Daily Motor News – Friday 28 November 2025  

Lloyds’s: Q4 Market Message 

Rachel Turk, Chief of Market Performance, opened the session with an overview of current market conditions. Rachel was followed by Mirijam Spies, Chief Actuary who outlined our approach to capital strength. The session concluded with Caroline Sandeman-Allen, Chief of Market Oversight presenting our Market Oversight Plan, bringing together the key themes and priorities for the period ahead. Read more

Car Insurance Prices Stabilise but Inflation Emerges For Younger Drivers 

Quoted car insurance premiums fell 9.1% in the past 12 months but remained relatively flat at -0.5% in the past three months, according to Consumer Intelligence’s latest Car Insurance Price Index. However, October 2025 marked the first month since February 2024 to show inflation in competitive prices above 0.5%, suggesting the market may be responding to realised losses. Read more

The IFB responds to Black Friday scam warnings 

John Davies, Intelligence and Investigations Manager at the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), said:  
“If some deals look too good to be true this Black Friday or Cyber Monday, that may well be the case. Ghost Broking scams are on the rise, with fraudsters preying on bargain hunters with fake insurance offers that leave victims driving uninsured and out of pocket.” Read more

Pothole compensation claims: Over £10.2 million paid out in three years – these councils are paying out the most 

New research has revealed which councils have had to pay out the most in pothole compensation claims to drivers in recent years, giving a potential indication of where such damages are more likely to occur. Read more

100+ UK car insurance statistics, 2025 

This page includes up-to-date UK car insurance statistics for 2025, such as how UK car insurance figures have changed, the differences in costs between various demographics, how external factors like inflation have affected the market, and more. Read more

Future risks and how to manage them: a CRO’s view 

As the world continues to experience a state of polycrisis, in which risks are increasingly interconnected, the role of the risk manager is evolving. We sat down with Noel Richardson who shared his views on the importance of a proactive, data-driven approach to risk management and discussed how innovative technologies such as AI and geospatial tools can help insurers anticipate threats and strengthen resilience. Read more

Don’t break it to fake It: IFED targets gadget insurance fraud in week long operation 

The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED), part of the City of London Police, has carried out a weeklong intensification targeting individuals suspected of making false claims on insurance policies. The operation, timed in the leadup to Black Friday, focused on fraudsters who claimed their mobile phones, televisions, and laptops had been damaged in order to secure payouts and fund newer models. Read more

Aviva to divest from DLG’s By Miles after acquisition 

‘By Miles will no longer offer quotes to new or renewing customers and the customer base will be wound down over the next 18 months,’ says spokesperson. Read more

Euro NCAP’s SAFER TRUCKS Programme wins Prince Michael International Road Safety Award 2025 

Euro NCAP is proud to announce that its groundbreaking SAFER TRUCKS programme has received the 2025 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award, a recognition of its innovative work to bring independent safety ratings to heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). Read more

5.1 Million Van Fleet in Crisis – 25% MOT Failure Rate Double That of Cars, Driven by Neglected Advisories 

TyreSafe today announced a critical finding from new 2024 MOT data analysis, utilising proprietary metrics from fleet risk specialist Verifleet: Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs), or vans, are failing their first mandatory MOT test at double the rate of cars. Read more

What is the new charge for driving an electric or plug-in hybrid car? 

A new pay-per-mile charge for electric vehicles (EVs) and some hybrid cars was announced in the Budget. All new cars will have to be electric or plug-in hybrid from 2030, when a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars comes into force. Read more

Vehicle Crime Then and Now — What It Means for Policing 

For many people, vehicle crime still conjures images of joyriders and opportunistic thefts from the 1990s. Cars left unlocked on a street, a screwdriver jammed into the ignition, and a joyride that ended with the vehicle abandoned nearby. Those crimes were disruptive, but they were often short-lived and low in sophistication. Read more

Financial Ombudsman Service driving reform and delivering improvements as it sets out its plans for next year 

Following a period of extraordinary demand, case volumes are decreasing as measures introduced this year to ensure complaints were better evidenced and ready to be investigated begin to take effect. We are also on track to meet the targets we set to reduce the time it takes to give answers on cases. Read more

Precision Repair Group Invests in HB Accident Repair Network 

Precision Repair Group (PRG), backed by an affiliate of private equity firm Sun European Partners LLP, has completed an investment in HB Accident Repair Network (HB). Read more

New national standards on taxi licensing proposed to protect passengers 

Ministers will change the law to strengthen safety and protections for passengers in taxi and private hire vehicles (PHVs). The proposed new standards come after Baroness Casey’s audit into Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, which was published in June of this year. Since then, the government has acted fast to keep passengers and young people safe. Read more

Kennedys achieves Mansfield Certification Plus in the UK and US 

For the fourth year running, we have been recognised for our commitment to driving diversity in leadership. The firm has achieved Mansfield Certification Plus for 2024-2025 in both the UK and US. Read more 

How will the changes to workers’ rights affect you? 

A major shake-up of workers’ rights is on its way, but the government has U-turned on some reforms and it is still unclear how other proposals will work in practice. The government has said the measures in the Employment Rights Bill mark the “biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation”. Read more