By now millions of vehicle owners across the globe have been alerted to vehicle recalls from several manufacturers, the most prominent of which has been the recalls by Toyota. This has done significant damage to the Toyota brand – a brand that has always been perceived as that of safety conscious manufacturer with close attention [...]
We have written quite a bit on the topics of finding cheaper car insurance and finding the best car insurance. This however focuses the attention on the need to have effective cover in the unfortunate event of an accident. Car insurance will allow you to survive the financial impact of vehicle loss or damage – [...]
Damage to the windscreen is most annoying! We all know that feeling when a stone is reflected onto the windscreen and that little crack starts obscuring the view between us and the road! With our roads having deteriorated this becomes even more of a risk – a risk to be addressed by repair or replacement [...]
Many car insurance products are marketed as “easy to find” or “quick and simple”. Car insurance is however not simple – but rather complex and needs a bit of time and attention. We have previously written that lazy consumers will not find the correct car insurance products and would like to discuss why we believe [...]
It is important to be aware of the terms and conditions of your car insurance policy. It is also important to remember that your car is not insured without full disclosure of who the regular drivers of that car might be. The vehicle owner can also nominate specific drivers of that vehicle.
The Ombudsman for Short-Term [...]
We have given much attention on the car insurance blog to finding cheaper car insurance and identifying the best car insurance company. We have focused on the need to be careful when reading the policy document and to note the fine print.
We would however also like to focus on a small but important part of [...]
We have previously added a blog post to the car insurance blog titled “Which occupation has the worst drivers?” In this study the UK Insurer, Churchill Car Insurance disclosed that computer engineers / geeks have the worst road accident records while farmers are the safest drivers!
According to the UK study computer engineers topped the list [...]
Do you believe in star signs and how people born under specific star signs reflect specific personality traits? I am not a great believer in star signs but will admit to displaying a few characteristics of the Capricorn sign – the sign for my birthday on the 11th of January!
But can we take this further [...]
There is no doubt that our weather patterns have changed! We experience cold in November and sudden hail storms where we would never expect them! I remember how in 2000 my Ford Bantam was literally destroyed by a hail storm in Bloemfontein – and this was no ordinary hail! Instead of the usual small rounded [...]
The South African media witnessed uproar last week after comments made by Gauteng Chief Magistrate Daniel Thulare. The magistrate was quoted in the Sowetan as saying that that “any conviction for a citizen driving without a licence will be unlawful if the state has failed to test that person”. This in effect is saying [...]