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None of us like to think it may happen, but in the event of an accident in your vehicle, would you know what to do? How to make a car insurance claim If you’re involved in a road traffic accident, you will need to prepare to make a car insurance claim – or, at the […]
Statistics published by the Department for Transport on the 28th of September 2023 show that there were 135,480 casualties in accidents on British roads last year. That figure represents a welcome 3% reduction in the number of such casualties compared with 2019. Nevertheless, with more than 320 billion miles currently travelled by vehicles on our […]
Before you know it, the winter will be well and truly upon us – at times making the roads more than a little treacherous. Throughout the winter months, of course, driving conditions are likely to prove more challenging than usual – what with rain, sleet, snow, and ice, with the dusk falling earlier as the […]
Having roasted throughout most of the summer of 2022, it’s perhaps difficult to get your head around any need to prepare your car for winter – though the change to harsher weather can be upon us in the blinking of an eye. So, let’s run through a checklist of what you might be doing to […]
The annual cost of owning a car has shot up by 17% – nearly £3,600 – in the wake of escalating petrol prices and the cost of car maintenance. You cannot do much about the price of petrol at the pumps or maintaining your vehicle, but there are several ways of potentially reducing your motor […]
Popular wisdom has it that you cannot have the best of both worlds. Imagine if you were able to find motor insurance for Southend residents that had all the cost-saving advantages of buying the cover needed from a large, national, online provider; combined with all the local care and attention to personal service that only […]
The winter is slowly approaching, and it is time to start thinking about staying safe on the road as the temperature drops. So what do you need to know to stay safe through the winter months? Here are some key tips to keep in mind, particularly if you have recently passed your test and have […]
Although we live in the Information Technology age, that doesn’t necessarily mean that local insurance expertise is irrelevant. At Alan Blunden Motor Insurance Brokers, we have over 60 years of expertise in the insurance markets and that extensive knowledge is not something that can be replaced by technology alone. Here are just a few reasons […]
There is a widespread and understandable perception that things are always cheaper on the internet. In fact, that is something of a misleading generalisation and in reality it is still possible to find products and services locally through conventional outlets at prices that are comparable to – or even better than – those you’ll find […]
