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LV Research Finds Wealthier Drivers Going Electric to Dodge Emissions Taxes

Research released today by LV= General Insurance  one of the UK’s largest car insurers, has found that two in five (42%) people are considering buying a second car in the near future with the majority of […]

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Are Self-Driving Cars 100% Safe? UK Motorists Are Asking That Question

We are a few years away from truly self-driving cars, but manufacturers are making them smarter, with features like self-parking, lane change alerts via steering wheel, or hazard detection systems linked to the brakes. But […]

Insurance Regulation

Autonomous Tech: 5StarS Consortium on Driverless Cars Welcomed by Thatcham

A proposed assurance framework launched by 5StarS on connected and autonomous vehicle cybersecurity has been welcomed by Thatcham Research. The consortium, an Innovate UK project which brings together key research bodies (HORIBA MIRA, Ricardo, Roke, […]

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Audi A1 is UK’s Most Reliable Car, Says Repair Brand Survey

Can it really be true? It seems the Audi A1 is the most reliable car on UK roads, well, that’s according to the WhoCanFixMyCar website. By comparing repair figures to official car registration statistics from […]

InsureTech

Driverless Car Insurance: Liberty Teams Up With Edge Case Research

Insurance Edge believes that those insurers who fail to invest in driverless car technologies risk losing the chance to harvest vast swathes of data from the occupants of said driverless Jonny Cabs in the future. […]

UK Insurance Trends

LV Launches Pure Electric Car Cover, Including Charging Equipment/Batteries

LV is launching electric car insurance, with features like recovery to the nearest charging point as standard. Better still, a call-out to rescue your lifeless electric vehicle will NOT affect your NCD. For those owners […]

InsureTech

Mobile Devices Teams Up with autoSense on Connected Car Product

You know what is going to happen when cars become semi-autonomous and vehicles do more of the driving via AI and connected traffic management systems? The drivers will consume more data on the move; smartphones […]