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Pothole compensation claims: Over £10.2 million paid out in three years - these councils are paying out the most
- Staffordshire, East Sussex and Derbyshire named among the councils paying most to drivers due to pothole damages
- At least £10.2 million in compensation claims was paid out by councils in England and Wales between 2022 and 2024
Car insurance costs continue to drop in 2025
Analysis shows that the average cost of an annual car insurance policy has dropped to £400*, the lowest in two years, and 3.5% lower than the previous quarter
Almost 5 million UK drivers are unprepared for winter car conditions, research finds
Only one in five (19%) car owners check their car battery ahead of colder weather, leaving many at risk of breakdowns
Experts issue warning about ‘ghost brokers’ haunting the car insurance industry
Plus: five warning signs your ‘insurer’ might be an imposter
Roadkill reality: One in five motorists admit to hitting an animal while driving
- Rabbits are the animals most frequently struck by vehicles (21%)
- 1% of drivers say they've even hit a cow
- over a quarter of motorists (26%) didn’t stop after hitting an anima;
One in three parents step in to teach their children to drive
Research reveals families are stepping up as costs and test wait times increase
It’s costing Brits over £6,000 to start driving, new report reveals
It costs the UK’s new drivers £6,692 on average to get on the road in 2025
24% of UK Brits don’t understand how number plates work
- Over 55s are least likely to understand a number plate’s meaning
- ‘75’ plates will be released on September 1st
- 25-34-year-olds are most clued up about number plates
Pothole problems could threaten bank holiday getaways
…and new pothole report shows that Cambridgeshire is the worst offender