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Did you know that many car and van insurance policies are letting their drivers down by not having sufficient cover when something goes wrong that is not their fault? Many of the cheaper policies that are available today do not include any provision for courtesy cars or vehicles when the drivers are waiting for their own vehicles to be fixed, and many only offer cover for a no fault accident or when the other driver is at fault. This essentially means that you could be left without transport. Of course, this may or may not be an issue for someone who drives a car but it almost certainly will be a problem for those with van insurance because vans are usually used for work purposes.

Before taking out any policy, you need to ask yourself whether or not you would be able to work without your van and whether its absence would impact upon your earnings.

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One man sustained serious injuries and a two men sustained minor to moderate injuries after a collision between a truck and a bakkie occurred on the N3 west bound, about 100m before the off ramp to the Pavilion this morning.
ER24 and SAPS Search and Rescue arrived on the scene and found the bakkie facing oncoming traffic but up against the Armco barrier in the left hand lane.

The passenger side of the bakkie was complete mangled piece of metal. The truck had left the road and was found down a 50m embankment. Members of public had already rushed down to the truck to make sure the occupants of the vehicle were okay.

SAPS Search and Rescue used the Jaws of Life to extricate the driver from the bakkie.

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During summers, we all love to spend vacation at a good destination. Though the plan sounds interesting but driving sometimes become frustrated further influencing the driving efficiency.

The summer drive brings lot of frustration especially on busy days as many motorists are seen on road making the road congested and traffic moving slowly. The popular routes remain occupied by crawling traffic which makes it difficult for the car owner to reach the destination on time. The British road network is burdened heavily during the summer which increases the risk of any car damage and collision so it is wise to drive at safe distance and specified speed to control the car easily.

The biggest complain made by 70% of the motorists during summer drive is getting stuck behind any tractor or slow moving caravan.

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Do you know exactly what you car insurance covers you for? Many people are so busy looking for cheaper car insurance that they do not actually know how much cover they have at the moment. This is obviously unfortunate because it means that you could have the lowest level of cover possible and yet not know it. However, you will find out if you have an accident that causes your car to be written off as this is where the problems usually lie – with your overall level of cover, which could actually leave you unable to afford any type of car should your current model be written off.

77% of all drivers have inadequate cheap car insurance. This is generally because they fall into one of two categories. E

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Earlier, taking a car insurance used to be a painful experience if you needed to make a comparative research of costs and features offered by different insurance companies before doing so. Because you have no Internet and you had to go personally to the insurance companies to get their prices or making phone calls to send you the quote. Read more…

Arrive Alive road safety partner and Fleet Manager Eqstra is sharing a few suggestions with clients about safety at accident scenes.

There are a lot of factors that can affect your car insurance quotes, such as your age, gender and occupation, where you live, your credit rating and driving record and even whether you are married are not. Besides all this information related to you, the kind of car you are insuring is going to be a big part of the cost of insurance too.

Flashy cars are just plain expensive to insure. If you like sports cars, “muscle” cars, or cars that have been modified in some way, then you have to be willing to pay more to insure them. On the opposite side of the spectrum are family cars. These are minivans, station wagons and family sedans. As Read more…