driving. Niall says: “I’ve seen some very bad examples of driving [...]