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Would you expect more accident claims for newer or for older cars? It has been revealed by Virgin Money car insurance in the UK that cars that are three to six years old account for nearly 40% of insurance claims despite making up only 24% of all vehicles on the road. What do the numbers reveal? Drivers [...] The Arrive Alive website received an email from a motorist who appears to be rather agitated with the behaviour of cyclists on our roads. The subject heading of the email reads “Cyclists are riding as they please and still expect to be respected”. I would like to share the contents of this message: “There was an incident [...] The Arrive Alive website has received an increasing amount of emails from road users concerned with the condition of our roads. These emails have been referred to the Department of Transport and the National Roads Agency. The potholes do not only endanger the lives of travellers driving away from the National roads [“N” roads], but are [...] On the Car Insurance Blog we have share some suggestions on how to deal with tow truck operators. This is a topic that has received much media attention as we find a tussle between consumers, bad operators and those operators that do operate in a professional manner. The professional tow truck operators make an important contribution [...] You can find cheaper car insurance quotes by paying more attention to the way you drive. By avoiding accidents you will gain a better driving record and will be regarded as less of an insurance risk. We should always drive in a manner that recognizes the dangers in a specific area. This includes in South Africa [...] There has been much discussion on the death toll on South African roads during the past December. The Department of Transport has indicated that there has been a reduction in road deaths since December 2008 – and this has raised alarm bells with other road safety observers. The Arrive Alive website has received an email questioning [...] Approximately more than 85% of vehicle crashes in South Africa can be attributed to human error, less than 10% to vehicle factors and the remaining 5% to environmental factors. In some instances these divisions seem to align with one another and necessitate an even greater responsibility from the driver of the vehicle. A regular visitor to [...] As we prepare for festive season holiday travels our minds are occupied with positive thoughts of safe travel, companionship and a time of rest. Few of us consider the possibility of vehicle accidents – and even fewer prepare to be ready in the event of an emergency. We might not be from the medical profession [...] One of my friends on Facebook made a rather interesting remark yesterday. In a status update he mentioned that all the idiots appear to go onto the roads as soon as it starts raining. This is indeed a true reflection of the poor driving by most South Africans in rainy weather. The harsh reality that many [...] The topic for this blog post would have been the credit crunch and the effect thereof on car insurance companies in South Africa. An early morning accident report however changed all this! Ten people were killed and 15 others were injured when a bus and a taxi collided head-on near Aberdeen in the Eastern Cape [...] |
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