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Archived 2008-07 news:
 | Loans UK: Zopa launches 'young' loan scheme |
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| 31st July 2008 | Financial group Zopa have launched a new 'Young Markets' loan service aimed at borrowers who are unable to get a loan due to a lack of credit history.
The loans – which are aimed at people aged 20-25 – will have a typical rate of 12.5 per cent and will be available to those who ha... | |
 | Car Insurance UK: Holiday drivers urged to check car insurance |
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| 28th July 2008 | Britons planning to take their car abroad this summer have been urged to check their insurance policy before leaving.
With driving on foreign roads difficult at the best of times, motorists are advised to take out adequate protection against breakdown, theft and accidents.
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 | Travel Insurance UK: Brits head to the seaside |
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| 28th July 2008 | Holidaymakers are shunning exotic destinations in favour of traditional seaside breaks.
An increasing number of British families are opting for traditional seaside holidays this summer.
According to research by insurance group LV=, around 58 per cent of adults are planning to holid... | |
 | Car Insurance UK: London revealed as 4x4 hotspot |
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| 25th July 2008 | London has been revealed as the hotspot when it comes to sales of 4x4 vehicles.
According to figures compiled by the information provider Experian, sales of 4x4 cars rose more sharply in the capital than in any other part of the country during the first three months of this year.
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 | Home Insurance UK: Home insurance warning fired after Cameron loses bike |
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| 25th July 2008 | British consumers have been warned to make sure their home and contents insurance policies are up to date after Tory leader David Cameron had his bike stolen recently.
The politician set his bike, which was reportedly worth around £1,000, down at a supermarket in the Notting Hill area... | |
 | Travel Insurance UK: Olympic insurance tips offered |
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| 24th July 2008 | Anyone traveling from the UK to see the Olympic Games take place in China has been urged to make sure they have the right kind of cheap travel insurance in place.
The travel insurance provider esure is keen to see travellers to Beijing make sure that their paperwork is fully in order and t... | |
 | Car Insurance UK: Kids causing car accidents |
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| 24th July 2008 | Children are inadvertently causing accidents on roads across Britain, according to recent research.
Figures compiled on behalf of car insurance firm Admiral have shown that just over one-third of parents worry about driving their children around and two per cent believe their kids were the... | |
 | Travel Insurance UK: Credit crunch 'impacts on holiday plans' |
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| 24th July 2008 | A new survey has revealed the extent to which the effects of the credit crunch are impacting on people's summer spending.
CreditExpert spoke to more than 1,000 adults in the UK and found that almost one-quarter (24 per cent) have put holidays on the backburner.
Of that number, 43 p... | |
 | Car Insurance UK: Warning fired for rural drivers |
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| 23rd July 2008 | Anyone planning to drive on rural British roads this summer has been warned to taker care and to make sure they have a good car insurance deal in place.
Government statistics have suggested that drivers are three times as likely to be involved in a fatal car accident in the countryside than... | |
 | Car Insurance UK: Most Brits confess to 'potentially dangerous driving' |
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| 23rd July 2008 | A majority of British drivers polled recently by Sainsbury's confessed that they have been guilty of some sort of dangerous driving over the course of the past month.
Close to 65 per cent of the motorists quizzed by the car insurance provider said they had done something they should not whi... | |
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