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Staycation warning: Campers urged to check their insurance before pitching-up

  • Majority of campers take valuables on holiday or to a festival.
  • Only 16% of home insurers automatically provide cover for items away from home.
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GoCompare comment on news that one in four plan to buy an EV in next five years

Comparison site warns buyers they MUST shoparound for insurance as premiums can vary more than for conventional cars

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2021 staycation road trip – can the nation’s cars take the strain?

Ahead of the half-term getaway - Gocompare Car Insurance shares 10 tips for safe road trips.

  • Two thirds of households are planning a staycation this year, and majority are going by car!
  • Warning that some insurers consider fitting external accessories such as a roof rack, a bike rack or a tow bar as a modification.
  • Drivers are urged to check with their provider to ensure they are covered.
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MOT confusion leaves motorists at risk of driving unsafe cars or driving illegally

  • Millions of drivers don’t understand the MOT process.
  • 44% of drivers are unaware that an expired MOT would risk invalidating their car insurance.
  • 26% of motorists think an MOT guarantees their car will be safe to drive for the next 12 months.
  • GoCompare customers buying car insurance cover before 15 June are eligible for an MOT for a tenner voucher, a saving around £442.
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GoCompare Travel Insurance welcomes England’s ‘green list’

But research suggest only 13% are happy to travel abroad this year

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£1 million refunded to customers through GoCompare car insurance excess cover

  • GoCompare offers customers £250 free excess cover when they purchase car insurance
  • Customer savings have now amounted to one million pounds since it launched in 2019
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Only 13% of Brits happy to travel abroad in 2021

  • Foreign holidays are off the cards for most Brits with only 13% say they are happy to travel abroad.
  • Two thirds of UK adults are planning a staycation this year.
  • Hotels, B&Bs and self-catering accommodation top the list of staycations.
  • 71% holidaying in the UK won’t protect their staycation with travel insurance.
Motorway

18 million drivers now suffer MOT anxiety

  • Getting their car through its annual MOT test causes 58% of drivers to feel stressed.
  • Cost of potential repairs to pass the MOT test causes the most anxiety.
  • High stress levels partly the result of the Covid MOT test extension last year.
  • 10% of drivers who received a Covid test extension now don’t know when their test is due.
  • GoCompare Car Insurance is offering customers an MOT of a tenner, a saving of around £442.
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Drivers warned to act as insurers’ COVID pledges end on 30 April 2021

  • Drivers using their own car for commuting or work purposes need to make sure they have the appropriate level of cover, otherwise they could unwittingly invalidate their car insurance, should they need to make a claim.
  • Revised guidance applies to drivers, including key workers, using their own car to commute to work or to drive to different locations for work.
  • Volunteer drivers are urged to check their car insurance policy documents to make sure they follow any conditions, such as informing their insurer of their activities.
Motorway

Just 27% of drivers will return to their pre-pandemic driving habits

  • 6% of households say they no longer need a car
  • The end of the commute - biggest positive from pandemic for 17% of people
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GoCompare launches MOT for a tenner offer

  • GoCompare offers car owners an MOT for £10
  • Offer will help support local garages and remind car owners to renew their MOT
  • Car owners driving with an expired MOT could receive a £1,000 fine
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As golf courses open across the UK, GoCompare lets hole in one heroes in on an insurance perk they may not know about

GoCompare has found that 16 out of 395 home contents insurance policies go a ‘fairway’ to covering policy holders for post-hole-in-one celebratory costs