Data released this week by Budget Van Insurance shows that as the mercury rises, so do the number of claims for attempted thefts and stolen vehicles. In the six month period March to August* claims increased by an average of 66% for attempted theft, compared to the rest of the year.
Budget Van Insurance is warning drivers against becoming careless with vehicle security in the heat. Many people will leave windows open an inch or two to help keep cars and vans cool while they’re parked, or will leave the keys in the ignition with the engine running whilst they pop into a shop. This not only leaves your vehicle more vulnerable to theft, but can potentially invalidate your insurance policy if it has not been left properly secured.
Mnveer Arkan, Budget Van Insurance said, “As the temperature rises people’s attitudes become more relaxed but it only takes an opportunist a few seconds to hop into your van or car and drive it away if it hasn’t been left properly secured. We would urge drivers to be more aware of this as summer arrives.”
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* Data is from September 2007 to August 2008
Notes to editors:
Budget Van insurance searches a panel of 12 insurers to offer competitively priced van insurance, in addition to exceptional product benefits. In 2006 Budget Van launched various innovative marketing campaigns including ‘it’s a van man thing’ and ‘flying traffic wardens’, which resulted in it being awarded ‘Marketing Campaign of The Year 2006’ (Insurance Times Awards). More recently Budget Van and News of the World have joined forces to produce the Dream Dates Calendar 2007.
Budget is part of the BGL Group.
The BGL Group
The BGL Group was founded in 1992 and has grown to become one of the UK’s largest personal lines insurance intermediaries.
Brands within the BGL Group include BUDGET car, van and home insurance, Bennetts bike insurance and carbon-neutral motor insurance, ibuyeco. Junction, BGL Group’s affinity business, works with brands like Post Office®, HSBC, M&S Money, RAC and Auto Trader to offer insurance products to their customers.
The BGL Group has more than 2.3 million customers and more than £600 million GWP. It operates major contact centre operations (Fusion) in Peterborough, Coventry, Sunderland, Peterlee in the UK, and Cape Town, South Africa. The Group currently employs over 2,150 people with its head office in Peterborough.
In 2006 the Group was named ‘Intermediary of the Year’ (Insurance Age UK Broker Awards) for its outstanding contribution to the insurance industry. In October 2007 the Group was ranked 229th in the Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 250 of Britain’s 250 biggest mid-market private companies by latest sales.
In 2007 the Group won the coveted title of Large Business of the Year in the regional Business Awards 2007 hosted by the Evening Telegraph, Peterborough. The Group’s affinity business, Junction, won Marketing Campaign of the Year 2007 at the Insurance Times awards.
BISL Ltd, part of the BGL Group, is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Registered Address: Pegasus House, Bakewell Road, Orton Southgate, PE2 6YS. Registered in England no 3231094
BGL Group websites:
www.budgetvaninsurance.com
www.bglgroup.co.uk
www.budgetinsurance.co.uk
www.bennetts.co.uk
www.ibuyeco.co.uk
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