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<title>Car hire - a few quick and easy tips </title>
<description>Most of you will have, by now, cottoned on to the freedom a hire care can give you whilst on holiday.  After the usual rigmarole of keeping everyone together whilst using public transplant and trying to keep the kids happy, having your own transport can b...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_557355_29.html</link>
<pubDate>18th June 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Car insurance – Are you paying over the odds?</title>
<description>I’m sure many of you have, at one point or other, been on the receiving end of seemingly exorbitant premiums. 

Whether this is a cause of points on your licence, an unexpected loss of no claims due to collision or merely the result of buying that spe...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_555577_19.html</link>
<pubDate>13th June 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Flights – Creature Comforts and the super jumbo</title>
<description>As a consumer society we are all used to, and have come to expect, our creature comforts.  You will therefore be little surprised to hear that on top of the in flight movies many airlines are already offering, some plan to introduce satellite television....</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_464611_29.html</link>
<pubDate>31st January 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Car insurance – could you receive a “crushing” blow?</title>
<description>Each and every year thousands of drivers take to the roads without any form of insurance.  As you know car insurance is required by law and any car on the road in the UK must have a minimum of third party cover in place against it.

The British police f...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_252103_19.html</link>
<pubDate>18th January 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Car insurance – have you switched?</title>
<description>Each and every year thousands of motorists lose out on potential savings by accepting the renewal quote of their existing insurer. Shopping around and switching to a more competitive provider can save the average shopper 100’s on their premium.

A sur...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_252101_19.html</link>
<pubDate>18th January 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Car insurance – making it easy</title>
<description>Car insurance is a topic most people dread, the mere mention of the words “car” and “insurance” in the same sentence can make people shudder at the thought of arranging another year’s cover. 

This really needn’t be the case – arranging yo...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_252098_19.html</link>
<pubDate>18th January 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Car insurance – careless driving</title>
<description>Young drivers have long been made the scape goat when it comes to pinning the blame for motorcar accidents and driving related offences on a particular group.

To narrow it down further the majority of the blame is placed at the feet of young male drive...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_252093_19.html</link>
<pubDate>18th January 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Secured loans – banks on a diet?</title>
<description>According to a Bank of England survey, lending was reduced in the last quarter of 2007 to UK households.  This was thought to be a direct result of the continuing credit crunch crisis affecting much of the financial sector.

It is expected that the situ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_248003_19.html</link>
<pubDate>07th January 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Moving home</title>
<description>Many of you will have experienced the horrors of moving home whether it be to move in with a partner or simply buying a bigger property due to family expansion. One thing you can be sure of, whatever the reason for moving – it’s going to b...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_245853_33.html</link>
<pubDate>14th November 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Cheap car insurance tips</title>
<description>Saving money is something we look for in all areas of life and is especially relevant when it comes to car insurance.   In fact many of us will spend hour upon hour searching for a good deal when renewal time comes round (yet again).You may be...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_244376_19.html</link>
<pubDate>10th November 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Property development for profit</title>
<description>Buying a house in order to sell for a profit has become quite popular thanks to the plethora of property shows on British TV.  Is it really as easy as they make it seem?If you’re lucky you can make a profit on almost any property if you are ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_243542_33.html</link>
<pubDate>09th November 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Your guide to travel safety</title>
<description>I’m sure the last thing on your mind when you’re caught up in the excitement of an ensuing holiday is your personal safety or security.  That is of course unless you’re travelling to a war zone; let’s hope for your sake that this doesn’t turn ou...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_212809_29.html</link>
<pubDate>13th September 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Travel insurance – Laid Bare</title>
<description>We can all recall that at some point or other someone has recommended we take out some form of cover when we travel.  Indeed you may have read one of the many articles in abundance on the subject.  I myself have written many articles on the topic of trave...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_206278_29.html</link>
<pubDate>24th August 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Travel insurance – holiday hangover</title>
<description>“Hang on” those of you with a little more reserved character may be shouting at me.  “Don’t tar us all with the same brush; we’re not all like that”.  This may be the case but I’m sure there are still many out there who can admit to becoming...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_205077_29.html</link>
<pubDate>22nd August 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Car insurance – size isn’t everything…..</title>
<description>As with everything in life size matters, this is perhaps why some people may feel they need to compensate for their perceived shortcomings by buying the biggest most expensive looking car they can find.  Of course if you are successful you may want this t...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_205076_31.html</link>
<pubDate>22nd August 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Home insurance; prepare for flood risk</title>
<description>According to a report released by the Met office; the organisation who supply environmental and weather related services, there may be further localised flooding to come.  After the brief interlude of the last week in which we finally received a touch of ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_202899_27.html</link>
<pubDate>17th August 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Dude, where’s my Tom Tom?</title>
<description>The Tom Tom navigation system has become something of a household name with many of us owning one.  As a result of this, thefts of the unit have soared and thieves will specifically target vehicles they know to contain one. 

