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Cambridge is the UK’s top hotspot for bike thefts, recording more than double the number of its rival city on the list, according to new figures. MoneySuperMarket analysed bike theft data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and found that the rate of reported thefts per 1,000 people was highest in Cambridge in 2020 at 18.4. Oxford and Reading take second and third place, reporting eight and 5.2 stolen bikes per 1,000 people respectively. At the other end of the scale, Tunbridge Well...

Home insurance costs fall after fewer claims in lockdown By Leah Milner 29 th April 2021 1:06 pm Fewer home insurance claims during lockdown have contributed to a drop in premiums, Moneysupermarket has found. The average cost of building and contents cover has dropped by more 2.1% since the end of 2020 to £141.12 a year. The comparison website says that average annual premiums are at their lowest since Q2 2019, following three consecutive quarters of price cuts. Its...

A crash involving a suspected drink driver in Gammons Lane in Watford last year. Credit: Watford Police Drivers in Watford remain some of the most accident-prone in England, according to data from MoneySupermarket. Research has found motorists living in Watford have been involved in more insurance claims over the last five years than nearly anywhere else in the country. The research analysed over 21million car insurance enquiries by location to reveal who have the most accidents in the UK...

Sutton and Hemel Hempstead are home to the highest number of drivers who have made accident claims on their car insurance in the last five years, new research shows. Some 18.93 and 18.85 per cent, respectively, of main driver claims from these areas featured an accident, according to data from MoneySupermarket. In comparison, the Scottish city of Inverness was found to be the place that had the lowest number of road accidents. Only 10.2 per cent of car insurance enquiries by motorists in the ar...

Where to find the UKs best and worst drivers The in-depth research analysed over 21 million car insurance enquiries Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice New research by comparison website, MoneySuperMarket reveals where the UK’s best and worst drivers are based, with the Scottish cit...

Britons are being urged to secure their homes against a potential surge of burglaries when lockdown ends. There was a 20 per cent drop in house burglaries last year compared to 2019, according to analysis of government crime figures by the home insurance company Hiro. Criminals overall takings were down by £103million in 2020 as homeowners spent the majority of their time in their properties. This equated to individual losses for burglars and thieves of £12,954. Peoples eagerness to flee the ...

The true cost of auto-renewing your car insurance has been revealed - should you shop around?

Home movers have had four million of their possessions either lost, damaged or stolen in transit over the past 12 months. Nearly a quarter of people said items did not make it to their new home in the same condition they left in, according to a new survey by Direct Line home insurance. The average cost of repairing or replacing these items was nearly £700 for each homeowner, equating to a total of more than £1.3billion. Moving day: Many home movers will hire a van or lorry and do their remova...

A Special Public Avalanche Warning has been issued for recreational backcountry users in BC's South Coast Region, Avalanche Canada said.

A Special Public Avalanche Warning is in effect for British Columbia’s South Coast region, which includes Squamish, now through this weekend, Avalanche Canada announced today [Jan. 28]. . . .