Cautious optimism for vehicle owners with release of SA Crime statistics
The Crime Statistics for South Africa were released yesterday. Read more…
What would you be willing to do to protect your car from theft?
Level 5 Immobilizer In South Africa we pay rather expensive car insurance premiums not only for protection from vehicle accidents and road safety risks – but also to protect from vehicle theft and hijackings! We have a wide variety of vehicle security features available on the market and we are able to pick and choose [...]
Protection to car insurance policyholders under new consumer act could be delayed
The proposed Consumer Protection Act could be delayed says law firm Webber Wentzel . This Act will have a significant impact on the way that Car Insurers do their business and interact with consumers. There is however concern that the implementation of the Act at the proposed date will be inappropriate. Uncertainty about the implementation [...]
Can your car insurance claim be rejected because you are a bad driver?
How does the quality of your driving affect your car insurance claim? On the roads it often becomes apparent that we are not equal – perhaps so when reflecting on Human Rights – but not so when it comes to driving ability!! Fortunately for many vehicle owners the car insurers do not drive with them [...]
2009 Crash Report confirms threat of young drivers to Road Safety
We have written quite a bit on the Car Insurance Blog about the risks that young drivers pose to road safety and , perhaps more importantly – how these younger drivers struggle to find affordable car insurance! The younger male drivers are perceived to be the greatest risks to road accidents and car insurance claims, [...]
Drinking and Driving increases car insurance claims
On the Arrive Alive website we have given much attention to the dangers of impaired driving! Too many fatal accidents have been caused by intoxicated drivers. Many more of these accidents are fortunately not fatal but have lead to car insurance claims– and could have been prevented were it not for the reduced driver reactions [...]
Which makes of vehicles are more likely to be stolen in South Africa?
Are you going to be the more likely victim of vehicle theft than the guy next door just because you have a specific vehicle? What would make the vehicle thief decide to rather take your vehicle than that of the other bloke? I have come across an interesting story in Rapport Newspaper in which it [...]