http://www.car-insurance-uk-supermarket.co.uk/news/ Catch up with the latest UK Motoring News. Frequently updating content that's free to republish on your own site. en-gb http://www.car-insurance-uk-supermarket.co.uk/news/david-cameron-legal-fees-pledge-1000072.shtml Prime Minister David Cameron's Valentine's Day summit with the Association of British Insurers (ABI), which was also attended by consumer and other industry representatives, but from which the legal profession was notably excluded, has been followed up by No 10's announcement of a six-point plan to tackle the high cost of car insurance and litigation... 16 Feb 2012 http://www.car-insurance-uk-supermarket.co.uk/news/law-society-referral-fees-1000071.shtml Mark Stobbs, director of legal policy at the Law Society, has today published his view in the Law Society Gazette that the Government's referral fee proposals, as currently drafted in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, should be abandoned. While the Law Society supports a (legal) referral fee ban in litigation... 09 Feb 2012 http://www.car-insurance-uk-supermarket.co.uk/news/air-bag-dna-fraud-conviction-1000070.shtml When Mr M, a 41 year old teacher from Worcestershire, crashed his car after a night out drinking he decided to report his car as stolen. However, his car insurance provider, Hastings Direct, found no evidence of theft-related damage to the car although there was extensive accident damage. Their team of former police officers was called in to investigate for possible fraud... 20 Jan 2012 http://www.car-insurance-uk-supermarket.co.uk/news/biba-cost-of-motor-insurance-report-1000069.shtml The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has responded, largely favourably, to the Transport Select Committee's latest report on the cost of motor insurance, the findings of which, along with our own response to it, we reported recently in our news item: Transport Committee Report on Cost of Motor Insurance... 16 Jan 2012 http://www.car-insurance-uk-supermarket.co.uk/news/GP-injury-fraud-1000068.shtml Research from insurance provider Liverpool Victoria (LV=) has found that, over the last two years, 60% of GPs have experienced an increase in the numbers of patients that they perceive to be faking or exaggerating injuries in order to make a fraudulent car insurance claim. Eighty-seven per cent of the 250 family doctors surveyed said that... 13 Jan 2012 http://www.car-insurance-uk-supermarket.co.uk/news/transport-committee-report-12-1000067.shtml The soaring cost of car insurance, especially for young drivers, and the growing public awareness of dysfunctional and costly practices within the insurance and claims industry have adversely effected and angered the public who are increasingly looking to their political representatives to intervene to bring back value for money and fairness to the pricing of their car insurance premiums... 12 Jan 2012 http://www.car-insurance-uk-supermarket.co.uk/news/car-storm-damage-claims-1000066.shtml The AA has said that as a result of vehicle damage caused by the recent storms, car insurance claims over the first five days of January soared by 28%. This amounted to 5,600 claims across the country that were due to storm-related vehicle damage. In Scotland, where gusts of over 90mph were reported, claims rose by 65%... 11 Jan 2012 http://www.car-insurance-uk-supermarket.co.uk/news/oft-car-insurance-study-1000065.shtml There are many causes of the rising cost of UK car insurance as presented in a recent report: The Price of Car Insurance in 2012 - The CIUKS Report. To quickly see the eighteen most significant causes, that include those causes that the OFT proposes to investigate, there is a summary box of them in this section of the report... 15 Dec 2011 http://www.car-insurance-uk-supermarket.co.uk/news/winter-driving-preparation-1000064.shtml Although compared to last year at this time when 42% had done nothing to prepare for winter motoring there has been a slight improvement given that this year's figure is 38%, it remains the case that many drivers remain ill-prepared for the extreme weather conditions ahead. That's according to the lastest poll of 18,000 drivers conducted by the AA... 08 Dec 2011 http://www.car-insurance-uk-supermarket.co.uk/news/strategic-review-1000063.shtml The direct car insurance and price comparison website car-insurance-uk-supermarmarket.co.uk (this site) has published their analysis of what more needs to be done to reduce the price of car insurance in this country. Their report, Tackling the High Cost of Car Insurance - Strategic Review, written by Donald MacKenzie, sets out why currently proposed legislative changes... 03 Dec 2011