Oh sure, there’s plenty of annoying things about being on the road: heavy traffic, your expensive insurance policy, never ending roadworks… but it’s not just the motor trade and transport logistics to blame; drivers themselves contribute to a large amount of stress factors for other people behind the wheel. But what are the absolute worst habits of drivers? more info…
Unicom’s Sales Director celebrates his 25th anniversary working for Unicom Insurance Services on Thursday 18th May. more info…
Over the last ten years, a large number of motorists have turned to personal contract purchase (PCP) as a way of buying a new car without paying the full price up front. more info…
Being involved in a car accident can be many things: traumatic, painful, shocking, scary and expensive. But how many of us would have thought to add ‘deliberate’ to that list? Horrifyingly, around 15% of all road collisions are staged for financial gain. more info…
Unicom, a dynamic insurance intermediary specialising in motor trade and commercial insurance are currently looking for reliable, motivated and experienced sales staff.
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Speeding fines might often be an unpopular topic amongst the motor trade, Clarkson fans and younger petrol-heads, but it’s what we’re talking about today, so put your seatbelt on and check your blind spots, because it’s back to driving school for a moment! more info…
A recent report suggests that despite the continued drive towards cleaner technologies in the automotive industry, the predicted growth in sales of electric cars may push current infrastructures to the limits. The Green Alliance have pointed out that while sales of electric cars went up by 56% in 2016 compared with the previous year, excellent news for the motor trade, the increased pressure on charging points and the power grids can result in damaging side-effects. more info…
When filling out an online dating profile, what’s the key factor in finding ‘The One’? Maybe brown hair is a must, or perhaps a sense of humour is critical. Do they have all their own teeth? Do they drive a yellow truck, 22 inch wheels and tinted windows? more info…
April 2017, the system used by the government to tax cars in the UK changed drastically (and in a fairly complex way). It’s thrown up a few inconsistencies with the whole idea of penalising gas-guzzlers, which could be viewed as a total face-palm by the environmentally conscious, or as a lucky loophole by anyone looking to buy a fuel-hungry vehicle. The main factor depends not on fuel type, whether on trade plates or the vehicle size, but on the price: the magic number being £40,000. more info…
Diesel cars were once seen as the economical and environmentally friendly alternative to petrol vehicles, with low fuel prices and lower carbon dioxide emissions than a conventional engine. Many drivers of new and used cars were encouraged to make the switch to diesel. Today, it looks as if diesel drivers made a bad deal. Not only have prices at the pump risen to the point where the difference between a petrol and diesel fill is negligible, but new findings have shown that diesel engines emit a high level of nitrogen dioxide, a toxic gas linked to thousands of premature deaths in the UK every year. more info…
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