Covid-19 has brought a whole new set of challenges to businesses and the role of insurance is crucial to provide adequate protection of income, jobs and more. Fleet insurance is no different, with several businesses insuring multiple cars, bikes or vans, and their policies are likely to change in many ways to reflect the different…
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The Problems with Using Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) for Purchasing Cars
90% of people in the UK currently use personal contract purchase (PCP) as a way of purchasing cars on finance – however, an investigation led by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has highlighted that this may not be in the best of the customers, with the average motorist spending up to £1,100 than they need…
How to future-proof your fleet: things to look out for
What is the size of the UK company’s fleets? It is estimated that the size of the UK’s company fleet has remained stable over the past decade, amounting to just under one million in total. However, in the most recent (provisional) statistics looking at this data for 2017/2018, the Government predicts that this number is…
Car insurance premiums continue to rise
Car insurance premiums rise by a third It has been revealed in the most recent data collected from 2018, that UK drivers have had their car premiums rise by over a third since 2015, with one of the main reasons that have attributed to this rise is a change in government policy. Car insurance premiums…
New temporary car insurance ‘Jaunt’ lanches
New temporary car insurance policy is launched Earlier this month, a brand new temporary car insurance policy scheme has been released by the insurer BGL, under a new brand, Jaunt. The idea behind Jaunt is that drivers will be able to get comprehensive car insurance to use someone else’s car for a period of up…
The Pros and Cons for Driverless Cars
With the likes of Waymo and Lyft bringing self-driving cars into everyday transport technology, driverless cars could very much be a norm in our foreseeable future. Although this exciting and innovative technology could completely revolutionise the way in which transportation is run, as many strengths as there are to this comes a list of potential…
How to Get a Licence for Driving a Lorry and/or Bus
When considering a job that entails operating large vehicles such as a lorry or bus, there are numerous different things to consider. Even if you have a standard driver’s license, there are many other qualifications that are needed to operate such vehicles. This is due to the nature of these vehicles, being considerably larger and…
5 Signs It’s Time for a New Car
Whether sentimentally attached to an old car or simply not wanting to go through the hassle of selling/disposing of it, there are many different reasons why car owners will put off upgrading to a new model. Although for many people, the idea of buying a new car may seem both expensive and time consuming, once…
The rise of ‘ghost brokers’
We all understand that having fleet insurance or a standard car insurance policy is vital if we are driving a vehicle on the roads, in order to make sure both we are covered in the event of an accident, or if others are injured or cars are damaged. These days, many of us decide to…
Driving in the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit
At the moment, it seems like every single day involves a new political development when it comes to what will happen, or not, in terms of the outcome of Brexit referendum. For those who are in the middle of trying to make plans for travelling around Europe in the next coming months, it is undoubtedly…