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Articles, tips, questions, and information about car insurance in Australia.

Laine Gordon

Head of Public Relations

Keep your cool while teaching your kids to drive

Your son or daughter is about to take that wonderful step to attain their drivers licence. Here are some strategies you can use to keep them, your car and your nerves in one piece. A review of young drivers by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau found them to be at greater risk on the roads for a variety of reasons including: lack of experience, limited ability and judgement, underestimation of risks, deliberate risk taking behaviours and use of alcohol and drugs.

Car Insurance

01 Oct, 2008

4 min read

Keep your cool while teaching your kids to drive

Laine Gordon

Head of Public Relations

How to get the most out of your car insurance

To find the best car insurance, it is important to search around for the best price and conditions. One important factor in finding the best car insurance, which is often overlooked, is to plan ahead. Here are our top five tips to get the most out of your car insurance.

Car Insurance

30 Sep, 2008

4 min read

How to get the most out of your car insurance

Laine Gordon

Head of Public Relations

Cool cars that are frugal on fuel

Petrol prices may have stabilised for the time being, but the inevitable increase in the cost of oil will once again have people thinking about ways to save on their weekly fuel bill. While in the past, cars that were fuel misers were not necessarily flashiest cars to drive, there has recently been a move towards cool cars that are also frugal on fuel. Here are a few cars worth looking at.

Car Insurance

02 Sep, 2008

3 min read

Laine Gordon

Head of Public Relations

Dude, where's my car?

Every 8 minutes, another car is stolen in Australia. That’s over 700,000 thefts a year. The good news is that the number of car thefts has been decreasing over the past few years. The bad news is that the recovery rate of stolen autos is also down.

Car Insurance

23 Jul, 2008

4 min read

Laine Gordon

Head of Public Relations

Road tripping on the cheap

If you’re heading for the open road this long weekend, there are simple ways you can plan ahead and save a significant amount of money over the course of your holiday. Here are the top 5 ways to save on a road trip: Bring a sack lunch

Car Insurance

04 Jun, 2008

3 min read

Laine Gordon

Head of Public Relations

Australia's worst drivers: males or females?

Are young women safer drivers than their male counterparts? It’s hardly an easy question to answer and the debate tends to get quite heated, with both sides of the argument keen to demonstrate who is the safest. Unfortunately for the guys however, many of the big name insurers offer discounts on their premiums for female drivers under 25

Car Insurance

23 Apr, 2008

2 min read

Australia's worst drivers: males or females?

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Top 10 Car Insurance Traps

Don't ever pay good money for bad car insurance cover. Get to know your policy to avoid these car insurance traps: Cover, without it you have not only paid for nothing, but you've denied yourself the opportunity to be insured for the collision you have just experienced.

Car Insurance

19 Mar, 2008

4 min read

Laine Gordon

Head of Public Relations

Car Insurance Excess

It is probably fair to say that when it comes to car insurance, we all have a long list of things on which we would rather spend our money. Because of this, minimising the amount of money we do have to spend when purchasing a car insurance policy is important for many Australians.

Car Insurance

22 Nov, 2007

2 min read

Laine Gordon

Head of Public Relations

How to save a truckload on car insurance

Car insurance, or lack of it, can make your life a misery if you are involved in a crash. In the past, it has not been easy to compare car insurance policies, leaving you secretly resigned to the fact that you are probably paying more than you need to.

Car Insurance

13 Nov, 2007

2 min read

How to save a truckload on car insurance

Laine Gordon

Head of Public Relations

Battle of the sexes hots up behind the wheel

Are young women safer drivers than their male counterparts? It’s hardly an easy question to answer and the debate tends to get quite heated with both sides of the argument keen to demonstrate who is the safest.

Car Insurance

13 Nov, 2007

2 min read

Battle of the sexes hots up behind the wheel

Laine Gordon

Head of Public Relations

To save more, buy online

Car Insurance is one of those items that has become a "need to have"" instead of ""nice to have"" because the idea of not having comprehensive cover is just too risky. For many consumers the most important feature a car insurance policy can have is a low premium."

Car Insurance

25 Jul, 2007

3 min read