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Save Money on UK Car Insurance Top 5 Tips


If you are looking for a way to save money on your UK car insurance, you are not alone. Car insurance is required by law in the United Kingdom, but you don’t have to pay a fortune for your cover.

British motorists cutting back on driving to save money


A survey from Green Flag says that 41 per cent of British motorists have reduced the number of their journeys in response to high fuel prices.

Eight per cent have gone further and traded in their car for something more economical and 11 per cent say they are making better use of public transport.

Don’t buy a new car in September

A leading industry insider has warned that car companies may force the UK car market higher by pre-registering thousands of new cars to themselves, reducing the resale value of cars bought by legitimate customers.

Pre-registrations, theoretically outlawed by the government 10 years ago by a law with more holes than a sieve, are when car companies want to show they are selling lots of cars. They register the cars to themselves, their dealers or big fleet customers, only for the unwanted cars to re-appear on the market a few months later, with hugely discounted prices.