I got a renewal quote through from my insurance company (Quoteline
Direct) a few weeks ago, for something like £450.
Did my shopping around thang, and managed to get a quote for £297,
again from Quoteline Direct. The next lowest price I got was £350 from

8 am today, M53 towards Chester between junctions 6 and 7 (close to
the Vauxhall plant)...a 3/4 car shunt just after the very fit looking
girl stood on the hardshoulder near to her broken down car!
;-)

Was stopped at a set of lights nearby that I know well today. A young
mother with pushchair was on the pavement by the crossing using a mobile
phone. The pedestrian phase came and went - followed by the green for my
route. Just as 'my' amber changed to green she decided to cross -

Even disasters can go right - ish
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I have been looking around for car insurance and found a insurer called
quinn direct, they seem to be quoting me about £250 less than a exact quote
from my usual insurance company. Just wondering if they are crap or
something.

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500&height=300&client=tcc&gride=&gridn=&coordsys=gb&scale=2000000&in.x=0&out.x=0
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What breakdown cover is everyone on? I'm on the minimum "roadside" cover
with RAC. I broke down the other day, he fixed it right there but the RAC
guy said I should upgrade to "recovery". I think this is because if my car
had to be towed it could only be within 10 miles, and if I ...

Some good news for a change.  Recent statistics that UK road injuries
and deaths fell last year continuing year on year falls.  Although
there are concerns about the exact accuracy of the figures the overall
trend is good.

Why aren't they banned from the road?
I quite rightly got a major on my first driving test for doing thirty into
a sixty zone.
Now I see people doing thirty down a sixty and holding up a long queue

I went to answer my mobile while at a petrol station and got a blast
from the office telling me to switch it off pronto.  I was at least 10
metres from a petrol pump.
Why did it cause such a problem?  I feel sure if I had been a

We have this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/transport/Story/0,,1885016,00.html
What the report says is that an influential transport group, with the
remit of "aiming to close the economic gap between the north and south

Found on rec.humor.funny (and yes there is a vehicles connection...)
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Maybe this is why it seems only women's letters to Abby are printed....
Dear Abby,

How odd, I just made an enquiry about insuring a group 20 car. I was quoted
£500 fully comprehensive. The insurer also, for reasons of their own,
quoted for TPFT. That quote was for £1500.
How the heck do they get around to that state of affairs?

My local car rental place will rent me a car for driving in Europe but
they put a premium on for this (about £100 for a week).  Does anyone
know if the biggies (Herz, Budget etc) do the same, or can I rent at a
standard price wherever I take the car?

I can't remember - did we do this one yet?
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