Around 15% of Dublin motorists almost 10% of motorists nationally have been the victim of car crime within the last two years, according to new research.
This disturbing revelation came from a recent online poll carried out by AA Insurance. From a total of 6,500 responses nationwide, 3.7% of motorists had either had their car stolen [...]
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15% of Dublin motorists are the victim of car crime
120 kilometre traffic jam in China
There are traffic jams and then there are Chinese ‘traffic jams’. We all know that feeling of being stuck in our car in bumper-to-bumper traffic that’s barely moving. Fifteen minutes passes and you’ve moved less than 10 metres. Your blood starts to boil as you watch pedestrians out for a quiet stroll passing you out and [...]
Road rage costs lives on UK roads
A new report from AXA UK has highlighted that 800 lives a year are being lost on roads in Britain as a result of either road rage or disrespectful driving.
Nearly £1 billion (£945m) of premium could be saved if motorists in UK just chill-out and ease up on the aggression and general disrespect of their [...]
Male drivers driven to distraction this summer
It’s a beautiful summers day and you are driving along without a care. You’ve got your sun-glasses on, the window down and the radio pumping your favourite tunes. Out of the corner of your eye, you spot a woman in her summer best and start singing to yourself: ‘Pretty woman walking down street, pretty woman [...]
A ghost moved my car!!
It’s not every day the worlds of motoring and the supernatural collide…In a real-life ‘who-dunnit’ that would have spooked even Mrs. Marple, a motorist called her local council to ask them if ghosts had moved her car.
‘This town, is coming like a ghost town’…Well, not exactly – this ghostly event took place in the not-so-otherworldly [...]
New car sales still trending upwards
New car sales have increased by 47 per cent between January and July this year compared to the same period last year. According to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) 74,111 new cars were sold in the first seven months of 2010, compared to just 57,000 from January to July in 2009.
The SIMI [...]
A hole new way to save on fuel costs
Potholes are usually a motorist’s worst nightmare – lumps and bumps in the road that are hard to spot and can do serious, costly damage to your car. But soon you could actually be seeking them out as a way to save money!
A ground-breaking new shock absorber which has been developed in American looks set [...]
Fraud in a time of Recession
As Ireland’s recession forces most people to adjust to their changed circumstances, a growing trend in insurance fraud indicates that some are finding other ways to ‘supplement’ their lifestyles. With the country’s top bankers getting to keep their million euro bonus many may feel that they too are entitled to their piece of the action.
Although [...]
The benefits of getting older…in terms of car insurance
I agree with the saying ‘certain things get better with age’. It’s certainly true if you have an AXA car insurance policy, a full licence and are over 22 years old (*terms & conditions may apply). If so, you are probably lucky enough to have a ‘Driving of Other Cars’ cover extension on your policy.
AXA [...]
Lower drink driving limit law passed
New lower drink driving limits will come into force in September 2011 after the Dáil passed a vote on Wednesday. Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey believes this change to the Road Traffic Bill will save lives and reduce injuries on the roads.
The new Bill will reduce the drink-driving limit to 50 mg – the equivalent [...]