Cost of running a car
Annual Running Cost Amount Road Tax £165 Petrol £1,150 Insurance £428 MOT £0 Servicing £150 Tolls and Congestion Charges £58 Parking £390 Cleaning and Valeting £70 Oil, brake fluid and antifreeze £85 Breakdown Cover £100 Wear, tyres and repairs £160 TOTAL £2,756 Example 3 - Large car driver - 40-year-old male doctor living in Richmond driving a 2003 BMW 323 2.5 Estate, driving 12,500 miles a year. Managing director, Tanzie Oliver, said:. Read more...
Ban Car Magazines
Second, an even more striking age imbalance:. Esure and First Alternative call for under-21 ban on 'irresponsible' car magazines (24 February 2005) Online car insurers, esure and First Alternative, are this week calling on MPs to help 54 bring about a ban on the sale of car magazines that the companies believe are 'irresponsible' to under-21-year olds. First 54 a very striking gender imbalance:. Read more...

DIY claims
Ladder related accidents (8%). The claims often follow the next day when the purchases are erected or installed.� Churchill has compiled a ‘DIY Disaster’ list which breaks down the types of DIY claim made over the Easter period:. This includes a 20% new customer discount plus an extra 10% if they purchase cover online. Claims tend to be lower on the first day of the holidays as it is often the purchasing day. Read more...
BRITS SPEND 2.5 MILLION ON THEIR GARDENS.
This new wave of yuppie gardens comes at a cost, however, as UK 99 thieves are also switching on to the trend. The top target was garden tools (12 per cent), closely followed by plants, bushes, shrubs and lawns (11 per cent), and garden equipment such as barbecues (7 per cent). Research carried out among 2344 UK residents by YouGov on behalf of MORETHAN between 4th and 8th May 2006. Craig Allen, head of home insurance at MORETHAN, says:. 26 May 2006 - MoreThan Home Insurance Brits spent £2.5 million on garden goods last year alone.1 UK gardens are now worth £52 billion. Read more...Directory