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Sainsbury's Car Insurance Report Highlights The Perils Of The School Run A study from Sainsbury’s Finance has revealed that hazardous driving from parents during the stressful morning and afternoon school run, is putting children’s lives at risk. Record Loans Slump Helps To Trigger Rescue Plan From The Bank Of England March 2008 saw the lowest ever number of people taking out mortgages to buy homes with the amount falling by 46 per cent over a year to 35,417 house buyers wanting loans. New Type Of Customer Encountering Crisis’s With Secured Loans And Mortgages Debt advice experts have seen an increase in the numbers of middle class people wanting financial help rise by up to 500 per cent, as middle Britain suffers an overwhelming debt crisis. Archbishop Speaks Out About Rising Loan And Mortgage Costs For Young People The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for action to help young people in Britain who are struggling with excessive debts, whilst also raising concerns about the growing wealth gap between the rich and the poor in the UK. Successful Critical Illness Claims Help To Boost Life Insurance Pay Out Statistics Scottish Widows has released critical illness data which has boosted statistics for pay outs during the years 2000 and 2007, to a total amount of £150 million for more than 4,500 critical illness claims. Rising Petrol And Car Insurance Prices Increase Cost Of Running A Car New figures have shown that the cost of running a car rose by as much as £2,200 over just twelve months with the soaring price of fuel, higher insurance and increase road tax at the route of the problem. These factors pushed up the price of driving by four times the rate of inflation according to the AA. Problems Grow For Homeowners As Mortgage Products Continue To Fall The number of mortgage products on sale fell considerably in the twelve months during 2007 to 2008, decreasing from almost 11,000 to just over 3,000. More People Are Relying On Credit Cards To Meet Mortgage And Rent Payments A poll carried out by YouGov has shown that more than one million household in the UK have used a credit card to pay their mortgage or rent. Housing charity Shelter backed up these findings by revealing that 6 per cent of those surveyed admitted they need to use credit to meet their housing costs. House Buyers Encouraged To Take On Huge Loans By Corrupt Mortgage Brokers Thousands of homeowners face having their houses repossessed as the result of a home loan scam that could result in the rogue mortgage brokers behind it, being named and shamed. Family Of UK Filmmaker Killed In Israel Set For £1.75 Million In Compensation The Israeli government are to award £1.75 million in compensation to the family of a British filmmaker who was shot dead by Israeli troops in 2003. Car Depreciations Hit Consumers On Top Of Petrol And Insurance Price Hikes Motorists in Britain are losing as much as £510 every month in the depreciation value of their cars according to a study carried out by price comparison site uSwitch.com. This is a monthly increase of £13 over a six month period. Britons Facing Financial Crisis Trying To Juggle Multiple Credit Cards Research from price comparison website MoneyExpert.com has revealed that more than 3 million people in the UK are trying to manage their finances using five or more credit cards. British Troops To Pay Extra For Life Insurance As Overseas Casualties Increase It has emerged that British soldiers fighting overseas are being forced to pay as mush as £1,000 for life insurance cover as a result of the rising number of death’s and injuries being suffered by the armed forces during conflicts in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Banks Raise Interest Rates On Loans Despite Base Rate Cuts It appears that banks are pushing up the cost of personal loans to help boost their profit margins, despite a decision by the Bank of England to cut the base rate on three occasions. Winter Warning to Car Insurance The months during winter have been identified as the worst time of the year for motor accidents in Britain as severe weather affects both road and car conditions across the country. It is also a busy time for Car Insurance companies who deal with thousands of claims from motorists during the wintry weather. Whiplash Sufferers Targeted For ‘Third-Party Capture’ Insurance companies that are dealing directly with whiplash victims straight after an accident has happened, are set to be investigated after allegations were made that they are placing undue pressure on people to waive their right to compensation or to make settlement for claims for less than they should be. Travel Insurance Claims Increase For Lost Luggage Figures released by the Association of European Airlines (AEA) have shown that over two thousand claims for lost