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Paws on the road: 40% of pet owners are unaware of rules about driving with dogs
AND one in five (21%) dog owners admit to not adequately securing their dog in the car
One in five drivers don’t have breakdown cover leaving millions at risk of unexpected costs, new research reveals
● Young drivers are the least likely to have breakdown cover - 36% don’t have the cover
● Greater London has the highest proportion of drivers without breakdown cover (26%)
Six in ten don’t fully understand insurance excesses
New research shows insurance knowledge is lacking - with Brits confused by excesses, policy exclusions and more
It’s all gone to POT – potholes still causing havoc on UK roads
Car insurance experts reveal what to do if you hit one of the UK’s 1 million PLUS potholes
One in 10 learners takes their driving test before they’re ready
● More than half of learner drivers needed multiple attempts to pass their practical test in the last year
● Only one in 10 (11%) drivers believe they took their test before they were ready
● The majority (61%) would delay their test if they were penalised for not passing first time
New report reveals UK’s best and worst places to take your driving test
● Newtown in Wales takes the title of best place to pass your driving test, with a 72.5% pass rate
● Test centres in the UK’s largest cities dominate the worst places to pass your test
Steer in the wrong direction: 35% of parents admit to insurance fraud
● 64% of parents say they would consider insuring their child's car on a policy in their name
● 55% of parents of young people said that the cost of car insurance was one of their biggest concerns
New report reveals that the cost of getting on the road jumped by 19% in 2024
It costs new drivers an average of £7,100 to get on the road in 2024