Car insurance for young drivers news
24/11/2009
Check tyres and stay safe
Those looking for car insurance for young drivers take note: make sure your tyres are correctly inflated and help avoid a nasty accident that could affect your chances of getting a cheap quote.
According to tyre manufacturer Michelin, 36% of all UK motorists get about on tyres that are dangerously or very dangerously under-inflated.
Peter Snelling, the company's head of communications offered some advice that, as well as being good safety practice, may also be useful in ensuring competitive car insurance for young drivers.
"Tyres are the only thing keeping a car on the road and it's all too easy for drivers to take them for granted and not treat them with the utmost care and attention that they deserve, he said.
Adding, This year's Fill Up With Air campaign figures have, as we predicted, shown a slight deterioration from 2008 which even then positioned us as one of the worse offenders for tyre safety in Europe. We believe this downward trend could be partly due to the economic climate as drivers try to save money wherever they can.
As if to emphasise the relevance of his point to ensuring
cheap car insurance for young drivers, Snelling said, "Checking
and correcting tyre pressures once a month and before long
journeys can save lives as well as money."
