by Clare Wood | Feb 2, 2022 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Personal insurance
The current state of the electric vehicle market Sales of electric vehicles continue to accelerate. Recent figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show 190,000 battery electric cars were sold in 2021 – 11.6% of the total sales. Up from 6.6%...
by Clare Wood | Sep 14, 2021 | Fleet management, Personal insurance, Transport & logistics
What is crash for cash? Crash for cash is the term given to staged car accidents. They are typically run by fraudsters with the aim of profiteering from fraudulent insurance claims. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) highlight three different types of crash for...
by Clare Wood | May 13, 2020 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Personal insurance
Many vehicles will have been stationary, parked on driveways or roadside spaces for many weeks now as the coronavirus lockdown continues in the UK. Those which have been driven will likely have travelled only a few miles on short, essential trips to the supermarket...
by Clare Wood | Sep 13, 2018 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
We are all (or should all be) well aware of the fact that using a mobile phone whilst driving is illegal. And if you are caught doing so, it can result in up to 6 penalty points and a £200 fine. However, despite the tougher penalties which came into force in early...
by Sarah Clements | Jul 31, 2018 | Transport & logistics
Potholes are a concern for all drivers given the serious damage that they can do to vehicles and unfortunately it appears they are likely be a permanent fixture in the state of our roads as councils struggle to keep up with the cost of fixing and repairing them....
