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UK 'Deathtrap' Car Breakdown Risk

by SimonPenson 3. March 2010 16:25
Britain’s roads are clogged up with ‘potential deathtraps’ cars just waiting to suffer a breakdown or accident, new government statistics have revealed. It is now estimated that around 850,000 cars could have tyres with thread under the... [More]

Breakdown Truck Thefts Warning

by SimonPenson 3. March 2010 16:22
Police have issued warnings to Britain’s car owners this week following a spate of car theft involving ‘fake breakdown truck drivers’ Rescue My Car understands that thieves are posing as car breakdown truck drivers and are taking away e... [More]

Car Insurance Fraud | Fronting

by SimonPenson 24. February 2010 15:09
Many of us are committing car insurance fraud and we may not even know it. That is the warning being made by Insurance 4 My as new figures suggest a rise in ‘fronting’ – the name given to the practice of putting someone else on your car ... [More]

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Avoid a Breakdown with a Mid Winter Check Up

by SimonPenson 24. February 2010 14:25
It may feel like it must be nearing the end of winter but the reality is we are only really at the midpoint in this year’s bone chilling and record breaking winter season. Not since 1978 has it been this cold and as a result our car breakdown figure... [More]

Cheap Car Insurance

by SimonPenson 17. February 2010 11:11
If you are regular visitor to the Rescue my Car blog you will undoubtedly have read the news that cheap car insurance is becoming a rarer beast as the number of personal injury claims push premiums higher and higher. Thankfully searching for better car i... [More]

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Avoid High Breakdown Cover Renewals

by SimonPenson 17. February 2010 11:02
Breakdown cover customers are being hit in the pocket by exorbitant insurance renewal costs with motorists saving often more than £100 by making the effort to switch, Rescue My Car has discovered. With our lives becoming increasingly more hectic ma... [More]

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Don't Breakdown on Valentine's Day

by SimonPenson 11. February 2010 09:12
Picture the scene: It’s Valentine’s Day, you’ve finally got round to organising a genuinely romantic getaway and everything is in place for some serious brownie points and then it happens. The car breakdown en route to your hotel. Check... [More]

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Car Insurance Pothole Claims

by SimonPenson 11. February 2010 09:01
An estimated 30 car insurance claims are pouring into UK car insurers offices each day as a result of damage caused by new potholes. That is the price Britain’s motorists are now paying for the damaged road surfaces as councils across the British I... [More]

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Wise European Breakdown Tips

by SimonPenson 5. February 2010 08:43
With more than 10% of UK drivers expected to travel by car to European destination in 2010 Rescue My Car is once again raising awareness of the value of checking your car breakdown cover policies. Each year thousands of British motorists make the mistake... [More]

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Personal Injury Claims Push Car Insurance up 11%

by SimonPenson 5. February 2010 08:28
People claiming compensation through no win no fee solicitors are pushing car insurance premiums through the roof putting more emphasis than ever on the value of shopping around away from the biggest insurance brands. A rapid increase in the number of pe... [More]

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