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Top five types of winter road crashes

London traffic

March is the second-worst month for accidents after November, according to new analysis from industry specialist, AX. Winter months see a 7.45% spike in road accidents, with rear-end collisions the most common, while the 10-minute spike between 17:00 and 17:10 sees most prangs across the evening rush-hour peak. The 3pm …

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High number of new drivers in car accidents

Young driver

One in five drivers are involved in a car accident during their first year of motoring, according to a new survey. The research, conducted by GAP insurance brokers ALA, found out how many accidents and offences are caused by drivers in their first 12 months on the road. Between April …

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Don’t be a crash test dummy

co-op crash test video

Co-op Insurance has created dramatic crash test video to highlight the effects of failing to wear seatbelts. According to road safety charity Brake, one of the most common behaviours among young drivers is not wearing seatbelts. Co-op research reveals that two fifths (41%) of drivers aged 17-24 have been involved …

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Motorists urged to choose safety tech

Stop The Crash - Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) demo

Looking to buy a new car? The #STOPTHECRASH campaign is urging you to ask three key life-saving questions before choosing which one to buy… 1. What Euro NCAP test rating does this car have? 2. Is Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) fitted to this car – and is it standard? 3. …

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UK’s Top 10 ‘crash for cash’ hotspots

Traffic jam

Birmingham has been named as the place where British motorists are most likely to fall victim to a staged accident scam. More than 3,000 ‘crash for cash’ claims were made in 2015, Aviva researchers found – that’s one every three hours – and 25% occurred in Birmingham. Aviva says the …

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How to deal with the aftermath of a car crash

A car crash is a terrible experience for anyone to endure and, in the immediate aftermath of one, most people will either be too seriously injured or too much in shock to do very much. Ideally, if you have been the innocent victim in a car crash, you would want …

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