Motor Insurance

Kwik-Fit Warns on MoT Extension – Are More Dangerous Cars on The Roads?

New research by the nation’s largest MOT tester reveals that almost 1.1 million unroadworthy vehicles are set to return to the UK’s streets as the lockdown begins to ease and people increasingly take to their […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Is There an App That Disables Smartphones When Driving? Yep

There are quite a few apps on the market that automatically disable a smartphone when driving above a certain speed. Bit like the classic Father Ted episode, but without the explosives under the milk float. […]

Technology

Ford’s Road Edge Detection Camera Will Make Rural Roads Driving Safer

Driving in rural areas can be tricky when unmarked road edges become ragged and give way to open land, muddy ditches and sheer drops. Driving at night – in unlit areas especially – can be […]

News

Memo To Rishi Sunak: Why Are Telematics Drivers STILL Paying IPT?

insurethebox, pioneer of UK telematics insurance, is lending its voice to the chorus of concern around Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) on motor insurance. In particular, the company is concerned that new Chancellor of the Exchequer, […]

News

Driverless; New 230 Mile Record by Nissan Leaf

A British-based research project into the latest autonomous vehicle technologies has successfully completed a 230-mile self-navigated journey on UK roads. The project, HumanDrive, is jointly funded by UK government through the Centre for Connected and […]

News

Rubbernecking Drivers Go Crash Happy Near Buckingham Palace

New independent research by Select Car Leasing using data produced by road safety charity THINK! highlights the perils of ‘rubbernecking’ whilst driving. Referring to the physical act of craning your neck to look at something of interest, […]