Over 13% of parents have taken part in insurance fronting

Over 13% of parents have identified themselves as the main driver of a car predominantly driven by one or more of their children, a process known as fronting, in an effort to reduce insurance costs, according to AA Ireland. According to an AA Car Insurance survey of over 3,000 motorists, 4.55% of parents polled stated […]

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Cost of Motor Insurance Key Motorist Issue for 2017

Following significant increases in the cost of motor insurance in recent years, almost 95% of motorists view rising premiums as a “very important” issue for the year ahead. 94.46% of over 7,000 respondents to an AA Motor Insurance survey viewed the issue of rising premiums as highly important for the year ahead, with a further […]

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Men more likely to be high mileage drivers – AA

An AA Motor Insurance survey of over 9,000 people has found that men drive higher annual mileages than women. 26.08% of men drive between 14 and 20 thousand kilometres on average, in comparison to 22.73% of women. Only 6.7% of respondents had driven over 30,000 kilometres – just under 10% of men had reached this […]

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Petrol Prices up 10c from 2016 Low, AA Finds

The cost of driving home for Christmas is on the rise for motorists as the average price of a litre of petrol rose by 1c and diesel by 1.3c in the last month according to the latest AA Fuel Price Index. The AA’s analysis shows that the average price of a litre of petrol now […]

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Nothing For Motorists in Timid Budget – AA

The coalition government’s first budget has done nothing for motorists and contained no measures to address the crisis in motor insurance prices, according to the AA. The motoring organisation welcomes for additional Garda resources and for commitments to spend on infrastructure. But there was no attempt to ease the burden of fuel taxes, no change […]

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Nothing For Motorists in Timid Budget – AA

The coalition government’s first budget has done nothing for motorists and contained no measures to address the crisis in motor insurance prices, according to the AA. The motoring organisation welcomes for additional Garda resources and for commitments to spend on infrastructure. But there was no attempt to ease the burden of fuel taxes, no change […]

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AA pleased that its Insurance proposals ‘gaining traction.’

The AA has said that it is encouraged to see that its proposals for reducing motor insurance prices are gaining traction and is hopeful of significant progress this Autumn. Consumer Affairs Director Conor Faughnan today appeared before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform to discuss the issue. The AA published a series […]

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AA pleased that its Insurance proposals ‘gaining traction.’

The AA has said that it is encouraged to see that its proposals for reducing motor insurance prices are gaining traction and is hopeful of significant progress this Autumn. Consumer Affairs Director Conor Faughnan today appeared before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform to discuss the issue. The AA published a series […]

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Conor Faughnan Presents Insurance Reforms To Finance Committee

Today Conor Faughnan, AA Director of Consumer Affairs, will present a number of AA proposals on how best to address rising motor insurance premiums to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform. Among the AA proposals are a call for the paper insurance disc on car windscreens to be abandoned, the introduction of Automatic […]

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Conor Faughnan Presents Insurance Reforms To Finance Committee

Today Conor Faughnan, AA Director of Consumer Affairs, will present a number of AA proposals on how best to address rising motor insurance premiums to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform. Among the AA proposals are a call for the paper insurance disc on car windscreens to be abandoned, the introduction of Automatic […]

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