With National Bike Week about to begin cyclists are being reminded by the Halifax to make their bikes safe and secure.
Not quite gone in sixty seconds, but every sixty-five seconds a bicycle is stolen in the UK and the average replacement cost is nearly GBP340. With this in mind the Halifax is offering a few suggestions to cyclists on how to make their bike more secure. One of the most obvious ones, though not always done, is to use a secure lock and always use bike parking racks where possible.
Halifax home insurance will cover the value of a bicycle, but it is far better to keep an existing bike than have to face losing it. By using better security techniques cyclists can certainly help make it harder for thieves.
School holidays means children at home, which means more accidents around the home according to Tesco Finance.
,p>Figures compiled by Tesco Finance show that home contents insurance claims for damage caused by children cost almost GBP230 million last year. The majority of claims understandably come during the school holidays when children are at home. With over 40 percent of people not having enough, or any, contents insurance now is a good time to get some say Tesco.
Accidental damage can be added to some policies and is inclusive on others said a Tesco Finance spokesman. Therefore it is sensible to compare policies to see what the cost would be on a like for like basis, ensuring the cover is adequate for the customers needs.
A study by Zurich Insurance has revealed that over 15 percent of property owners have had to get proper tradesmen in after struggling to do it themselves.
The biggest reason these people had for going down the DIY route was saving money, with a third of people citing this reason. However Zurich Insurance found that they typical cost of making right the damage caused came to GBP280. Home insurance knowledge was a little shaky on the subject too, with almost 75 percent of people not knowing if DIY disasters would be covered.
Also regarding home insurance the Zurich Insurance survey found that nearly half the respondents would not think to inform their insurer if major improvements to the property were to be made.
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