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Kwik Fit Insurance Services have brokered a very clever panel of leading motor insurers to offer amazing savings on policies for drivers who are aged over 30 with a maximum no claims. we had very good results for over 30 but very poor for newly qualified . More than Insurance have an offer on at the moment with one free months car insurance in the first year and if you stay with them two months free the following year and every year while you stay claim free. we found this a better policy for the under 30 than over.
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How safe is your supermini ?
Car makers are letting safety slide when it comes to superminis, crash test experts claim.
Despite the growing popularity of the fuel-efficient small models, only 17 per cent of those on sale in the UK are fitted with Electronic Stability Control (ESC) as standard.
The vital safety kit detects a skid and uses electronics to brake individual wheels and keep the vehicle under control. It is “the most effective safety device since the seatbelt”, according to Michiel van Ratingen, secretary general of Euro NCAP which surveyed the kit's availability Europe-wide.
A comparison of cars revealed that Proton and Lotus were the worst culprits, with neither offering the set-up on any of their models – even as an option. Chevrolet was next on the league table, with ESC standard on none of its European cars and optional on only one-third of its range. Fiat, Suzuki and Daihatsu followed, with less than 30 per cent of theirmodels having the device fitted.
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