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Archive for April, 2009

Has your vehicle lost value?

Icon Written by sarah on April 29, 2009 – 10:55 am

Your vehicle may have lost value by the mere fact that it has been involved in a motor accident. This is even the case where the repair to it was of a very high standard.
It all boils down to a psychological prejudice applicable to vehicles that have been involved in motor accidents.
You are looking to [...]

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Going Green - is it worth the effort?

Icon Written by sarah on April 28, 2009 – 10:38 am

I was reading this article on the Businesscar website yesterday and I was reminded of the LPG fiasco some years ago and it makes me wonder whether the government can be really bothered with the new ‘greener’ technologies.
Before I go on too far I should say that I am not convinced that electric vehicles are [...]

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A clearer windscreen

Icon Written by sarah on April 27, 2009 – 10:34 am

I have been using a product on the glass in my car for the last few months and I am now at the point where I can share the proven benefits of using a glass treatment product.
The product I am using is RainX and it is, in my opinion, brilliant.  It works be creating a [...]

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Organised Traffic Scams

Icon Written by sarah on April 26, 2009 – 10:29 am

I was going to write my own article, however and excellent one has already been written…

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…and there is no advantage to reinventing the wheel!
Organised Traffic Scams
Throughout the UK there are numerous criminal gangs operating purely to set up traffic accidents. They then place personal injury claims to benefit from the cash that can [...]

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When saving money costs lives

Icon Written by sarah on April 25, 2009 – 10:53 am

There is some anecdotal evidence that some companies are reducing their spending on their vehicles in the mistaken belief that the are going to save money.  Now I am all for making savings where possible, but if you do not know the best way to manage the vehicle costs, then you may end up by [...]

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Meet the RUBS Team

Icon Written by sarah on April 24, 2009 – 1:41 pm

On May 7th 2009 you can meet the creators of RUBS at the Chelmsford Business Networking event. The event takes place in a Mercedes Benz showroom (all the details are in the link).

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If you cannot make Essex that day, you can meet our fleet risk consultant Nigel Grainger the same day at the [...]

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Personal injury on the UK roads

Icon Written by sarah on April 24, 2009 – 10:24 am

A total of 27,800 people were killed or seriously injured on Great Britain’s roads on weekdays during 2002, or an average of 107 people each day. The incidence of people being killed or seriously injured in road accidents is not uniform throughout the day, however.
Read more here

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Scrappage and the Budget

Icon Written by sarah on April 23, 2009 – 8:22 pm

Yesterday Alistair Darling announced the UK Scrappage scheme. What did you think of the Scheme? Is it really for the environment? Will it really kick start the UK motor industry?
In Germany the scheme started incredibly well and I believe it had a good response in France as well. Both of those countries have their own [...]

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