The latest news from the accident repair, car body repair and motor claims industries.
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24 June 2011
One in four UK third-party motor claims now involves a bodily injury element according to Towers Watson and UK insures paid out £1.24 for every £1 of premium received.
Towers Watson said...
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18 June 2011
Insurance companies are increasing the amount customers have to pay when they make a claim, according to figures obtained by the BBC.
The research by analysts Defaqto shows the average cost of the...
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17 June 2011
At Deloitte’s 21st Annual Motor Insurance Seminar the 360 delegates heard that the industry is collectively a long way from declaring an underwriting profit.
UK Motor insurers lost 20p for...
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16 June 2011
BSI has launched the update to the highly successful Publicly Available Specification for vehicle damage repair process, PAS 125:2011. To date over 800 bodyshops have been awarded a Kitemark licence...
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16 June 2011
The motor industry says it is winning the war against car thieves, thanks to advances in security features.
BBC transport correspondent Richard Scott says unless criminals can get their hands on the...
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15 June 2011
One in 20 drivers at junctions could have been thrown forward or through the windscreen if they had to make an emergency stop, the AA's army of volunteer Streetwatchers has found.
Observing...
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06 June 2011
Based on 12 months' worth of customer quotes, Confused.com (who generate over 1 million quotes per month) looks at the make and model of car with the highest accident rates:
1) Top of the list was...
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24 May 2011
The two worst pothole-strewn roads in Britain are both claimed to be in northern England – the B6343 near Morpeth in Northumberland and Fieldhead Lane, near Holme, Kirklees on the West...
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23 May 2011
Motorists are being warned to insure their vehicles ahead of a new crackdown to tackle the menace of uninsured driving.
Under the new Continuous Insurance Enforcement (CIE) law - which will affect...
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23 May 2011
New safety systems being fitted to British cars are set to save thousands of pedestrian injuries and dozens of lives each year, it has been revealed.
The ‘giant step forward’ for...
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18 April 2011
Over a quarter of motorists are potentially missing out on huge savings on their car insurance by simply automatically renewing their policies. New research from Gocompare.com reveals that 27% of...
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15 April 2011
Confused.com and Towers Watson have revealed that the average cost of comprehensive car insurance stands at £835, which is a rise of £31 in the last 3 months and £220 in the last 12...
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13 April 2011
Driver and rider error or reaction are behind the top three causes of fatal and serious crashes, new research from the IAM reveals today. Cars don't lose control; drivers do.
Licensed to skill:...
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23 March 2011
Price comparison site Confused.com has backed the findings of the Transport Select Committee’s report into the rising cost of motor insurance and has called for a cap on referral fees.
The car...