Car insurance

Your car needs to be taxed and insured to be legally allowed on UK roads. Here’s how to check that you’re covered…

When you lease a car it’s likely that insurance won’t be included, so you’ll need to get some before you can drive. Here’s everything you need to know

Cat S and Cat N insurance write-off classifications replaced the old Cat C and Cat D groups in 2017; but what do they mean and how do they work?

Looking for a car that’s cheap to insure? We’ve listed the cars with the cheapest insurance group ratings on sale in the UK today

The Association of British Insurers decides your car’s insurance group, from 1 to 50. Here’s what it means for you…

New data shows ICE cars have been written off at twice the rate of electric cars since 2015

New data shows warehouse workers, healthcare assistants and chefs are hit hardest with the highest car insurance quotes

Truly cheap car insurance for young drivers is rare in this day and age, but with these tips you can certainly save money

Car insurance fell by an average of £13 in the second quarter of 2024, although some ethnic minority groups still unfairly pay more than others

The number of young people convicted of driving without insurance has tripled since 2021, due to sky-rocketing premiums

If you’re planning on driving abroad outside the EU you might need a car insurance ‘green card’. But what is a green card and how do you get one?

The new insurance contribution includes Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models, but not the Velar or Evoque

Finance firm, Allianz, has found that the number of fraudulent insurance cases regarding doctored photos and video has trebled in the last year

Ora’s technical team will advise workshops on required repairs, and refurbish batteries in house to manufacturer specs

Do modest price rises abroad - as low as 2 per cent in France - prove car insurance companies are ripping-off British drivers?

The Financial Conduct Authority maintains that the insurance market is ‘competitive’, in spite of driver fury over price hikes

We take an exclusive look behind the rising cost of new car insurance policies and renewals in the UK, discovering the causes and suggesting some solu…

Parts shortages and a lack of technical support are giving insurance underwriters the jitters when it comes to the new wave of Chinese cars hitting th…

A new write-off category system was introduced in 2017, but plenty of Cat C and Cat D cars are still on the used market. We explain what these categor…

A leading insurance comparison site says the average driver must now cough up £995 for cover

Land Rover’s insurance scheme has recently been relaunched, but some customers are being refused cover

Don’t warm your car up by leaving the engine running on the drive, warns Admiral car insurance

Car theft is at record levels in the UK according to data from LV insurance

We look into claims that electric cars face higher insurance premiums than ICE equivalents

Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler was shocked to find his car insurance premium had risen 44 per cent at renewal time

Mike Rutherford is stunned that car insurance premiums have risen by an average 61 per cent in the past 12 months

Year-on-year rises reach 61 per cent in London, while insurers protect profit margins at the expense of drivers

Which is best if you want to mind the GAP?

New data highlights a surge in criminal activity as thieves widen their stolen car parts net from Range Rovers to Fiestas

Motor insurance costs continue to soar in the second quarter of 2023, with the average cost of a premium for ‘fully comp’ cover reaching £511

The excess charges, both voluntary and compulsory, are a key part of your car insurance policy. Here’s how they work…

Is telematics tech a solution for safer, cheaper driving? We speak to young drivers with first-hand experience of black box car insurance

You might think that electric car insurance works much like any other car insurance. It does, but with some important differences…

If you want to learn to drive in your own, or a parent’s, car you’ll need to get the right learner driver car insurance cover

Leasing a car with insurance as part of the deal is a good way to keep things simple, but might not be the cheapest way to insure your car