Daily Motor News – Thursday 18 December 2025

ILC ARTICLE

18th December 2025

PCC Simon Foster said: “Progressive Driving Licences are a proven, proportionate and urgently needed solution. Every day we delay, young lives are being put at risk. Continued inaction to prevent these collisions and casualties is unacceptable. The Government must seize this opportunity, and include them in its Road Safety Strategy” Read more

Insurers told to make policies easier to understand

Insurers need to do more to improve how they handle claims and make it clearer to customers what their policies cover, the UK’s finance regulator has said. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was responding to a “super-complaint” by consumer group Which? about the home and travel insurance sectors. Read more

FCA expands insurance work in response to Which? super complaint

The FCA is expanding the significant work we had planned to improve standards in the home and travel insurance markets, following Which?’s super complaint. Read more

Motor insurance market steadies as shopping slows and older vehicles rise

New analysis from LexisNexis Risk Solutions reveals a shift in consumer motor insurance behaviour in the first half of 2025, with drivers holding on to older, lower-value vehicles amid easing premiums and a decline in shopping activity. Read more

Proactive risk strategies urged for festive driving period

Insurance providers are being encouraged to adopt early intervention strategies this festive season to help reduce motor claims and improve road safety, as new data from ThingCo highlights a marked rise in risk-related behaviours during winter. Read more

Toyota enters Irish insurance market, with Lexus drivers also eligible to avail of cover

Toyota has decided the time is right to enter the insurance business in Ireland. It will start by offering exclusive insurance products to drivers of both Toyota and Lexus models. Read more

Weekend insurance pricing creates a conversion tracking problem

Our market surveillance shows most UK insurers now price differently at weekends compared to weekdays. Some reduce premiums on Saturdays. Others cut prices on Sundays. A smaller group increases weekend prices. Read more

Next Era of Insurance: Intelligent, Connected & Orchestrated Insurers

Insurance is at a turning point: success will come to those who move beyond fragmented initiatives and build intelligent ecosystems—where AI, data, and cloud converge to drive adaptive growth. Read more

esure and Brake, the road safety charity, deliver trauma-informed training for claims teams

esure Group’s partnership with Brake, the road safety charity, began in 2021 with our sponsorship of Brake’s Kids Walk. This annual event sees thousands of primary school-aged children across the UK take to the streets in their communities in a day of action to demand safer and healthier routes to school. Over the last 5 years, over 417,000 children have taken part across the UK. Read more

Over 12,000 people did this life admin task on Christmas Day last year

Go.Compare Car Insurance has revealed that over 12,000 motorists ran a car insurance quote on Christmas Day 2024, proving that even during the festive season, drivers are keen to make sure they’re getting the right cover for their requirements. Read more

Is the EU new Automotive package really an opportunity for European OEMs?

The European automotive landscape is undergoing a significant policy shift. The European Commission has announced a proposal to scrap the previously approved 2035 ban on new combustion engine vehicle sales, replacing it with a requirement for automakers to reduce fleetwide CO₂ emissions by 90% from 2035 onwards. Read more

BCA sells record number of EVs in run-up to Festive break

Ongoing demand for zero-emission vehicles continues to fuel interest in used EVs at BCA, leading to a record number of electric vehicle sales before the festive break. The second week of December saw over 1,200 EVs sold, the highest weekly sales volumes for this product type on record. Read more

A single version of the truth: data, collaboration and the evolution of the GTA

As part of the ILC Mobility in Insurance event, held at the British Motor Museum, Gaydon, a special fireside chat brought together ILC Founder and Motor Sector Lead, Chris Ashworth, and Matt Thorby, Head of Motor at Verisk, to explore one of the most fundamental questions facing the industry today – what would a single version of the truth look like for the mobility and credit hire sector? Read more

PCC steers government towards curbing young driver deaths

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner is calling on the government to implement greater safeguards for newly qualified motorists in a bid to save lives. Read more

At Carpenters, giving is actually all year round!

From headline sponsorships to unforgettable charity events, our teams have worked tirelessly to make a real difference. Our Charity & Social Committee met every month to keep up the good work, our people kept pushing themselves to raise vital funds and our business kept investing and donating knowing that every choice was a choice for good, or for love – if you will. Read more