How, you ask, do they know ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_202434_31.html</link>
<pubDate>16th August 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Is your excess a little on the “excessive” side?</title>
<description>I must admit, until I began the research for this article I had no idea as to the amount of money we Britons spend on car insurance every year.  In fact the figure currently stands at a cool £8.5 billion.  In our endeavours to decrease the cost of our pr...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_199549_31.html</link>
<pubDate>09th August 2007</pubDate>
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<title>A job in the automotive industry</title>
<description>Finding a job can for some be a lengthy and drawn out experience, requiring much groundwork and preparation.  Finding the “perfect” job can be even more of a chore and something the majority of us can only dream about.

Now, imagine trying to find a...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_197442_36.html</link>
<pubDate>06th August 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Car insurance – how secure is your vehicle?</title>
<description>It would seem that car crime is on the decrease according to statistics released by the home office.  Vehicle crime has dropped 51% since 1997, but when you consider the fact that this still equates to roughly 1.7 million vehicle thefts last year alone; w...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_193582_19.html</link>
<pubDate>26th July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Home insurance; Flood damage the second wave</title>
<description>Of course many of us have and will never experience flooding due to the area’s in which we choose to make our home being free from this problem.  This is of little comfort to those unfortunate to live in low lying areas and on or surrounding flood plain...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_193580_19.html</link>
<pubDate>26th July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Home Buying; your guide</title>
<description>There are many factors to consider when buying your new home.  Firstly you will need to decide how much you can afford to spend.  You will need to work out how much money you have set aside and how much you are able to borrow.  When deciding upon this, it...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_187397_33.html</link>
<pubDate>20th July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Home insurance; Flood damage</title>
<description>With Britain experiencing what is reported to be the wettest summer in 200 years, just how is this affecting us as a country both financially and on a personal level?

Of course the odd day of rain is nothing and can be expected during a typical British...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_185168_19.html</link>
<pubDate>11th July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>The one stop house selling guide</title>
<description>There can many varying reasons for selling your home, these can include, to name but a few; upsizing, downsizing, career demands and financial matters.  Whatever the reason, time will always be of the essence.  Whether you find yourself part of a chain or...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_183850_33.html</link>
<pubDate>05th July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Car insurance; the effect of one word</title>
<description>How many of you at one point or another have wished you could save money when purchasing insurance for your car?  The answer most probably is all of you.  Who doesn’t want to save money?  It’s expensive enough to buy the car in the first place, then y...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_182548_19.html</link>
<pubDate>03rd July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Tennis + House = Trouble</title>
<description>Yes it’s that time of year again; Wimbledon is almost upon us and many a “keen” tennis player will be imagining themselves emulating their favourite tennis pro. 

The scene is set; the grass is green, the summer sun shines down warming our bodies ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_180039_19.html</link>
<pubDate>01st July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Can you kick the habit?</title>
<description>With the impending public smoking ban looming over your heads, it may give you that nagging feeling that it may just be time to quit.  Imagine being segregated to small secluded smoking areas; you’d start to feel just a little victimised.  This is perha...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_178302_19.html</link>
<pubDate>29th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>La Nucia; your guide</title>
<description>If you fancy a change from the usual package holiday with its overly large hotels, beach upon beach filled with seemingly endless rows of loungers, shop after shop filled with the usual tourist paraphernalia, well you get the picture; this is the destinat...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_178294_29.html</link>
<pubDate>29th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Miami Playa; your guide</title>
<description>Miami Playa is an often overlooked holiday destination on the east coast of Spain.  Ideally situated only an hour’s drive away from Barcelona and with its own golf course and the popular Port Aventura theme park nearby, what more could you ask for? 

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<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_177582_29.html</link>
<pubDate>26th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Home insurance – have you read yours?</title>
<description>In perhaps what is to be considered a worrying report by Tesco’s, it has been stated that 34% of people have never read their policy documents.

In previous articles I have written on particular topics in relation to this area, such as coverage of gar...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_176117_19.html</link>
<pubDate>18th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Price comparison; is it worth it?</title>
<description>Many of you will have, at some point or other had difficulty finding an insurance quote.
This is something that has gotten easier of late with the advent of the price comparison site.  Finding an insurance policy of any shape or form used to be a time co...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_175218_19.html</link>
<pubDate>16th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Car insurance; summer driving safety</title>
<description>With summer almost upon us, many of us will be looking forward to enjoying trips to the beach, the countryside and many other popular British past times and destinations.  The question I ask is; “just how safe are you this summer?”  The majority of us...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_174111_19.html</link>
<pubDate>15th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Planning a holiday; the essentials (part 2)</title>
<description>Continues from part 1 “planning a holiday; the essentials” Please read that article first.

If you are travelling further a field then you may have many more factors to consider, such as inoculations, extra cover, etc.  More far flung destinations, ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_173541_29.html</link>
<pubDate>15th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Planning a holiday; the essentials (part 1)</title>
<description>For the average family holiday encompassing a trip to a European country, or similar,
Preparation is not too tricky but is still essential.  For those travelling further a field, there may be much more to consider. 

