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Labour Party pledges to repair a million potholes a year
- 12/06/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Labour Party has promised to make funding available to councils to repair a million potholes a year if it comes to power next month. Addressing the issues of potholes and high insurance premiums were key pledges of its ‘Plan for Drivers’ which has been introduced after the Conservative Party positioned [...] -
Tyre troubles top cause of breakdowns
- 11/06/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nearly half of all breakdowns on motorways and A-roads in the UK over the last three years were caused by tyre issues. This is according to data revealed in a Freedom of Information request to National Highways by motor insurance loss adjuster Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA). The data also revealed that [...] -
New data reveals car theft’s postcode lottery
- 14/05/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New data has revealed the best and worst places to have your vehicle stolen in terms of recovery rates. Following a series of Freedom of Information requests to constabularies across South East it has been found that London tops the polls for the percentage of stolen vehicle recovered, while neighbouring Kent is at [...] -
Recovery rates of stolen cars plummet to 5%
- 22/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New figures have revealed that just 65 of the 1,169 cars stolen in Kent last year were recovered. This represents just 5.6% of vehicle thefts compared to the average of 50% that are from recovered from neighbouring areas. These figures have been revealed by specialist motor insurance loss adjuster Claims [...] -
Vehicle theft surge ‘no surprise’
- 29/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Specialist motor insurance loss adjuster Claims Management & Adjusting has said that the recently reported eight per cent rise in vehicle thefts is not a surprise as the crime is too often neglected by authorities. According to data from the Office for National Statistics vehicle theft increased from 122,423 in [...] -
CMA warns of resurgent vehicle scam
- 22/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Specialist motor insurance loss adjuster Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA) has warned of an increase in the ‘bogus buyer’ vehicle theft method. The scam sees criminals targeting vehicle owners advertising their car, van or motorbike for private sale and then driving off during a test drive. Philip [...] -
‘Nothing’s changed’ at the pumps despite CMA investigation
- 03/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The RAC has called for more action around fuel prices after saying that nothing has changed following an investigation into retail prices by the Competition and Markets Authority. It found that retail margins were 16p per litre for petrol and 12p per litre for diesel. This compares to the long-term averages of 7p [...] -
Drivers still paying tax on stolen vehicles
- 24/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A Freedom of Information (FoI) request to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) by Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA), has revealed that 17,086 UK motorists are still paying tax on vehicles listed as stolen. According to DVLA data for September 2023, of 54,804 vehicles recorded as stolen, almost a [...] -
Burglaries drive vehicle theft increases
- 27/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A Freedom of Information (FoI) request to Nottinghamshire Police has revealed that 21.93% of stolen cars are taken in relation to a burglary or robbery. This equates to over 28,500 vehicles a year nationwide. The request was made by specialist motor insurance loss adjuster Claims Management & [...] -
CMA calls for swift action to address fuel prices
- 10/07/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fuel retailers can expect to come under greater scrutiny after a new report from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) called for a new ‘fuel monitor’ oversight body to ensure greater transparency in competition. The report identified a reduction in competition since 2019 and said there needed to be [...]