‘It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters’* You may believe ‘no harm done’ that upon viewing the damage (lack of?), the impossibility of any injury occurring because of your walking-pace nudge (or similar), …
‘The motor insurance sector has been grappling with a surge in vehicle theft – a problem most prevalent in the high-value vehicle market’ with a ‘25% year-on-year increase’ according to ‘consumer intelligence’. Whilst the scarcity of available used cars may …
A glowing endorsement … CMA are pleased to have their professionalism and attention to delegated authority TPPD / Highway claims recognised following a supplier performance audit. Whilst it was noted Claims Management and Adjusting Ltd (CMA) are providing a good …
A spillage on our roads can prove problematic, and expensive. There is the initial cleansing & containment to consider, possible environmental issues, traffic management and potentially .. resurfacing with all the associated costs this brings. We know a thing or …
A judge having dismissed a no-insurance prosecution against an e-scooter owner after being told it is impossible for the third-level student to get insurance for the vehicle, that a conviction would be ‘unfair’, these riders are seemingly labelled as ‘victims’; …
22/01/2023 – A person who refused to acknowledge highway restrictions on the M25 following a motorway incident has been fined at Southend Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. He was ordered to pay: a £750 fine £75 in victim surcharge and £625 …
Claims Management & Adjusting Ltd., has called out the absurdity of a particular type of insurance fraud. “Retrospectively getting cover, or ‘forward-dating’ the event, is a common con, but this one was absurd, seemingly designed to fool the police, he …
Have you been presented a claim by Network Rail (NR) following a bridge strike that occurred between 5pm and 7pm of a weekday? If so, what were you charged for the first 4-hour (minimum fee) attendance: £368.33 or £859.43 It …
02/09/2022 Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000: Further to previous disclosures of the rates used by Kier to bill NH for DCP works, please could you provide the latest to cover the period 2021 to the …
You are likely aware we work for vehicle information suppliers, the public and insurers, assisting with ‘diminution in value’ and/or ‘loss of title’ claims – read more here. In brief, if an information supplier informs a customer the vehicle is …
National Highways’ failure to audit a £440,000 bill from Amey has cost the public over £300,000! The costs arose from a collision; a vehicle struck Higham Road Bridge, Northampton which passes over a railway line. Emergency attendance was required and …
Promoting a more “mutually respectful and considerate culture of safe and effective road use that benefits all users.” Much of the new rules are common sense and likely conduct practiced by most. Most drivers are in cars – metal boxes …
A great Christmas gifts for children and adults? Not if you intended to ride of a road! Over 1 million privately-owned e-scooters sold in the UK before the holiday rush. are ILLEGAL for road-use. the police have seized 1,000’s of …
Think again! Informed there is a potential fault or defect with your vehicle, why would you not seek to address it asap … for the safety of yourself, your occupants and other road users? Does this recent (12/2021) spell the …
Whilst some explain electric scooters were legalised for use on British streets 07/2020, this does not apply to every scooter. Hop on an eScotter and take to the road at your own peril; injury and/or legal! E-scooters are classified as …
A sobering thought: £70,000 – the potential cost of a drink-drive conviction. Another reason autos & alcohol do not mix …. be sure it is just your whisky (whiskey – Ireland) that is on the rocks this holiday. Read more …
15/09/2020: Causing the death of another whilst speeding, racing, using a phone or under the influence of drink or drugs, could receive life sentences under new legislation. The sentencing reforms will be introduced in Parliament early next year. A new …
Motorists condemn ‘confusing’ £2.3million project they fear will cause more accidents: Cyclists have the outer ring on the Cambridge roundabout, with cycle crossings over each of four approach roads There are also zebra crossings over each of the approach roads …
EXITING THE EUROPEAN UNION ROAD TRAFFIC The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 …
31/10/2019 saw NSoRC ‘suspended’; Highways England’s new pricing process, required because the Authority claims to have no repair costs agreed with contractors in many Areas, has been abandoned. The process which assured us of transparency and the insurance industry (Third …
