Simon Wait

Thatcham praises safety efforts

In a defining moment for safety campaigners, all 10 finalists in the Thatcham Research backed What Car? Safety Award have been praised for featuring pedestrian autonomous emergency braking (AEB) as […]

Cold comfort for young drivers

Young drivers have been urged to take extra care during extreme winter conditions, with accidents up 20% during bad weather. Simon Rewell, road safety manager for Insure The Box, said, […]

HR Owen tops Lamborghini charts

Luxury dealer group HR Owen has continued to celebrate a hugely successful 2016 by topping two lots of Lamborghini sales rankings for the year. The Lamborghini London showroom in South […]

BlaBlaCar valued at £1.2bn

BlaBlaCar, a French online ride-sharing company which pairs people travelling between cities with drivers with empty seats in their car has been valued at £1.2bn. Founded in 2006 by Nicolas […]

Tax hikes on eco friendly cars

New tax rules due to come into force on 1 April will add more than £500 to the long-term running costs of Britain’s most popular and eco-friendly vehicles. This is […]

‘Fronting’ a major fraud issue

Nearly half of young drivers are prepared to have their car falsely insured by a parent as a way of avoiding the high premiums. A survey of 500 young drivers, […]

Premiums continue to rise

Drivers are paying an average of £767 for a typical comprehensive car insurance policy, the highest level since mid-2012 (£816), with further increases expected. The confused.com Car Insurance Price Index […]

Government to trial pothole spotters

The Department for Transport (DfT) is beginning a new trial to identify and repair road surface problems before they develop into potholes. By fitting high definition cameras, integrated navigation systems […]

EU insurance ruling questioned

Reports suggest that motorists may face higher motor insurance premiums to fund compensation pay outs for uninsured drivers. A European Union ruling means that even motorists who break the law […]

‘We can’t put companies in jail’

Volkswagen’s compensation bill in the US has risen to $22bn after it agreed to pay $4.3bn in US civil and criminal fines and pay California $153.8m. Meanwhile, six current and […]

Digital insurance given €20bn price tag

Digital motor insurance policies could be worth €20bn in just three years, according to Deloitte. Its research found that half of drivers would be happy to share their driving data […]

LV= Broker agrees Octo deal

Octo Telematics has signed an agreement to provide its telematics and data analytics services to LV= Broker. Octo will provide LV= Broker with a full range of telematics services to […]