1. at home driving at home
The Save more than 20% on
your car insurance
Comparisons with eight leading providers in
5 motor tips
When it comes to buying a family car,
make sure you know what to look out for
– choosing the wrong one can burden your
evolution of
October 2005 showed that 89% of customers family for years. Here’s what to consider:
who approached Bradford & Bingley could have
saved 22% on their car insurance. One call to us Safety
gets you quotes from a panel of 19 top insurers. Make sure the car comes with basic rear-seat safety
We’ll also provide discounts for claim-free features, such as lap and shoulder belts, safety locks
car buying motorists, cars that are garaged, or cars with alarms
or immobilisers. Cover automatically includes trips
of up to 60 days to the EU and a courtesy car
(subject to availability).
For a quote, call 0800 072 8974,
quoting BB187.
on the rear doors, and ‘over-ride’ window controls
to keep the kids’ hands and arms safe.
Mileage
In general, lighter cars have better mileage than
heavier cars, and they’re lighter on your wallet, too.
Comedy ties on twenty-somethings? Skinny jeans on Lifestyle
grandads? Wrong, wrong, wrong! Like our tastes in fashion, Decide what you’ll use the car for most – school
run shopping, long trips? The better it suits your
our tastes in cars change over time. Just make sure your New versus old daily life, the more value you’ll get out of it.
motor is in the right gear for where you are in life… Classic cars may look good on your driveway but, Comfort
cost-wise, you may be better off buying brand Small kids can turn the slightest nuisance into a
new. Older cars use more fuel than modern ones, tantrum – so check that they have enough leg
meaning you pay more in petrol. Plus minor room and can see out of the window!
Thrifty thirties: repairs for vintage cars can take months while you
VW Passat search around for the parts.The AA says that Capacity
You’ve settled down and although insurance premiums reduce with the age If you expect your family to grow, make sure you
the kids have started school. of a car, newer cars have better security, which choose a car that will grow with you. Flexible
Trips into town are more also leads to reduced premiums. However, older storage systems are a must if you’re expecting to
about Tesco and dropping cars don’t lose their value as fast as newbies, be carrying prams, nappies and toys.
off the family than looking especially if they’re design classics...
good at the weekend.
Practicality is your passion,
the Passatt is your car.
First-car fun
2CV
Cheap and cheerful but
bags of fun.The 2CV is ideal for
first-time drivers. Stylish twenties Mid-life madness Globetrotting
TVR Tuscan grandparents
Mini-Cooper S Blow the cobwebs out of
You’ve got the suit and you’re out to Renault Espace
your brains before it’s too The kids have grown up and
impress.Wow them in the City with late. Everyone will think
this micro-machine that will get you the job’s long gone: now for
you’re having a mid-life that grand tour.The Espace
plenty of second looks. crisis, but who cares? has room for your bags – and
a full set of golf clubs.
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