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Sods law costing millions.
Instances happen so regularly that a third (32 per cent) of those questioned for Home Response 24 – Direct Line’s 24-hour accident direct line mortgage emergency service – said their bad luck home emergency occurred within the last week. Nearly one in five people who have fallen foul to Sod’s law have argued with their partners and 11 per cent their families as a result of home catastrophes that took place at an inconvenient time. The survey was carried out online. direct line mortgage Results were weighted to be representative of the GB population. direct line mortgage Read more...

High costs for young drivers
Results are unweighted.  YouGov is a member of the British Polling Council. With the cost of buying and running a car nearing £5,700* in its first year, joining the car-ladder is out of reach for many wannabe motorists, with university costs (21 per cent of those who can drive but do not own a car), debt (12 per cent) and low wages (42 per cent) as the top three unavoidable expenses preventing them from getting a car of their own. , Read more...

Dog owners hit
Chris Price, Head of Direct Line Pet Insurance, direct line mortgage comments:. The research highlights that of the 5,400,000 pooches in the UK, 300,000** have had to go to the vet as a result of a stay in kennels at a cost of more than £150 each on fees. £156.56 5,400,000x46%x12% = 298,000. 72% used kennels as they were unable to leave their dog with friends or family, 46% because they could not leave it with their neighbours, and 47% simply wanted direct line mortgage their dog to be looked after by professionals. Read more...

Industry Leading Step
Emma direct line mortgage Holyer, Motor Spokesperson for Direct Line commented:. Any uninsured drivers in the Durham force area risks having their car impounded and subsequently crushed if they are stopped and found to be uninsured. Many other insurers are removing this cover under the premise it increases uninsured driving however Direct Line believes many motorists expect the cover to be offered as standard and by removing it, insurers could inadvertently do the opposite and exacerbate the uninsured driving problem. Read more...

Passion for Cars
The research was carried direct line mortgage out on behalf of Direct Line motor insurance by YouGov. **There are 33.8 million drivers in the UK (Census data, 2001) and according to the YouGov findings four per cent of motorists have to pay for parking outside their property. Close to nine in 10 (85 per cent) households own a car with four in 10 (40 per cent) now owning two or more cars. This coupled with 40% of motorists complaining of limited street parking in their area, has caused one in five (17 per cent) space-starved car-owners* to turn their front gardens into concrete drives. Read more...