South African vehicle owners need to get a log book and write down the mileage!

We would like to alert all South African vehicle owners to write down the mileage travelled up to the 28th of February! Tax consultants have urged their clients not to neglect this important detail required by the South African Revenue Services. It is also important to note that if you buy a new car during [...]

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Who bothers writing about car insurance?

Over the past 7 months I have written much about car insurance and I have read many blog posts and commentary by other writers on car insurance! It is always a good idea to do a bit of self –analysis and ask questions about whether these written contributions can in fact be regarded as “making [...]

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Do older cars lead to more accident claims?

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 [...]

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Be alert to the threat of number plate hijacking

The Arrive Alive website earlier today received an email expressing concern about the threat of number plate hijacking. We share this previously on the road safety blog and believe we need to share this on the Car Insurance Blog to protect our vehicle owners from bodily harm and vehicle loss!

But what is number plate hijacking [...]

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Innovative techniques for towing a vehicle

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 [...]

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Elderly women are higher risk drivers for car insurance

It is well known that women are generally perceived to be less of an insurance risk than their male counterparts. This has lead to many debates on which gender has “the best drivers”. Fact is that young women drivers are paying much less in insurance premiums than men at the same age.

The Guardian has revealed [...]

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Do we have the correct death toll on South African roads for December 2009?

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 [...]

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Car Insurance wishes for 2010

We would like to wish all our vehicle owners a blessed, safe and enjoyable 2010. Having spent much time on road safety and car insurance blog in 2009, we decided to compile a wish list for 2010.

South Africa and Road Safety

May we succeed in a significant reduction in road deaths and crashes in South Africa!
May [...]

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Avoid additional car insurance claims near accident scenes

It is reported that more than 840 people have passed away in 654 fatal road crashes since the start of December on South African roads. On television we have seen images of horrific accident scenes and paramedics doing their best to save the lives of the badly injured accident victims.

On the Car Insurance Blog we [...]

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Festive Season wishes from the Car Insurance Blog

We would like to take a moment and divert from the posts focused only on car insurance, and share a few festive season wishes. Irrespective of the religion of our many vehicle owners, this is a time of the year that families get together and pause from their busy lives. This is a time when [...]

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