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The hotspots in the UK for the amount of uninsured drivers have been revealed. The recent claim has been made by insurance website moneysupermarket.com, who believes that there are a growing number of people who are now driving without car insurance. The company has set the stats out on a ‘toll like basis’, revealing the higher percentages of those without insurance in the UK. The worse of the worse of these includes the following: West Yorkshire, Bedfordshire, HebdenBridge, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and Dunstable. These stats have come about in an attempt to lower the £30 drivers must now pay, on average, for car accident insurance.
In a recent admission by one of the UK’s top current insurers, swiftcover.com, those of us who enjoy driving sports cars may have to pay out more money than those of us who drive ‘normal cars’. The popular website insurer has stated that they believe the price for premiums are around double that for the same model, from the same manufacturer. An example of this,could include a 30 year old man, who buys a regular Golf, and pays around £1,000 for five years no claims, where’s another man who buys a modified Golf (or a more up to date model) can be expected to pay around £2,000. The price is believed to be higher due to the car’s handling, amount of petrol and miles spent, and the MOT costs.
A regular remade car, due to its performance, stylish looks and swarve interior. The new model is priced fairly reasonably for around £15,000 to £22,000.
The new car has been in a series of safety tests, such as crash testing, in which it scored highly on, making it a suitable car for families or individuals whom make long trips. The car doesn’t give out a massive amount of CO2 emission though, meaning that it is a lot better for the environment (as there is less pollution sent out by the exhaust). The servicing costs of the car are also fairly low, meaning a cheaper service compared to most car types.
This new hatchback style car doesn’t just offer speed, style and acceleration, but it is also at a cheap cost, ranging from £14,000 to £21,000. The car has a great engine, as well as the grill and back of the car.
Despite the car’s speed and acceleration, it also drives well. It’s driving dynamics are also exceptional for the price of the car. The car, despite its size, is also considerably safe; boasting many air bags and good space between each seat. There is also sports versions of the car which include lowered suspension and twin turbo exhausts.
There’s a whole host of new cars for release in 2010, and amongst them is the land rover discovery four. Like most land rovers, the car has a bulky exterior, but it also has a cutting edge to it. The main marketing colour for the car is a cross between silver and black (metallic silver).
The car should sell between £35,000 to £50,000; depending on whom it is purchased off. The car, as most land rovers often do, is a safe ride, with plenty of air bags preventing major injuries to its drives and/or passengers.
One of the most popular sold cars in the UK, it is no surprise how much publicity this car receives. It is not only better looking than its predecessor, but it is also faster. The car is also selling for a reasonable price, of around £15,000 to £22,000.
As always, the Honda’s engines are joy to the ears, producing a loud roar when revved. The only disadvantage to this stylish car is it’s damage to the environment. The CO2 emissions from the car are quite high, further damaging the O-ZONE layer (as well as the cost of the petrol).
The Clio brand of cars are a popular type of car in the UK. This is due to their sleek design, comfortable seating and the way they drive. The car can be picked up between £11,000 and £17,000.
Clio’s are usually bought by the younger generation, who like to build up the cars (to help the car look more stylish as well as improving the speed of the car). The downside to the car is how much petrol you can expect to go through when using the car. A safe car it is, with it having passed most safety tests for road safety practice.
So you passed your driving test and you want a motor to smoke round in at pace, but you don’t want the insurance to come down on you like a piano falling from the empire state building.
I have a list of cars to get which shouldn’t cripple your wallet but at the same time you will be travelling at pace.
Honda CRX Mk 2 – This is the sports hatch of the early 90’s, see if you can bag yourself a bargain, prices start from around £500 and can be as much as £3000 for a minter, but remember what you’re driving here, we’re looking for the VTEC model, epically named the CRX-VT.
Group 12 insurance group
1.6 Economy
150 Bhp
1025Kg
0-60 around 7.5 seconds
To put this car into perspective this car has almost 150 horsepower per tonne, a new Mk5 Golf GTI has 200 horsepower but weighs in at a fat 1400Kg putting you both on a level playing field. Both top speeds are identical. Only the Golf costs around 14k second hand and you’ll never get insured.
Many have said they would love to see this race and Top Gear made it happen for this we have to love them and can not wait for the new series to start up again. Enjoy the race!
This weekend sees the F1 circus roll into the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, for an anti-Monaco weekend. But what it lacks in glamour and glitz, it more than makes up for with pure, flat-out racing.
I reckon there’s no better place to watch an F1 car than when its hammering up through Eau Rouge – where the drivers need big balls of steel!
So we come at it straight off the back of last weekend’s Euro GP in Valencia, where the temperatures soared on and off the track to Spa where the forecasts are for it to be wet and windy could make for an entertaining weekend.