warmer weather, and a lot of fun in the sun. For drivers, however, it also means worrying about new dangers to your car that weren’t present in the winter and spring months. Just because you have to be responsible, however, doesn’t mean all of the fun has to be sucked out of summer. In fact, preparing your car for summertime now can actually end up allowing you to have a better, more protected, and more worry free summer.
One thing you’ll want to check out with the start of summer, or even sooner depending on where you live and when cold weather subsides, is if there is any leftover salt residue on the car’s body. Salt, u
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The Legal Services Board (LSB), which oversees the regulation of lawyers in England and Wales, has come out against a total ban on referral fees, preferring instead to prevent abuses in the system by strengthening transparency.
The decision marks the conclusion of an LSB review based on economic analysis, consumer research and advice from the Legal Services Consumer Panel.
The Board’s new guidance provides more flexibility to approved regulators in the sector, and requires regulators to make sure consumers know when referral fees are in operation, and to whom they are being paid. <
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In March 2011, a Marist Poll revealed that two-thirds of Americans believe that drivers should be retested for their license once they reach the age of 65, even if they have a good driving history. Many experts believe that driving capabilities can diminish when drivers get older from failing eyesight as well as other physical issues and mental restrictions.
But is it a good idea to have seniors to retake their drivers license test once they reach a certain age? Have states looked into this requirement for drivers? Could taking a step like this affect auto insurance rates?
Americans Want Drivers Retested
The Marist Poll found that a high number of drivers want seniors to be retested for their licenses when they reach the age of 65.
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Almost everyone knows that the age of a particular driver can affect how much he or she pays for automobile insurance. What many people don’t realize, however, is just how much age affects premium rates. A driver can be affected by age so very much that policies become almost unaffordable. As such, it’s important for you to know, especially if you’re a young driver or have a young driver on your policy, what is fair and just in the automobile industry as it relates to age and what you can do to lower your car insurance premium no matter what your age may be.
In most states in the United States, drivers generally begin driving around the age of fifteen. Typic
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The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is calling for a clampdown on the “pain in the neck” culture which it says has made the UK the whiplash capital of Europe.
With one in every 140 people claiming whiplash injuries a year, the ABI highlights the need for action as follows:
Nearly 1,200 whiplash claims are made every day in the UK; six times more than the number of people who claim for workplace-related injury every year.
The cost to the NHS of treating whiplash is estimated at £8 million a year.
Three-quarters of personal injury claims in the UK are for whiplash, more than elsewhere in Europe.
Insurers pay out nearly £2 billion a year in claims for whiplash.
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