Opinion

Opinion: Time’s Up For The e-Scooter Circus, Tax & Insurance is On The Way

The latest from the Editor’s smoking keyboard. The tragic death of a young woman on an e-scooter has brought the safety issues and legal status of these vehicles into the mainstream media, which can only […]

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News

e-Scooter Riders Know They Could Injure Themselves, or Others – Yet Fail to Consider Insurance

According to a survey commissioned by VOOM, the world’s first on-demand, telematics-based insurance platform for specialized mobility, 49% of millennial e-scooter riders are concerned about harming themselves or others when riding; but 53% have never thought […]

Insurance Brokers

EU Markets: Getsafe Launches Bicycle Insurance Product in Germany

Every two minutes a bicycle is stolen in Germany – and these are only the cases reported to the police. The number of unreported cases is estimated to be significantly higher at a further 50 […]

News

Tesla Wins Five Star Safety Rating From Thatcham Research

Results for the latest cars to be rated against Euro NCAP’s most demanding tests to date have been announced today. Cars from DS, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Škoda and Tesla all achieved the maximum five-star Euro NCAP […]

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 […]

Insurance claims

Claims News: Roadmap Needed for Electric Vehicle Repair & Servicing

Steve Nash, Chief Executive of the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) hosted a session at Automechanika, setting out a roadmap for the automotive aftermarket sector to be ready for the electric revolution. Much focus […]

Motor Insurance

Which is The Safest Car of 2019? Thatcham Research & What Car’s Top 10

Car safety is always a high priority when it comes to buying new, along with fuel economy, in-car gadgetry and depreciation. If you need any proof then just look at the way the modern SUV […]

Opinion

Opinion: Compulsory Electric Bike Insurance Misses the Bigger Problems

From the Editor’s smokin’ laptop, comes this predictable grumble about compulsory insurance for electric bicycles, due to come into law across the UK, once some type of Danegeld deal is struck with the EU in […]