Cheap car insurance

Call us @ 0800 954 97 55















Motor insurance news
27/12/2007

Bumping up the cost of car insurance

When one considers that low-speed crashes are attributable to 85% of all motor insurance claims, news that Thatcham rates only one out of 20 bumper bars on new vehicles as "good" should come as no surprise.

In fact, many UK car insurance companies report that they receive car insurance claims from drivers who have had their vehicles written off at speeds of as little as 6mph.

In the larger picture, it is only natural to assume that poorly rated bumpers must have the overall effect of increasing the cost of motor insurance for every customer in the UK.

In Thatcham's study, one vehicle received a "good" rating, one was deemed "acceptable", eleven were rated as "poor", while the remaining seven were considered to be "marginal".

The research manager with Thatcham commented, "It is time manufacturers addressed this issue and fitted vehicles with bumpers that bump. Not only would it knock more than £2 billion from British bills - it would have a hugely beneficial impact on the environment with thousands of cars avoiding being written off."

Digg!

 

 

 

More Cheap Car Insurance News

Injuries and motor insurance claims glamorous?
Car insurance not cheap enough? Try this toll as well
Hard-up struggle for cheap car insurance
Banned policeman to face car insurance reality
Online car insurance company's strange study
Boon to online car insurance companies
"Goodbye cheap car insurance" only a call away
Tints a taint to cheap car insurance
Car insurance quote comparison practice questioned
Car insurance quotes no trifle
Mess could risk UK car insurance
I'm a celebrity - get me a motor insurance quote!
Green-laning could hit motor insurance quote
Some Brits too loyal for cheap car insurance
Headlights light way to cheap car insurance
Cheap car insurance risk peer and beer pressure
US car insurance company's clarion call
Beware the month of November
Yellow fire engines for Britain?
Police wield lasers in fight against speed
Bus lane dash a bad idea
Incitement ends in infamy
Motor insurance dodgers punished
Online motor insurance quote culture grows
Online car insurance advice pay heed to the weather
Autumn advice from online car insurance experts
Cheap car insurance a life's work
Smoking drivers risk cheap car insurance?
Speed policing kids help car insurance quotes
Car insurance news - Online car insurance suits safe drivers

Car Insurance News Archive


 

 

Resources | Articles | Car insurance news | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions | Copyright policy | Website security | Site map | Home

webmaster@hootcarinsurance.co.uk

*A replacement car can usually be arranged under any of the following conditions:

1.Non fault accident – where we have the name, car registration number and insurance details of the person who caused the accident, we will supply a replacement car on a credit hire basis. This means the charges for this service will be passed onto the insurance company of the person who was responsible for the accident. This service may not be available where we are unable to get an admission of liability from their insurance company, or wherethe driver is unknown or uninsured.

2.If you have comprehensive insurance, a replacement car may be available under the terms of your insurance policy. Please check your policy details for more information.

3.The repairing garage may be able to provide a replacement car. This is subject to availability.


 

Young driver car insurance

Young driver car insurance