A driver had a lucky escape after someone threw an object onto his car as he was driving on the A66.
The man, who is in his 60s, was in his Skoda Octavia,
coming from the A19 onto the A66 on 22ndJanuary around 3pm when the missile landed on his windscreen, shattering the glass.
The driver managed to pull over to safety and report the incident to police.
He saw a man in brown clothing running on the footbridge towards Whinney Banks and believes this could be the person responsible.
The driving licence trap
Over 1.6million drivers could be at risk of a £1,000 fine because the photograph on their driving licence has expired,
a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
Car insurance have discovered that many motorists are at risk of a hefty fine because
they may not be aware that a photograph on their driving licence needs to be updated every ten years at a cost of £20,
as set out by the DVLA. Those with old-style paper licences are not affected.
As well as 1.6million drivers’ photographs that have expired, a further 2.9million must be renewed by the end of 2012.
Car insurance costs soar 15% to nudge £1k a year but the average young male pays £3k
According to its British Insurance Premium Index, car insurance has increased 15.3 per cent in just a year,
from £842.69 to almost reach the £1,000 mark.
Just three months ago, the average cost of insurance was £921.38,
meaning in this short period, prices have jumped 5.4 per cent.
Young drivers continue to see premiums rise to astronomical prices.
The average motorist under the age of 22 will pay £2,497 for their insurance.
This is an annual rise of 10.91 per cent.
Male drivers under the age of 22 fork out the most for their insurance,
with the average premium quoted at £3,163. This compares to £1,799
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Dodgy whiplash claims send your car insurance soaring and insurers cash in too, say MPs, calling for a crackdown
The rise in claims for whiplash injury is to blame for the increase in motor insurance premiums, a report by MPs revealed.
The report from the House of Commons Transport Select Committee called for the government
to impose much tougher conditions on proving injury for the payment of any compensation of whiplash claims.
At present there is no legal definition for whiplash, which makes it very difficult for insurers to challenge a claim from a customer.
Around 600,000 whiplash claims are made each year – adding £90 to the average car insurance policy – despite a drop in the number of accidents.
An estimated £2billion a year is paid out a year although GPs have warned that around a quarter of the claims are ‘fake or over-diagnosed’
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