Determined to hate it, I set off last week on my first ever ski holiday. I packed my knee support, back support, voltarol gel, painkillers and about 15 layers of clothes (which gives you a good insight into my ‘confidence’ in my potential skiing ability). I also swiftly upgraded my travel insurance to include winter [...]
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Back to school- How to keep your kids safe in the car
Summer is officially over – not that it was much of a summer! And for many parents it’s time to start back out on the road as an unpaid chauffeur doing the school run.
Keeping your children safe in the car is a top priority for every parent. But even if you think you’re doing everything [...]
Now you’re sucking diesel!
Fuel prices have soared to an all time high over the last 10 years. The days of filling up a tank for 90 cent a litre are in the distant past. We all know too well now that any claims that house prices would keep on rising were pie in the sky. Petrol, on the other [...]
Summer Rain – a driver’s pain
It’s that time of the year we all love – summertime! But the Irish summer is a temperamental, unpredictable creature. We might get two, even three glorious weeks of hot, sunny weather, but then, just as we’re getting used to wandering around in shorts and t-shirts and starting to believe that it could actually last [...]
Improved car sales this January
In January 2011 a total of 21,078 new cars were registered, an increase of almost a third over the same time a year ago The latest figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show that Toyota topped these sales with registrations of 3,704 cars, followed by Ford with 2,514, Volkswagen with [...]
How much is that doggie in the window….distracting you!!
If you drive with ‘Rover’ in your Rover be aware of the potential risks that man’s best friend can pose to you. Whether he’s hanging his head out your car window, sitting attentively on your lap or resting his paws on your steering wheel, your loyal pal could inadvertently cause an accident.
Awareness has been spreading [...]
A big ‘Plus’ for AXA customers
Times are hard and every cent counts these days. In the wake of one of the harshest budgets Ireland has ever seen we’re all tightening our belts.
You can’t move for the amount of financial ‘experts’ offering their advice on the best ways to save money.
But here are some top secret money-saving tips that you may not [...]
AXA sponsors Parentline’s 6th Annual National Parents Week
AXA Insurance are delighted that we are sponsoring Parentline’s 6th Annual National Parents Week which runs from Monday 11th October until Sunday 17th of October.
We know that being a parent these days can be very challenging but help is at hand.
So what is Parentline?
Parentline is a charity that runs the national parent support helpline. Each year [...]
Windscreen water may cause Legionnaires’ disease
As many as 20 percent of cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in England and Wales may be caused by windscreen wiper water, according to a new report by the UK Health Protection Agency.
Stagnant, warm water is a breeding ground for the bacteria connected to Legionnaires’ disease. It is possible to contract the disease by inhaling small [...]