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Between July 2007 and June 2008, the average car insurance premium has increased by 5.8%. The latest Sainsbury's Car Insurance Index, which provides a comprehensive independent analysis of online car insurance premiums across the market reveals that in June 2007, the average car insurance premium was £514.36, compared with £486.13 in July 2007 (an increase of 5.8%).

Brits taking their driving test this summer should beware as new research exposes those most likely to fail.

UK drivers are paying, on average, £31 a year more on their car insurance in order to cover for people who are uninsured, equating to more than £500m, according to comparethemarket.com.

More than 40 per cent of UK drivers would rather put their hand in their own pocket to pay for minor car damage than risk their No Claims Discount, according to comprehensive research from greenbee.com, the financial services arm of the John Lewis Partnership.

With the price of fuel at record highs, running a car has never been so expensive. Tesco is helping to reduce running costs by offering motorists 30% off car breakdown cover when they order online.

moneysupermarket.com has launched its new car insurance website allowing customers to compare quotes with up to five providers at one time.

British holiday-makers are feeling the pinch this summer - and cheaper petrol prices at European pumps will encourage many to plan a holiday by car abroad.

With the school year now at an end, many families will be taking to the roads for their annual holiday, with France and Spain possible destinations.

MORE TH>N has launched a new initiative designed to help motorists who are feeling the squeeze of rising petrol prices and increased living costs, by saving them up to 20 per cent on the cost of their motor insurance every year.

Mondial Assistance and dayinsure.com, are celebrating the first anniversary of their personal lines motor insurance product dayresQ. To date, nearly 16,000 customers have booked their short term insurance with roadside assistance provided by Mondial Assistance.

Research from Tescocompare.com, the home and car insurance comparison site, shows, that rising home and car insurance premiums and an inertia to switch will lock the majority of Brits into higher premiums.

There are currently more than one million people who regularly take caravan holidays in the UK, but some may not be adequately covered, according to Confused.com - the UK's leading insurance price comparison site.

Simon Lamble, product director at Confused.com - the UK's number one leading car insurance comparison site - comments on Anne Robinson's driving ban for motoring at 43mph in a 30mph zone on August 8 last year:

Motorists living in East Anglia and the South of England are most likely to experience windscreen damage, according to the latest data from Churchill Car Insurance revealing the UK's windscreen claim hotspots.

It seems car thieves will steal just about anything, including dog food, a cat flap and some celery. These are just some of the items customers of car insurance expert, Admiral have tried to claim for in the last twelve months.