| Compulsory car insurance being considered - minister
Compulsory insurance is being considered as a way of cracking down on boy racers, Transport Safety Minister Harry Duynhoven said today. The Government has come under pressure from a mayoral task force to tighten liquor laws and laws around the licensing, purchasing and financing of "high performance cars" for drivers aged under 20. The taskforce's 20 mayors called for a permanent ban on alcohol in all unlicensed public places and a "comprehensive review" of licensing and car purchasing laws following the deaths of young people in Christchurch and Mount Maunganui. But Mr Duynhoven said today requiring compulsory third-party insurance for all drivers was more likely to have an impact on the behaviour of so-called boyracers. He said: "That very soon changes behaviour because people realise they are not in a position to drive if they have a lot of speeding tickets, a lot of vehicle offences or a vehicle which is modified with a very high premium because if they misbehave their premiums then go through the roof." .
SLC Car Crash Rates Higher Than National Average
According to a new study, Salt Lake City residents could improve their driving. Salt Lake City drivers are involved in more crashes than the national average. According the to the study by Allstate Insurance the average U.S. driver is involved in one crash every 10 years. But in Salt Lake City that average is every 9.8 years. The study shows the safest drivers are in the Midwest with five midwestern cities in the top 10. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had the country's safest drivers. The study did not give reasons for why cities had different crash rates. But they said Salt Lake City ranked higher than similar-sized Tempe, Arizona, and slightly lower than similar-sized Little Rock, Arkansas. .
Residents Warned About Bad Car Insurance
The Office of Insurance says Michael Fleckinger sold policies to at least 60 people under the name Amtrek Two Insurance Company in Erlanger. The state says the company was not authorized to sell insurance in Kentucky and Fleckinger is not a licensed agent. Anyone who bought a policy with Amtrek Two should contact the KOI Insurance Fraud Invedivision at (800)595-6053, ext 4446. .
'ID check 2nd hand convertibles'
Car buyers hoping to avoid the one million worthless second hand cars on the market can use credit reference agency Experian's Auto Check on car insurance company More Than's webpage.With the RAC urging motorists to take proper care when second hand cars, especially high value convertibles, More Than's offer to check the real identity of five used cars before they buy them could prove particularly useful this summer.The RAC study suggests that coveted convertibles make up six per cent of all stolen vehicles, seven per cent of cars with faked mileage and six per cent of motor insurance write offs.Cabriolets also account for six per cent of cars which have motor finance outstanding. This means that existing loans or credit have not been settled so the car could be repossessed from under the new owner's nose.The weather that entices drivers into buying convertibles is also responsible for a surprising statistic.According to NFU Mutual motor insurance, and contrary to expectations, there is not a significant difference between accidents between the summer and winter months.
Females risking their women's car insurance premiums?
A recent study has shown that female drivers may increasingly be risking their women's car insurance premiums through risk-taking behaviour.Researchers from the University of California found a rise in the number of women drivers who were found to have been drinking at the wheel, while they were also shown to be less likely to wear a seatbelt and more likely to have an accident while on a mobile phone, reports News24.com.In a presentation made to the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine in Chicago, the researchers said that "the tendencies amongst women are not positive".The scientists studied 139,000 accidents involving individuals aged between 16 and 24 in which someone died and found a recent increase of 1.3 per cent in the number of incidents involving women and alcohol.Earlier this year, a study by Australian insurance firm AAMI found that female drivers may be less likely to claim on their women's car insurance as they were not as likely as men to drive after drinking alcohol.Some 80 per cent of female motorists could save on their women's car insurance with Kwik-Fit Insurance, a study from last year has shown.© Adfero Ltd
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