Will Collision-Avoidance Technology Lead to Cheaper Car Insurance?

  Will Collision-Avoidance Technology Lead to Cheaper Car Insurance?   Technology is going so fast these days that it won’t be too long before cars driven by people are a thing of the past. And with drivers will disappear almost all collisions as the vast majority of road accidents are caused by human error. Naturally then, when the human is taken out of the equation, 99 times out of a hundred, so is the error. We’re not quite there yet but we’re definitely on our way.   In the meantime, however, cars are definitely getting safer and we’ve now reached the point where new vehicles are routinely able to avoid collisions for you, or at the very least mitigate the seriousness of the impact of any collision that occurs.   These days, bizarre though it ...

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need a taxi ? How about a Lamborghini Huracan ?

Need a Taxi? How about a Lamborghini Huracan ?   Yes its true Wolverhampton City council has approved a taxi License for Lamborghini Huracan , reported the Birmingham mail last week.   This £196K Lamborghini is reportedy the UK’s first supercab. Wolverhampton City council claims this to be the first Lamborghini to be issued with a taxi license. Wolverhampton City council tweeted a series of the Lamborghini images “We’ve just licensed the first super car as a private hire cab in the UK.” So a Lamborghini taxi now available to ride.   This beautifully designed Lamborghini taxi is reported to be licensed by a Wolverhampton based firm special wedding cars who suggest “Hiring a Lamborghini Huracan with its lean angular looks and crisp sharp lines will enha ...

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A Quick Guide to Accident Write-Offs and the Different Damage Categories

A Quick Guide to Accident Write-Offs and the Different Damage Categories    When you are involved in a traffic accident – could be in Birmingham, could be anywhere – and as a result make a car accident claim, you or your accident management company may very well be informed that your vehicle is a write-off. What this means is either that your vehicle is so damaged that it is unsafe to go back on the road, or that the price of repairing it is too high for repair to make economic sense. The implications could be different if you are hit by an uninsured driver.   In the latter case, which means the price of repair is more than the actual value of the vehicle ,your insurance company will make a judgement based on the difference between the cost of repair and the value of your ve ...

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Self-Driving Cars – Accident Risk or the Answer to Our Prayers?

  Self-Driving Cars – Accident Risk or the Answer to Our Prayers? Every year, new cars are fitted with more and more automated safety features and crash avoidance technology. Many of today’s higher-range cars already have advanced safety features such as collision warnings, lane departure warnings, and blind-spot monitoring. It is now predicted that fully automated self-driving cars will be a regular feature on our roads by as early as 2020. This is going to have a huge impact not only on road safety and therefore the number of car accidents on our roads, but also on car accident claims. So does it mean the new technology is going to reduce the number of car accident claims in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds or shall we say road accidents in the UK ? may be not… ...

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5 common causes of UK road traffic accidents and how to avoid them.

5 common causes of UK road traffic accidents and how to avoid them.   Despite the fact that roads in the UK are some of the safest in the world, latest government statistics show that in 2014, there were 1,775 traffic-related fatalities and 22,807 serious injuries. Although this still sounds pretty grim, it’s worth remembering that there were 45 per cent fewer fatalities in 2014 than a decade earlier in 2005. When exploring further on the recent years government statistics suggest, in 2012 the number of people died or seriously injured in the UK roads increased by 2%. In 2011 the number was 24,473 where as in 2012 it was 24,860. It is evident that several people are involved in accident on the roads each year and these figures only apply to the ones who have been involved in ser ...

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