The voluntary recall affects 164,190 Hummer H3s and H3Ts in the U.S. and 198,404 worldwide. Hummer spokesman Nick Richards says a device on the hood called a hood louver (LOO-ver) can come loose and possibly detach while driving. The device helped to cool the engine on older Hummer models but is decorative on the H3. [...]
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On the Car insurance blog we provide advice and suggestions on why it is important for road safety to have more insured vehicles on our roads. We also strive to provide info on how to find affordable car insurance, how to submit a claim and how to challenge a decision not to make an insurance [...]
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We would like to share the scary truth of the impact of worn tyres on this Blog. The pictures pretty much tell the story; these photos are from 9 different incidents from November 2009 up until February 2010. Only four months or so. And they only cover Randburg, Midrand, N1 and one incident in Greenside. [...]
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OUTsurance was awarded the Short Term Insurance Ombudsman’s esteemed Isabel Jones Ukusizana Award at a presentation in Johannesburg on 18 February 2010. In 2007 the Ombudsman introduced this award to recognise the efforts of short-term insurance companies who – in the true spirit of “ukusizana” (“working hand in hand”) – show outstanding commitment to efficiency, [...]
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A Briton who cost the insurance industry some £1.6m by deliberately causing almost 100 car crashes as part of a scam to win fraudulent payouts was jailed for four and a half years on Wednesday. Mohammed Patel, 24, charged £500 a time to stage accidents which enabled fraudsters to claim from their insurers. Police said [...]
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The Arrive Alive website received an email with a few interesting Accident pics. The email also told the following story: Driving on the autobahn in Germany at 140mph in his BMW Z4, the driver hit a deer… The deer disappeared… The driver stopped and wondered where did the deer go…….??? This might be a good [...]
We have recently added information on the website about Personal Accident Insurance. This is an insurance product that might become of ever increasing importance in South Africa. But how easy is it to get death cover if you travel our roads frequently? We have decided to do a bit of research and earlier today found [...]
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Nobody will deny that we are experiencing challenging economical times. Many companies are cutting down on expenses and on loss-making divisions of businesses. This also leads to lay-offs and many are left with no option but trying to make a living through their own little businesses. At the bigger [...]
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What will happen to you if you are a victim of a road accident? Would you be able to fund your medical expenses? Only some 14 % of South Africans belong to a medical aid scheme, the Health Systems Trust (HST) said yesterday. This left a balance of more [...]
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Earlier this year the Arrive Alive website received a request for assistance from a driver who crashed into a kudu. I would like to quote from this email: “On 15 June 2008 I was travelling on N9 between Middleburg and Graaff-Reinet. It was in the evening and I [...]
