New Car Insurance Laws

There will be some changes to car insurance this spring due to the fact that there are many uninsured drivers on the road. David Evans Corporate Affairs Director for the DVLA said that “uninsured drivers are a menace on the roads, increasing honest motorist’s premiums by around £30.00.

All motorists must have car insurance unless the DVLA has been notified their car is off road. Car insurance information will be distributed with V11 tax renewal forms to highlight that insurance must be in place. The DVLA website has been updated to provide the correct information to motorists.

Neil Drane, MIB's Head of Motor Insurance Database Services, said "the change in law is a stepping up of enforcement activity, so that not only those vehicles driven without insurance will be caught. Now the registered keeper must make sure that their vehicle is insured all the time."

He added that the DVLA and MID will be automatically checking to make sure levels of uninsured cars are brought down.


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Prince William and Kate's favourite cars

Prince William and Kate are already one of the most famous couples in the world and their profile will only get higher as the royal wedding approaches. Driving new cars will probably become a thing of the past once married life begins as this couple will spend most of their time in chauffeured cars, but looking back over their courtship Prince William and Kate have used a variety of cars but it does seem that the Audi range is a favourite.

A young Prince William was photographed in a first generation Ford Focus. This family hatch is a modern classic in the eyes of fans who appreciate its lithe handling and steering feel. You'll sometimes see the VW Golf referred to as the classless family hatchback. That's a compliment, they mean it's driven by people from all walks of life and you can't make too many judgements about anyone you see driving one as the future King has also spent many driving days in the Volkswagen Golf.

Back in 2007 Prince William was seen in his Audi S4 at a polo match in Cirencester Gloucestershire. These days the Audi S4 has a supercharged V6 engine but Prince William had Audis charismatic 4.2 litre V8.
The Audi A5 has been a success story for Audi and Prince William drives one. Kate has been seen driving an Audi A3 hatchback however on a number of occasions she has been photographed in a Land Rover Freelander with her dog in tow. The Range Rover is a definite favourite with the royals as the couple have been seen in one on a regular basis. The princess to be was seen stepping out of her Range Rover on arrival at St Andrews Church in Aldborough North Yorkshire it won’t be long before Kate’s own big day.

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Motoring: Autoquake.com calls in administrators

Motoring: Autoquake.com calls in administrators

Autoquake.com calls in administrators

Used car website autoquake.com today called in administrators MCR to oversee the disposal of the business assets, according to a statement on the Autoquake.com website.

‘Please be advised that Matthew Bond and Jason Godefroy of MCR were appointed Joint Administrators of the Company on 17 March 2011.If you are a customer or supplier of the Company and have any queries, please direct these to the Company's call centre on 0844 800 9406, in the first instance.If you are interested in purchasing any of the assets of the Company including the Company's domain name and e-commerce platform, please contact MCR directly on 020 7487 7240.

Autoquake.com was founded in 2005 by Fredrik Skantze and Jeanette Moskovits and is backed by Accel Partners and Highland Capital Partners, two venture capital firms. Autoquake.com sold 5,000 cars in 2008 and according to Hitwise, it was the 3rd most visited car dealer website in the UK during the 1st half of 2009, says Wikipedia.

Recent rumours linked Autoquake with a joint venture with Tesco to sell cars online, which looks to have fallen down with today’s sad news.

John Hogan at Motoring.co.uk commented "Autoquake.com’s business model was to market ex-fleet cars from large business fleets without the expense of a traditional dealer site. It appears that the dealer model is still alive and kicking."

John Hogan writes for motoring.co.uk finding you the best deals on new cars and offers a  free car valuation to help you get the best price for you old car. Visit motoring.co.uk today for your free car valuation.