Two wheels good – high premium bad

Colin Cottell on cutting the cost of being an easy rider

Diamond rates are not a gem

Women drivers get cheaper motor cover - but they should shop around and watch the hype, writes Juliet Shedden.

NU plans ‘pay as you drive’

A "pay as you drive" service, which could revolutionise the amount motorists pay for insurance, is to be launched later this year by Britain's largest insurer, Norwich Union.

Where cover is hard to get

An AA survey rates a council estate outside Manchester as the dearest area in Britain for premiums. Helen Carter talks to some local motorists.

Who would you call out?

Both Britain's main motoring organisations are heavily into car cover. As a test, Juliet Shedden set the AA and the RAC off in pursuit of a quote.

Pay as you drive to slash insurance bill

Insurer seeks volunteers who want to put brake on costs.

Your big fat chance of a discount

So what's really driving companies to offer a better deal to married couples? Mary O'Hara reports

When it’s a job to get the cover

What you pay can depend on what you do, Juliet Shedden discovers.

How to drive down premiums

We may not get a good deal when buying a car popular models can still cost as much as 60% more in the UK than across the channel.

Put the brake on auto cover

More bad news is on the way for car owners, reports Virginia Wallis. But there are ways to keep costs down.