Posted by Sara Campbell on Jun 21, 2011   

9 Things You’ll Love About High Gas Prices (Part 2)

National gas prices are currently $3.94 per gallon–a pretty penny. But, believe it or not, there are a number of benefits to high gas prices.

In part one of our three-part series, I discussed three major benefits to skyrocketing fuel prices. These included low-mileage auto insurance discounts if you’re driving less, less gridlock due to fewer drivers on the roadways and fuel savings if you’re sitting in traffic or driving less often.

In this second installment, I will discuss three additional benefits to high gas prices.

First, with soaring fuel prices reducing the number of miles Americans drive each day, there will be less traffic on the roadways.

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Posted by Benjamin Turner on Jun 21, 2011   

4 Hour Iron Man Challenge www.rideoffroaduk.co.uk

Sunday June 19th sees rideoffroaduk running Round 1 of the Awesome Iron Man Challenge at Low North Park near Scarborough.

The format for the event is simple, an “Open Challenge” class for Expert and Clubman grade riders, either iron man or two-man team, and “Club Challenge” class for Sportsman, beginner, All Vets and Ladies class riders, iron man or two man team. One race starting at 11am sharp running for four hours

By far the most popular choice as competitor’s book in is the two man team event. Read more…

Posted by Sara Campbell on Jun 20, 2011   

Barclays to repay PPI with ‘no questions asked’

Barclays is to pay out compensation to all customers who believe they were mis-sold loan insurance and whose complaints are currently on hold, but the rest of the UK’s largest retail banks said they had no plans to replicate Barclays’ decision.

The bank has set aside £1bn to cover the cost of compensation for tens of thousands of borrowers who say they were wrongly sold payment protection insurance, which covers loan payments if borrowers lose their jobs or are too ill to work.

Complaints lodged before 20 April, when a dispute over new FSA rules came to an end, will be repaid at the full cost of the premium, plus interest at 8 per cent, ”as a gesture of goodwill”.

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Posted by Benjamin Turner on Jun 20, 2011   

Clinton Enterprises At British GP and Dutch TT

As teams head to Silverstone for the British round of MotoGP later this week and then onto the popular Dutch TT at Assen at the end of the month, leading motorsport merchandisers Clinton Enterprises will be attending both events.

With a host of stands at Silverstone for the MotoGP over the weekend of Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th June, situated all around the circuit, they will be selling the full range of clothing as well as T-shirts, fleeces, vests and caps relating to the 2011 Air Asia British Grand Prix.

New for this year is the recently built and opened ‘Silverstone Wing’ which will house the new pits and paddock complex as the likes of Casey Stoner, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo do battle. Read more…

Posted by Benjamin Turner on Jun 20, 2011   

What You Need To Assess when Looking for Motor Vehicle Insurance

Motor vehicle insurance is basically about an existing contract between an insurance provider and a car owner or driver. The contract contains payment terms and conditions between the two parties—the insurer and the buyer. The terms and conditions of the payment include how much the insurer covers and how much is handled by the buyer as personal costs. The costs referred to are those made after car accidents resulting to damages to property, bodily injury, etc…

With motor vehicle insurance, buyers must be able to reasonably assess for themselves if they can pay their insurers well enough to fulfill what is in the contract. On

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Posted by Benjamin Turner on Jun 19, 2011   

How to get your motor a lower insurance premium rate

While a lot of us would want o have a car, there are some people who prefer a motorcycle instead. Some has it because they really wanted it while others use it because they can’t afford to have a car. But for whatever reasons a person has for using a motorcycle, what’s more important is that they drive on the roads not only geared with safety devices but also with an insurance.

Insurance could be an additional burden to your payables but with the protection and support that you get in cases of accidents either caused by you or inflicted in you, it is worth every cent. Some people purchase motor insurance not because they really see the need for having one but the state requires them to do so. Whe

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