Are cars better than buses? Judge for yourself.

All of the environmental advantages of taking the bus to work are negated by two things:

First, hundreds of freeloading pensioners, who 'need' to get their shopping at rush hour, taking all of the seats.

Second, drivers like these:

Don't tut a woman driver...

According to the esteemed Asia Insurance Review, researchers at Queensland University in Australia have found that :

A woman who is chided or criticised by her husband or male companion while she is driving is more than twice as likely to have an accident.

Apparently, 168 female students underwent a computer simulated psychological driving test. Half of the group were informed that the test would find out why men were better drivers then women, the other half were simply told the researchers were exploring the mental processes in driving.

Almost half the former group struck a (computerised) pedestrian who appeared suddenly, but only a quarter of the second group did.

The result of this - if women are bad drivers, it's probably a bloke's fault, hence womens' car insurance is cheaper.

Yep, that must have been what happened here. After a quality attempt at parking, this lady is attempting to reverse out for another go.

Insurance Claims Question - what do you think?

Here's one for those of you sitting insurance exams...

Is this situation covered on the truck insurance, home insurance, breakdown policy or the bridge owners' public liability?





They'll probably leave it there, where an estate agent will describe it as

"a charming bungalow in a unique location, river views, good road access"

Makes me glad that people don't generally try delivering fully assembled houses on trucks in this country.

Saudi Arabia legalises women drivers - are they sure?

Apparently Saudi Arabia is about to legalise women drivers - Saudi is the last country on earth where women are not allowed to drive.

I'm wondering whether they might reconsider if they see this?



Seriously, though - men are just as bad as we showed recently.

Flux babe blooper

Customer service boss and Flux Babe extraordinaire, Jenny, is probably going to kill me, so if I don't post for some time, you'll know why.

This happened at the French Car Show last year (I'm pleased to say we'll be there again this year) and I came across it when I was sorting through the videos for the flux babes website.

Buying a Skyline? Best check with the wife first...

The R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R is an awesome car. And if you've maxed it out with a ton of performance modifications, taking it up to 420bhp in the process, it can probably knock spots off of most supercars you could mention on any track.

Sadly, though for one Jap Import fan, the joys of owning this fearsome beast of a car have come to a premature and unhappy end.

As the clearly disgruntled seller discovered, if you're in a relationship, your dreams may be cruelly dashed:

Reason for Selling: Purchased without proper consent from the wife. Apparently "do whatever the F**K you want" does not mean what I thought.

So there you are. If you want to purchase the car and give it a good home you can get the full specs and buy it here. Just make sure you check with the missus first.

Although as the owner points out insurance for a Nissan Skyline can be a tad expensive and, if you're young, difficult to even find. Fortunately, Adrian Flux can fix you up with some modified Nissan Skyline insurance, or indeed insurance for any japanese import.

Floody Hell

As the Derbyshire police will tell you, you need to think twice before driving down a flooded street. And if there is a news crew present, perhaps think a third time as well. This young lady didn't and her predicament was broadcast live on Sky.

Expensive Mistake by careless Ferrari Driver

If you are lucky enough to own a powerful rear-wheel drive car, whether it be something as exclusive as a Ferrari or something just a little more down to earth, like a Lotus or TVR, you need to be careful that you don't lose control.

That's why we offer such a massive discount on performance car insurance to owners who have completed a course like Ride Drive.

So if you're lucky enough to have a dream car, think about improving your driving, or you'll end up looking like a big wally - just ask this guy:



And if he doesn't convince you, you could ask this Mustang driver.

Practise Safe Sex - by modifying your car!

If, like Bernhard Stadlinger, you are feeling lucky after a night out on the town, and manage to get it on with a young lady you've met at the disco (well, he is German!), then you may well face the same problem as him.

After all one black VW Golf looks much like another, and if, like our 24 year old Bavarian chum and his unnamed lady friend, you choose the wrong one, you could be in trouble. When the middle aged owner of the car came back and found the windows a bit steamy, she called the police, and poor old Bernhard found himself with some explaining to do.

Now if only he had fitted a smart bodykit, mad exhaust, bling alloys, and some window tinting to his car he would have had no trouble finding it. You've got to wonder, though, how it was that, according to the press reports, his key fitted the locks on both cars.

Finally a guy driving badly...

After months of wanting a clip of a guy driving as badly as some of the women previously displaying their distinct lack of driving talent, I've finally got one.

This is why cars come with a handbrake - shame he was too dumb to use it...

It was all going so well, but just as I was about to post this, Gerry sent me this.

Now, just imagine you've had a really bad smash. For any sensible person, the priority would be, get out of the car and move to a safe distance, maybe call 999.

Not this lady...

Kinky Kit Car Owner's eBay Blow Up

When eBay seller and Westfield Kit Car enthusiast russf123 put his spare gearbox onto eBay, he took great care in taking clear photographs of the Ford type 9 'box from every angle.

Perhaps he should have taken a bit more care to tidy his garage first, though, as an interesting item lurks in the background of one of the shots...



Given that many of our customers are Kit Car enthusiasts themselves, perhaps there is someone reading this post who might want the gearbox for their own project. If so you've got until Saturday to put in a bid.

And don't forget to call us on 08000 83 88 33 for free build up cover while you're putting your car together as well as cheap, high quality kit car insurance for when you get it onto the road.

Hit in the Bollards

Councils across the land are installing rising bollards in an attempt to keep motorists away from routes they're not supposed to use. You would think placing a solid obstacle in way of the forbidden route would be more effective than just signs.

Clearly the designers reckoned without the British public.

I feel a claim or two coming on.