By Dustin Mitchell on 22-01-2012
Sometimes it can feel like you’ve been on the motorway for an eternity – especially if there are traffic jams slowing you down.
However, usually we’re not actually on the highway for as long as we think and we can always pop into motorway services along the way for a break – unlike a cat that recently made some news reports.
The poor over-adventurous feline found its way up the 50 foot high concrete feet of an M4 road sign, but couldn’t get back down again.
It was stuck for 24 hours next to the busy motorway before traffic officers coaxed the cat back down to safety using a crane lift and some cat food.
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By Christine Johnson on 21-01-2012
Many thousands of homeowners and landlords in the UK are struggling to meet the financial demands of day-to-day life in 2012, according to worrying research from an investments expert.
Bright Grey revealed that one in three (33 per cent) of people are spending over the amount they are paid by their salary, or are just managing to break even by the end of each month, and so they find it difficult to meet bills such as property insurance or utility costs.
The Financial Safety Net report went on to explain that over 11 million British adults – 23 per cent of the nation – had nothing left over to spend before getting paid once more.
In Bright Grey’s study, it was concluded that the average Briton spends £1,315 every month, including an average of £56 on telephone bills and £232 on supermarket and other shopping – things that can be reduced with clever use of services such as price comparison sites.
Roger Edwards, the proposition director at the company, said: “It is a false economy to believe that just spending on the here and now is going to keep Britons in good stead. By
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By Christine Johnson on 18-01-2012
Houstons HCC Insurance Holdings said Pioneer General Insurance Co. Read more…
By Kathryn Green on 17-01-2012
A new year has just begun, and those of us looking back at the past year might have a list of resolutions ready. An international traveler who habitually traveled without travel health insurance might want to resolve to avoid skimping on travel insurance. A tourist who had a bad culinary experience may resolve to stick to tried and tested foods. But for most of us, it’s the battle of the bulge that takes center stage.
For those who travel often, it is almost impossible to effectively watch what they eat. H
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By Kathryn Green on 10-01-2012
Contrasted with paperwork or parking violations, moving violations occur when you are actually traveling in your vehicle. Because the vehicle is in motion and thus more dangerous at the time of the infraction, the penalties for moving violations tend to be more severe than those for others. Moving violations can range from the relatively minor, such as improper backing, to more serious, such as driving under the influence. On this page, you will find a description of the most common minor moving violations and their typical penalties.
This offense is rather broad, as a number of situations exists in which a driver must yield.
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By Christine Johnson on 08-01-2012
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law and other issues pertaining to it for three days starting March 26.
Analysts and lawyers do not expect a decision in the case until late June.
The hearings will open March 26 with a one-hour debate on the threshold issues of whether a federal law called the Anti-Injunction Act makes challenges to the mandate premature until 2015.
George Patton Jr., an appellate lawyer with Bose McKinney & Evans LLP in Washington, D.C. and Indianapolis, explains that anti-injunction deals with whether the Court must wait until a tax is imposed on those who don’t want to buy individual insurance, and then a lawsuit filed, before it can act on the case. T
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