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Man jailed after £2.3m insurance fraud attempt

Posted on 13/12/11, filed under Fresh News | No Comments

A man who exaggerated his injuries and attempted to claim £2.3m in compensation has been jailed for four months by the Royal Courts of Justice after his deception was uncovered and he was found in contempt of court.

Michael Richards, 31

Fraudulent Insurance Claims

Posted on 06/12/11, filed under Fresh News | No Comments

Recent research shows that 46% of consumers believe that exaggerating an insurance claim is NOT insurance fraud. With Christmas fast-approaching and putting a strain on already tight budgets, this type of fraud is likely to increase.

We would be very interested to hear your views, opinions and maybe your past experiences on this subject so feel free to respond to this Blog.… read the rest of “Fraudulent Insurance Claims”

BIG BROTHER coming to a VEHICLE near you….

Posted on 10/11/11, filed under Fresh News | No Comments

BMW plans to pre-install "black box" technology in all new cars by 2015. A knock-on effect may result with other manufacturers following suit in the future.

The GPS companies could then download the data from the boxes and pass it on to insurance companies to assess driver behavior and rate insurance premiums accordingly. Whilst some drivers will recognise obvious benefits to this type of system, particularly younger drivers where premiums are horrendously expensive… read the rest of “BIG BROTHER coming to a VEHICLE near you....”

ARE YOU FIT TO DRIVE???

Posted on 03/11/11, filed under Fresh News | No Comments

New research commissioned by RSA and undertaken by Brunel University shows that when measured at the legal minimum level of eyesight, drivers struggled to maintain a constant speed, were 62% more likely to stray out of their lanes and could only recognise 75% of road signs: all factors that could contribute towards a serious road accident.

The research also showed that the current UK number plate test is a poor… read the rest of “ARE YOU FIT TO DRIVE???”

Latest Uninsured Driving Hotspots Revealed!

Posted on 25/10/11, filed under Fresh News | No Comments

(19/10/2011) Uninsured hotspots revealed

The number of uninsured drivers on UK roads has dropped by 25% over the last five years, reports the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB).

This is thanks to co-operation between the insurance industry, the police and MIB. Since 2005, more than 750,000 uninsured vehicles have been seized at the roadside and levels of uninsured driving are expected to be reduced even further with the introduction of… read the rest of “Latest Uninsured Driving Hotspots Revealed!”

Has Your Car Insurance Premium Gone Up This Year?

Posted on 13/10/11, filed under Fresh News | No Comments

 

The excerpt below gives some insight in to just one of the problems faced by the motor insurance industry and

New look Website

Posted on 13/09/11, filed under Fresh News | No Comments

We are pleased to have launched our new-look website. We hope you will find the content provides a clear overview of our range of services and we welcome any feedback you may have. Motor Insurance Quotation requests can be submitted online as before… read the rest of “New look Website”