A new study has found that MOT failure rates have increased significantly since the test was updated in May. Stricter rules for diesel car emissions, new defect types and a range of other changes were made by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency earlier this year, and according to data from 50 MOT test centres…
If you are storing your valuables in a self-storage unit for a specific amount of time, it’s common to take out an insurance policy to protect them. A lot of self-storage companies offer their own form of insurance as an add-on, but a recent investigation by The Telegraph has found that customers who buy insurance…
Last March the government increased the fines and penalties for two common driving offences – speeding and using a mobile phone while driving. At the time, some critics dismissed the new penalties, which include drivers using a phone while behind the wheel receiving six penalty points and a £200 fine, as yet another way of extracting…
According to advice from the Department for Transport, learner drivers should aim to have around 47 hours of driving lessons before taking their test, and with the average one-hour driving lesson costing between £24 – £27 learning to drive is increasingly becoming an expensive financial commitment. On top of the lessons, learners also have the…
Poole in Dorset has been named as the most electric car-friendly town in the UK, according to a new study that has reviewed properties around the country to identify which areas have the most homes with off-street and private parking. Homes with driveways and garages allow electric car owners to install home charging points, which…
A study by comparison site GoCompare has shed new light on how your job could affect how much you pay for car insurance. The study looked at which occupations were the most likely to have an ‘at-fault’ claim against their car insurance policy, with GPs coming out on top as the most accident-prone profession for…
New research has revealed that as many as one in four car insurance policies do not offer cover for child car seats – leaving parents severely out of pocket if something were to happen to their car seat. The figures also revealed that less than 50% of all UK car insurance policies will pay out…
Nearly 5,000 learner drivers are needlessly failing their test each year – and wasting money in the process – because their car doesn’t meet the Government’s basic required standards. These provisional drivers instantly fail their driving tests, meaning they lose the minimum £62 fee they have paid for the test slot, without even getting behind…
More than two-thirds of people in the UK don’t have a life insurance policy, as new research has found that just 30% of people have a policy. This amounts to 8.1 million households currently having some form of life insurance protection – significantly less than the UK’s total 11.1 million mortgaged properties. Life insurance, which…
NatWest have updated their Student Living Index for 2018, revealing how students are spending their money and what cities offer the best when it comes to the cost of living. This is the fifth year in a row NatWest has published student cost of living data, which this year is drawn from a survey of…