The who, what and how much of van insurance

Quoted van insurance premiums soar in 2023

By |2024-02-06T11:38:55+00:00February 6th, 2024|Van Insurance, Van News|

Data shows that in December 2023, the quoted premium for a new van insurance policy most commonly fell between £500 and £999, with 36% of quotes falling within this range. Quoted van insurance premiums are being pushed higher by the rising cost of claims which is being driven in turn by the cost of sourcing replacement parts and carrying out repairs, Consumer Intelligence says.

Gardening service trades are most accident prone van drivers

By |2018-11-29T09:06:56+00:00November 29th, 2018|Business Van Insurance, Van Insurance, Van News|

IF YOU see a gardening services trades van on the road, then give it a wide birth, especially in the North! According to latest accident stats, gardeners are the most accident prone van drivers. Especially those in the North where the accident will be at-fault. The stats were produced by The Van Insurer having crunched the numbers on claims processed throughout [...]

Fleet rolls out connected cameras after van impact captured

By |2017-08-31T14:07:21+01:00August 31st, 2017|Telematics, Van Insurance, Van News|

BRUCE'S Doggy Day Care is rolling out a connected vehicle camera solution across its fleet after footage of a serious collision involving one of its vans was captured during a trial of Intelligent Telematic’s 3G devices. The IT1000 vehicle camera recorded the moment another van jumped a red light and crashed into the company’s van as it joined the A3 in [...]

Get your new van and insurance in one package from Vansdirect

By |2017-08-30T19:39:19+01:00August 30th, 2017|Van Insurance, Van News|

IF you want a one stop shop for your van leasing - new van to drive away and insurance to go with it - then Vansdirect, winner of the Best Van Leasing Broker in the 2016 Leasing Broker Awards could be just the van leasing provider you're looking for. And why not? You're busy at your trade and you'd rather be using [...]

VW hailed as safety trailblazer with autonomous emergency braking on all new vans

By |2017-05-31T15:21:03+01:00May 31st, 2017|Van Insurance, Van News|

Autonomous emergency braking VW first van manufacturer to fit AEB as standard Cited as ‘most significant development in vehicle safety since the seat belt’ Potential to save 100 lives and 120,000 casualties over next decade Shown to cut rear-end crashes by nearly 40 per cent Potential to save lives, cut accidents and costs of insurance, repairs and downtime VOLKSWAGEN is being [...]

Dashcam video saved an innocent van driver £16,000

By |2017-03-23T13:41:47+00:00March 23rd, 2017|Telematics, Van Insurance, Van News|

A COMPANY avoided a £16,000 insurance nightmare after the driver’s VisionTrack 3G dashcam video proved he was the innocent victim of a motorist jumping a red light. The footage showed the Ford Transit going through a green light at a junction in Sydenham, South London. Seconds later, the Transit was in collision with a Nissan Note coming from the opposite direction [...]

London priciest as premium hits are mapped in van insurance study

By |2017-03-09T12:16:51+00:00March 9th, 2017|Van Insurance, Van News|

PREMIUM hits are mapped in new data from insurance comparison site The Van Insurer  which reveals where van drivers are paying the most - and least - for their van insurance. East London tops the premiums poll at just under £2,000 - five times the cheapest on the Isle of Man and Jersey. The Van Insurer analysed 3.4 million quotes provided through their online [...]

Vanarama launches industry-first multi-year van insurance policies

By |2017-02-01T21:08:01+00:00February 1st, 2017|Van Insurance, Van News|

NEWLY-launched Vanarama Insurance is now offering a fixed premium for the entire duration of your lease, with monthly instalments alongside your vehicle rental charge with a  multi-year van insurance package. Vanarama says there had been a good response to the idea of combining lease and insurance costs, while over 90% of respondents said they wanted a fixed insurance premium during their lease [...]

Vanarama enters van insurance market

By |2017-01-20T14:34:56+00:00January 20th, 2017|Van Insurance, Van News|

BRANCHING out from leasing, Vanarama enters van insurance market with the intention of becoming the dominant force in commercial vehicle insurance for leased vehicles. Vanarama aims to secure £4 million worth of Gross Written Premium in its first year of trading; this reflects Vanarama’s market share of the leased vehicle market. Vanarama Insurance has launched its own easy-to-use aggregator for customers to compare [...]

Guide to insuring your van

By |2016-12-15T16:14:19+00:00December 15th, 2016|Van Insurance, Van News|

Penalties for driving uninsured Fixed penalty £300 fine and 6 licence penalty points Seizure and destruction of vehicle Those driving less than two years will be disqualified and must retake theory and practical driving test Court penalties are unlimited fine and disqualification VAN insurance premiums may be rising but insurance is very much a legal requirement as well as a social [...]

Van insurance premiums rise to average nearly £1,600 – double car costs

By |2019-03-05T12:24:21+00:00December 6th, 2016|Van Insurance, Van News|

Van insurance premiums rising Average best buy premiums rise 11.7% to £1,591 in 12 months to October Insurance premium tax rose from 6% to 9.5% in November 2015 and again to 10% in March 2016 Budget Best buy carriage of own goods policies up 10.9% to average £1,364 Under-25s paying £4,770 Choosing carriage of own goods cover can reduce bills [...]

Winners and losers as new van insurance groups recognise safety advances

By |2015-12-29T15:19:24+00:00December 29th, 2015|Van Insurance, Van News|

Key features of the new van insurance groups Implemented from 1 January 2016 30 groups increase the sensitivity of the rating scale, and more clearly define differentials in size and performance of vehicles Introduction of an Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) assessment Introduction of a geometric bumper assessment Amended weighting on parts prices/repair costs; introduction of a ‘cost-based’ measure of ‘damagability [...]

40 percent of SMEs have incorrect vehicle insurance

By |2015-11-13T21:17:37+00:00June 17th, 2014|Van Insurance|

AXA says that adequate insurance for a small business is simple and cheap to put in place - not worth the risk of neglecting it FORTY percent of SMEs fail to buy the insurance they need to used their vehicles for business according to AXA Business Insurance. If you use your own vehicle for business it must be [...]

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