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Man who shot two teens in West Pennant Hills found dead
17 Jul
12:22

Man who shot two teens in West Pennant Hills found dead

“What we do know from the information available to us, this was a planned activity on the part of the 68-year-old male and we are of the belief that shortly thereafter he has attended the address at Normanhurst and taken his own life,” he said. Loading The acting commissioner said […]

Learners waste ÂŁ100000sa year on driving tests they instantly fail
17 Jul
12:22

Learners waste ÂŁ100000sa year on driving tests they instantly fail

Learner drivers are wasting ÂŁ100,000s each year by instantly failing their test for reasons such as forgetting their L plates, their vehicle not being up to scratch, or – bizarrely – even turning up without a car. Almost 5,000 provisional drivers are failing their test each year because their […]

Budget Direct CMO: Experiment with voice assistants now or miss the next customer engagement wave
17 Jul
12:22

Budget Direct CMO: Experiment with voice assistants now or miss the next customer engagement wave

Brands not taking the opportunity to get on the front foot of voice-based interaction and experiment with devices such as Amazon Alexa risk missing the boat on the next wave of customer engagement.   That’s the view of Auto & General director of digital and marketing, Jonathan Kerr, who spoke […]

NBC 5 Investigates Complaints Against Auto Insurance Company
17 Jul
12:22

NBC 5 Investigates Complaints Against Auto Insurance Company

Consumers have told NBC 5 Responds that there’s one auto insurance company that’s leaving Texas drivers high and dry. “I’m in a man’s world doing a man’s job and I do it really, really well,” said Susan Phelan, who calls herself one heck of a driver. But earlier this year […]

Advice column: How to lower your car insurance premium
17 Jul
12:21

Advice column: How to lower your car insurance premium

THE MOST RECENT Consumer Price Index indicates a decrease in motor insurance premiums of 13.8% between April 2017 and April 2018, but these reductions pale in comparison to a 70% skyrocketing of prices in premiums over the previous three years from September 2013 to September 2016. In short, insurers are […]

Ontario gets pay-as-you-go auto insurance
17 Jul
12:21

Ontario gets pay-as-you-go auto insurance

First announced in May, CAA Insurance’s pay-as-you-go auto insurance plan is now available in Ontario. CAA’s MyPace program allows drivers to pay for insurance for every 1,000 kilometers they drive. According to CAA president Matthew Turack, the product is aimed at motorists who drive less than 9,000 kilometres a year, […]