Picture if you will, a holiday to a...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_173540_29.html</link>
<pubDate>15th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Eco insurance; do your bit</title>
<description>As a society we are fast beginning to realise that what we do has an effect on the environment around us.  Upon realisation of this fact we start to wonder what we can do as our small contribution.  Especially considering the carbon footprint for the aver...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_171927_19.html</link>
<pubDate>08th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Ignore your car insurance; DIY repair?</title>
<description>Are you one of the many people who prefer to arrange private repair of your car after an accident?  In a survey carried out by Autotrader, it was revealed that increasing numbers of people are seeking such a repair rather than risk losing their no-claims ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_171445_19.html</link>
<pubDate>07th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Travel insurance – 10 top tips</title>
<description>Insurance is one of those areas that is generally unavoidable; you’ll need it in some form or another somewhere along the line.  For the majority of us that just happens to be every day. 

One area always in the spotlight one way or another is travel ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_170954_29.html</link>
<pubDate>06th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Uninsured driver; Police clamp down</title>
<description>The vast majority of us are law abiding citizens, who wouldn’t even begin to consider the idea of driving without insurance.  We see it as a necessary evil, put in place to protect us and our fellow drivers.

We may have a sly old moan from time to ti...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_170413_19.html</link>
<pubDate>05th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Sleeping with your car keys</title>
<description>You may laugh at the title of this article but in fact this is a very serious issue.
“Vamoose” burglaries (whereby a burglar breaks into your house and grabs your car keys) are on the increase.  Many of us retire to bed in the evening blissfully unaw...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_169820_19.html</link>
<pubDate>05th June 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Tipsy at the wheel; some interesting facts to dissuade you</title>
<description>Hands up those of you who have at one point or other thought about driving when just that little bit tipsy.  You try to justify it to yourself be saying “I’ve only had a couple, I feel fine” The reality of this is somewhat darker.  Along with the co...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_167296_19.html</link>
<pubDate>30th May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Driving abroad; the age old question</title>
<description>I’m sure at one point or other you’ve all made or listened to jokes about driving abroad, driving round roundabouts the wrong way, etc.  The reality of this can be rather more serious.

It’s all very well if you’re hiring a car in the country yo...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_166650_19.html</link>
<pubDate>30th May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Do you want to be a “green” racer?</title>
<description>For the more environmentally conscious of us, those who make the effort to recycle, walk instead of use the car where we can and so on, help is at hand.

You are now able to source insurance for your car that will actually help the environment.  The bes...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_161318_19.html</link>
<pubDate>21st May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Big Brother; under my bonnet?</title>
<description>Motoring and insurances are always topics that receive frequent media placement and indeed the majority of us are very interested to hear the latest news in terms of any way we might be able to save money.  More often than not the news is of a less favour...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_160846_19.html</link>
<pubDate>17th May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Points on your licence; can you beat the ban?</title>
<description>The speed camera has become almost a national institution, although some would have a rather darker view of it.  Regardless of this, we are stuck with them and many people are starting to wonder if there’s any way around it.  To be honest the answer to ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_160118_19.html</link>
<pubDate>16th May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Strip for your life (insurance)</title>
<description>Ok, admit it, you decided to read this article because you saw “strip” in the title.
In actual fact this is a serious article about health issues.  If you’re still interested, please read on.

As you’re most probably aware weight or rather, lac...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_159691_19.html</link>
<pubDate>15th May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Acts of God; are you covered?</title>
<description>It has long been the case that “acts of God” are not covered on the majority of insurance policies.  Indeed after the recent earthquake in Kent, many people automatically thought this to be the case.

In reality, more and more modern insurance polic...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_159673_19.html</link>
<pubDate>15th May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>E.S.C; How “stable” is your car and how safe?</title>
<description>You may be surprised to hear the news that new cars sold in the UK are less safe than those sold in other countries in Europe.  I was certainly surprised to say the least.
I had always imagined that, as a fairly developed country, we would be up there wi...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_158262_19.html</link>
<pubDate>11th May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>“That’s a nice ipod” said the thief</title>
<description>How attached are you to your ipod? Would you miss it if it were to be snatched away from you all of a sudden?  This could be the situation you find yourself in if you’re not careful.  Scary isn’t it!

The reality of the situation is; muggings and th...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_157629_19.html</link>
<pubDate>09th May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Silver Surfer; pushing the boundaries on cheap insurance?</title>
<description>For those of you who may have given up hope, getting a good deal on a financial product, once in your golden years is not as far from your grasp as you might imagine.

The financial industry is awakening and “smelling the coffee”, as highlighted by ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_157098_19.html</link>
<pubDate>09th May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Are you a car insurance Pinocchio?</title>
<description>You may think telling your insurance company a little white lie does no harm but the reality of this can be somewhat different.  In a recent report carried out by Admiral it has been highlighted that in actuality you could find yourself without an insuran...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_155629_19.html</link>
<pubDate>04th May 2007</pubDate>
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