Published: 15/11/2016

Truck and HGV Insurance Guide 2022

Truck and HGV Insurance Guide

 Owning and running a truck or heavy goods vehicle (HGV) is an expensive business and it’s essential to have the right truck or HGV insurance cover in place should anything happen.  But what exactly is the right truck or HGV insurance?  In this brief guide to truck and HGV insurance, getaquoteinsurance – the truck, lorry and HGV insurance experts – give you all you need to know in order to get the truck insurance that’s right for you.

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Published: 10/10/2016

10 Ways To Cut Fleet Insurance Costs

Fleet Insurance: 10 Easy Ways to Save

No one wants to pay more for their fleet insurance than they absolutely have to. Be it a large fleet, mini fleet or van fleet, being able to keep the cost of fleet insurance down can make a real difference to a fleet’s affordability. Having spent many years as an independent insurance broker specialising in fleet policies, here at Getaquoteinsurance we’ve learnt a few things about how to save on your fleet insurance quotes and so here are our 10 easy ways to save on your policy.

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Published: 19/09/2016

Electric Car Fleets - Coming Soon...?

Electric Car Fleets: Coming Soon…?

Will we soon see fleets of electric cars on our roads?  Electric cars seem to be everywhere at the moment; in the news, in the motoring forums and finally on our streets. With major car manufacturers such as Ford, VW and Honda seemingly pinning their futures on electric cars, and with the UK predicted to have more electric car charging points by 2020 than petrol stations, the momentum behind electric cars does seem to be building. The latest sign of mass adoption came last month when Uber rolled out an electric taxi fleet in London.  But will they make it into the famously conservative fleet sector?

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Published: 21/08/2016

Fleet Mobility: The Future of Fleet

Fleet Mobility: The Future of Fleet?

Barely a day goes by without one of the fleet publications talking about fleet mobility and how it, along with getting the right fleet insurance, can help reduce fleet running costs.  But what exactly is ‘fleet mobility’?  And how can fleet mobility help owners of fleet vehicles – be they mini-fleets or large scale company fleets – save money and time?  In this article we’ll look at these issues in turn and ask is fleet mobility the future of fleet?

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Published: 22/01/2016

What is Flood Re?

In 2011, the industry formally recommended Flood Re as a long-term flood insurance solution in the UK and after lengthy negotiations an outline agreement between the Government and the insurance industry was reached in June 2013. Since then the industry and Government have been working through the finer detail, and the Water Bill, legislating the powers to set up Flood Re has been working through Parliament. Royal Assent for the Water Bill was gained in May 2014. The Secondary Legislation which comprises of the regulations and the Scheme document, were laid before parliament in April 2015. This paves the way for the Secretary of State to designate Flood Re as the scheme administrator of the Flood Re scheme which we expect to happen after the election.

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