luggage were made during the first six months of last year alone. This was an 85% increase on the same period of time for the previous year, with the average claim being made for over £200. Thalidomide Victims Still Campaigning For Compensation, 50 Years On During the late 1950’s, a German pharmaceutical company, Grunenthal, launched the drug thalidomide across 46 countries all around the world. The drug was said to be a cure for pregnant mothers suffering from morning sickness, however it produced horrific deformities in some of the children who were given birth to by the women who had taken this medication. Small Cars Prove The Least Effective In Preventing Whiplash Injuries Studies carried out at motor insurance research centre, Thatcham, have revealed that small ‘city’ cars are the least effective in preventing passengers from suffering incapacitating whiplash injuries. Rates For Secured Loans Closing On Personal Loans The average rates for secured loans are beginning to get closer to the rates offered for unsecured personal loans according to research carried out by Moneyexpert.com. Payout To Injured Iraqi Sparks Debate Over Inadequate Compensation For British Troops An Iraqi civilian who was accidentally shot by a British soldier is set to receive a compensation payout from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of £2 million. Northern Rock Shareholders Seeking Compensation, Set To Sue The Treasury Small shareholders of crippled bank Northern Rock are to take the Treasury to the High Court after it was revealed that Government lawyers had rejected their request for compensation. The UK Shareholders Association (UKSA) said it would submit an application to the Administrative Court, part of the High Court, for a judicial review. No Win No Fee Brand Tarnished The reputation of ‘no win, no fee’ cases has been tainted in the last few years due to a number of high profile cases. Mortgage Lenders Face Repossession Britain’s financial regulator has warned that more than one million families in the UK risk losing their homes in the next 18 months as a result of the global credit crunch. Increased Life Insurance Premiums For Smokers And The Obese People who are perceived to be unhealthy as a result of smoking or obesity are facing increased life insurance premiums as a result. Lenders Defy Government Attempts To Ease Mortgage Market Pressures Government efforts to ease the financial strain on the mortgage market were ignored by building society Nationwide, as they announced plans severely tighten its lending criteria for new customers. Insurance Companies Fight Back Against Fraudulent Whiplash Claims Whiplash injuries account for 80 per cent of all car accident claims in the UK, but the number of bogus cases is on the increase according to Admiral Insurance. Home Insurance Risk For FloodPlain Areas The insurance industry has warned that many new homes could be left on the housing market and become uninsurable unless the government introduces new rigid planning controls for flood risk areas. Declining Housing Market Set To Affect Mortgages Lenders A dwindling house market in the UK could stretch the financial situation for some mortgage lenders according to credit ratings agency, Fitch. Debt Problems Set To Double In 2008 As Loan Repayments Become Harder To Manage An estimated one million people in the UK have ‘problem’ unsecured debts according to a report entitled UK Debt Problems – consumer crisis or efficient market? Published by debt management solutions firm, TDX Group, the findings showed that these arrears totalled up to £25 billion, which equates to an average of £25,000 for each of these identified borrowers. Customers With A Good Credit History, Being Penalised For Not Being Profitable Customers of credit card providers who have a faultless repayment record are said to be at as much risk of being cut off by their lenders as those who are out of control of their spiralling debts. Britons Lead The Way In Europe For Credit Card Use Figures released by the Bank of England have revealed that Britons had wracked up an astonishing £54.93 billion worth of credit card debt by the end of 2007. It is no surprise then that people in Britain are twice as likely to have plastic credit then people in any other country in Western Europe. Borrowers Warned Over PPI On Loans, As Banks Further Increase Lending Rates New research from financial information company, Moneyfacts, has shown that borrowers are to face rising repayment terms on their personal loans which will leave many people with a financial headache. A Decade Of Increasing Car Insurance And Road Tax Evasion Hits Britain It is thought that more than two million UK motorists are escaping prosecution despite driving cars that are untaxed and uninsured; with this number only set to rise.

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