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From strength to cheating at scrabble

Published Thursday, March 11th 2010

From strength to cheating at scrabble Fortis means "strong, sturdy, brave, manly, resolute." But the insurance company of that name has decided the name no longer fits. So they’re re-branding to something that better reflects what the c...

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Crash-crazed Scots car cops kerfuffle

Published Wednesday, March 10th 2010

Crash-crazed Scots car cops kerfuffle The “team of insurance professionals and car enthusiasts” at Compareinsurers.com clearly aren’t too bothered about staying on the right side of the law. Not in Scotland anyway. Oblivious to t...

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Caravan gang banged up

Published Tuesday, March 9th 2010

Caravan gang banged up Caravan thefts in the UK fell by 47% following the arrest of four male members of a single Wiltshire family in 2007. According to The Guardian, Charlie Ward, 28, Martin Ward, 21, John McDonagh, 31,...

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Highlighting hazardous holes

Published Monday, March 8th 2010

Highlighting hazardous holes Obviously a hard-hitting no-nonsense weekly newsletter like Bankstone News doesn’t get put together without a lot of heated debate around the editorial table. Lately this has focused on the topic...

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The fatal allure of an audience

Published Friday, March 5th 2010

The fatal allure of an audience Ever thought there might be more than one kind of person who rides a motorcycle? No flies on you then. Definitive new research carried out for the DfT by the top-secret Transport Research Laboratory h...

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Free your hands!

Published Thursday, March 4th 2010

Free your hands! Just 2% of drivers have got what it takes to post on Facebook while driving. According to a new survey by satnavs-to-lady-bikes outlet Halfords, nearly a third of drivers claim to read texts while ...

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A touch too much mobility

Published Thursday, March 4th 2010

A touch too much mobility Finally, it seems, the Government has plucked up the courage to crack down on the mobility scooter maniacs making a misery of our lives. New plans from the DfT will require mobi-riders to take a dr...

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Virgin's five-year hitch fears

Published Monday, March 1st 2010

Virgin's five-year hitch fears According to Virgin Money, five-year old cars are most likely to occasion their drivers to claim on their motor insurance. In a feat of statistical analysis that will surely rock the motor insuranc...

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