Elephant Insurance have been asking Mini drivers to compare their current insurance deals with what Elephant can offer.
The online insurer are making the suggestion because of the recent price reductions on the Mini, with new models enabling Elephant to re-band some of the popular cars, leading to potential savings of ten percent or more.
A couple of specific examples are the Mini One Sidewalk, which is now in group six compared with its previous group seven rating, and the Mini Cooper Sidewalk, now a group nine car rather than group ten.
The new Mini has been a highly successful seller since its launch, and these new classifications are sure to help it maintain its popularity, especially with younger drivers who appreciate the style of the Mini and can also appreciate the savings they can now make on their insurance premiums with Elephant.
Research from AA Insurance has found that around 22 percent of people in the UK are intending to take a holiday in Britain this year in order to cut down their costs of travel.
It appears that the rising costs in all aspects of travel are making people think about alternatives to try and reduce their expenditure. This has also driven more people to look at smaller vehicles to save money that way. There can also be insurance benefits in this, as well as better fuel economy said an AA Insurance representative.
As with all things the key is to find something that is suitable, so making sure there is enough room for people, that the engine can deliver the performance needed for regular long journeys and so on. AA Insurance see claims for all sorts of issues relating to unsuitable vehicles, so ensuring it is fit for the job it will have to do is paramount.
More Than Insurance has confirmed what most parents already knew, that they show less patience than their children on car journeys over the summer.
Data gathered from the survey found about 10 percent of parents feeling the first signs of impatience and irritation in the first 10 minutes of a journey. More Than Insurance also found the average time parents can manage before they want the journey to end is just 24 minutes. Children on the other hand managed a full 90 minutes before feeling they needed to get out. Children do have the benefit of MP3 players, books and games in the car that greatly helps on the journey.
From a car insurance perspective it is important for parents to remain calm so as to retain full control of the vehicle and maintain their levels of alertness toward other road users. More Than Insurance hope this recent survey will highlight this need for parents, leading to safer and more relaxed journeys.
