‘Current News’ Category

WARNING: ARE YOUR KIDS INSURED TO DRIVE CORRECTLY?

Make sure that your young drivers are insured correctly as the consequences can be disastrous, as the following tale will prove….. For anonymity purposes lets call our family the Smith’s. Mr and Mrs Smith were very pleased when their son passed his driving test, after all, it is a big achievement. They decided to buy [...]

Thinking of buying a Motorhome?

Many people still hold a very old fashioned view of holidaying in a motorhome.  Of course the old VW type of campervan brings to mind bygone days and nostalgic memories, but in truth things have changed dramatically. Campervans were often used to travel to music festivals and of course were lived in while parked in [...]

Do you have the right property insurance?

When you buy a property that you intend to let or become responsible for a property that an elderly parent no longer lives in, a standard home insurance product is no longer suitable. Landlords or ‘Buy to Let’ insurance is very easy for us to set up.  All you have to do is inform us [...]

The Perils of Comparison Websites

So your insurance is due for renewal, sometime soon. This year you were going to research the market, make informed decisions which were cost effective and time efficient….but then everything else happened.  Sound familiar?  Before you log on to a price comparison website,  just stop for a moment and consider the facts: Comparison Websites make [...]

Preventing the theft of Heating Oil

This week Jacqui discusses the increase in Heating Oil thefts and how you can help prevent it happening to you. Running parallel with rising oil prices has been a significant increase in the incidence of theft of heating oil from fixed surface tanks. The amount of fuel stolen and the methods employed vary ranging from [...]

GAP Insurance – why it’s worth considering

So you’ve just had a spin in your potential new car, infact you look so good in it you know with certainty that you are going to buy it, all that’s left to do is deal with the paperwork, sign up to the GAP insurance and arrange a collection date. But lets just rewind a [...]

Winter Emergency Kit – have you got yours?

Winter is well and truly here with many of us in the North having experienced our first flurries of snow!  We all think we will never get caught out if it snows but is it really worth taking that risk?  Why not consider putting together the following items into an Emergency Kit* to keep in [...]

Drive safely this Winter

1.3 million people are killed in public road accidents every year. Don’t become a statistic. Unless immediate and effective action is taken, road traffic injuries are predicted to become the 5th leading cause of death worldwide. Take control, and don’t let yourself become part of that statistic. The most simple safety precautions, such as those [...]

Why insure your vehicles on a motor fleet policy?

The answer is simple! A motor fleet policy is a way of arranging your vehicles in to one single policy which not only offers ease of administration but can also work out cheaper than insuring all your vehicles individually. A motor fleet policy can start at as few as 3 vehicles and can include any [...]

Useful Firework Precautions from LV