NEWS: Footman James Sponsor Manchester Classic Car Show

One of the UK’s leading specialist classic car insurance brokers – Footman James – has announced it will be sponsoring the Manchester Classic Car Show for the second year running.
Taking place at Event City exhibition centre on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September, the event attracts visitors and exhibitors from all over the UK; this year it will host hundreds of cars from all eras, up to 100 clubs, a significant trade presence, classic market area, restoration demonstrations, classic car dealers, private display entries, a concours competition and live Group B Rally action!
Andy Fairchild, Footman James’ Managing Director said: “We are proud to be associated with the hugely popular annual Manchester Classic Car Show.  Fast establishing itself as a pinnacle event in the industry, this year’s show will offer enthusiasts plenty to keep them entertained across both days.
“We are of course well placed to be main title sponsors for the show as a leading classic car insurer and will use the event to further encourage the huge enthusiasm and diversity of the UK classic car scene.”
The inaugural show took place last year in 2013 with wide acclaim.  Andy Rouse, Show Organiser explained: “The Manchester Classic Car Show aims to reflect and showcase the very best of the UK’s classic motoring scene – and after such a positive response from our first show last year, we’re pretty confident we can meet this!  As a quality national show, we are delighted to be so well supported by Footman James and look forward to a prosperous and beneficial relationship.”
Tickets for the show are as follows:
Advance: £13.00
On the door: £15.00
Children: FREE (under 16s accompanied by a paying adult)
Car parking is free.
For further information about the show please contact Andy Rouse on 01527 910 229, email

amreventsltd@gmail.com or visit www.manchesterclassiccarshow.com.

how much is your car insurance likely to jump if you cause a total wreck, here's the state by state info

In Massachusetts it's 67 percent.
but California drivers experience a substantial 62 percent rate hike,
and New Jersey isn't far behind at 59 percent
Maryland drivers experience the smallest increase at 20 percent.
Alabama and Michigan also see relatively small increases of 22 percent and 23 percent, respectively.

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/22/first-accident-insurance-increase/ 

The European Court of Justice ruled that car insurance could not be based on gender. Now men pay less, women pay more

Young women drivers buying car insurance and any man considering retirement will get a worse deal from the end of next year, following a ruling prohibiting the use of gender in insurance underwriting.

Insurers have until now charged young men significantly more to reflect the fact they are more likely to have serious accidents: a male driver under 21 is twice as likely to have an accident than a woman under 21. But the insurance industry will now have to rip up its current pricing model, and young men under the age of 25 are now likely to see premiums decrease by an average of 10%, and in some cases 25%

At the same time, car insurance premiums for women under the age of 25 are expected to rise by an average of 25% by the end of 2012, but by up to 60% for the youngest drivers, which could translate into an extra £500-£1,000 a year for some.

But Martin Lewis, creator of MoneySavingExpert.com, believes banning the use of gender for car insurance is sensible: "With car insurance I think there is some logic to this ban – gender price differences are based on behaviour. Why should one man pay more because others behaved badly? Would we allow the same to happen based on racial differences?

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2011/mar/01/ecj-gender-ruling-insurance-costs

Learned about it from http://www.drivelikeawoman.com/index.php/news/entry/new_ruling_says_equality_for_women_in_car_insurance/ 

NEWS: InFlux_08 Magazine Launch & Auto Art Exhibition

The fabulous InFlux Magazine produced by Adrian Flux Insurance (who superbly insure our tuned Project S4) is having an exciting auto art exhibition event in London tomorrow – to launch Influx_08 "a very special print edition of the innovative multi-platformed magazine on car and bike culture." Cool doesn't even come close!
The London launch event includes guest speakers, film shows and live music along with the exhibition with includes some amazing bespoke artwork commissioned for the launch of Influx_08: These 15 full colour digital treatments and painstakingly hand-wrought takes on the mechanics of speed were specially commissioned by InFlux and are said to be "stunningly original pieces of work." Artist Oscar Wilson, for example, pays spectacular homage to the Maserati marque, Millie Marotta evokes the V12 engine as a beautiful endangered species, and Kate Copeland renders the symmetrical beauty of a Moto Guzzi cafe racer as you’ve never seen it before. Auto, design, art and culture fans will not be disappointed.
The talented team at InFlux says: "Reflecting the core values of its founder, Influx magazine has approached the coverage of cars and bikes as things that move the soul as well as the body. The exhibition focuses on this spirit-enhancing aspect of car and bike culture."
We wish the superb digital InFlux magazine all the luck with their launch event and every success with the printed Influx_08. Sign up for the magazine here. And follow them on Twitter and like them on Facebook.
The launch event takes place at 71A Leonard Street, 18th April at 1830.
Oh, and happy 40th anniversary to Adrian Flux Insurance this year!