Friday, September 30th, 2011

We at insureHGV (providers of cheap haulage insurance), are delighted to announce that our sister company insurance4your  has continued its first team shirt sponsorship of Nantwich Town FC for a second season.

Insurance4your – the online personal insurance brand of County Insurance Consultants (who also own insureHGV) – provide private car, van and home insurance quotes online.

Nantwich Town play in the Evo Stik League and have recently employed the services of experienced league manager Jimmy Quinn.

Tim Crighton, Marketing Director at County Insurance Consultants, explains the rationale behind the sponsorship. “Last year was the first time we have ever sponsored a football team and it was largely unchartered territory for us. It just felt like it was a good thing to do in terms of giving a little back to the local community but with the bonus of increasing our brand awareness.”

Tim continues “We’ve been delighted how well it has gone so far. From a personal point of view we have been made very welcome at the club and are now friends with a number of the directors and staff there.  From a commercial point of view it’s apparent to us that our brand recognition has increased. We can see the benefits in a number of ways including an increase in organic search website visits and also a pleasing amount of phone calls from the unique phone number we offer in all club advertising campaigns”

“Our main objective is to offer the customer what we call ‘best of both worlds’ car or home insurance – the convenience and price advantages of buying online but with a local customer service team fully trained to deal with any questions or claims. We hear a lot of complaints from customers who buy insurance online but then get lousy customer service.  In our view, insurance is far too important to consumers to warrant poor service”

“The new strip is modern and eye-catching so hopefully increased sales of this will boost awareness of our brand further, alongside any good F.A. cup run!”

Jon Gold, the Nantwich Town Chairman, adds “We’re absolutely delighted that Insurance4your have continued their valuable support. Their support really helps the club push forward and it’s really pleasing that they come to all home games, meaning it’s much more than just pure financial support. They, like us, see it as a partnership and hopefully all Nantwich Town supporters will recognise that too and use their services.”

For more information on private car, van or home insurance from insurance4your call 0800 980 3265 or visit www.insurance4your.co.uk

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

Haulage company fined £150,000 after a man has his head crushed by a HGV trailer

Damage to the depot following the accident

Tuffnells Parcels Express has been fined £150,000 and must pay £19,000 court costs after an employee was seriously injured by a reversing lorry at their depot in West Horndon, Essex.

 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Tuffnells for not having assessed, controlled, or properly managed the risks arising from vehicle and equipment movements at it’s depot.  Tuffnels also failed to provide safe system work for it’s employees.

 Chelmsford Crown Court heard that during a nightshift on 23^rd March 2010, Simon Mason, 22, from Romford was working as a warehouse porter.  A 45ft articulated HGV trailer was being reversed into an unloading bay ready for him to unload it. 

 Realising the trailer was not positioned straight in the loading bay and thinking the trailer had stopped, Mr Mason put his head round the back of the trailer to shout instructions to the driver.  Just as he did, the trailer moved again and crushed his skull against a brick wall.

 Mr Mason suffered serious head injuries and required constant care for months following several operations.   He returned to work in February of this year but is still suffering from long term effects from the accident.  

 HSE Inspector, Glyn Davies, commented: “Working with moving vehicles is a high risk activity which causes significant numbers of major and fatal injuries every year in this country. Tuffnells is well aware of these risks and this horrific incident in which a young man could have lost his life would have been avoided had the company’s senior management ensured such risks were properly managed in all of its depots.”

 ”The company could have put in place a physical separation between the porters, moving vehicles and the loading bays and a safe way for porters and drivers to communicate with each other. None of these measures were evident and so a worker was seriously hurt for no good reason.”

 Tuffnells, whose head office is in Sheffield, pleaded guilty to breaching section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and was fined £150,000 with court costs of £19,000.

 Do you have sufficient insurance to cover you in the event of an accident?  Call insureHGV on 0800 142 2841 for expert advice and support or click here for an online HGV insurance quote.

Monday, July 25th, 2011

insureHGV WINS Professional Service Provider of the Year Award!

 

In a highly contested and fought out category, insureHGV were proud to be announced as Professional Service Provider of the Year, by East Cheshire Chamber of Commerce at their recent award ceremony.

We are delighted to have won such a prestigious award against some very stiff competition.  In the highly competitive insurance industry, the big brands and supermarkets have made choosing your insurance very price-focused.  We pride ourselves in being competitively-priced whilst also offering first class customer service throughout your policy lifecycle.   

There is the option get an online quote, 24/7 at your convenience or call our experienced team to discuss your specific requirements.  We also welcome you to our offices based at Crewe, Southport and Chester if you would prefer to speak to one of our experts in person. 
All of our staff are thoroughly trained and have achieved, or are working towards, professional insurance qualifications.  We answer all queries quickly and efficiently and provide support during stressful times such as claims and replacement vehicles. 
We would like to thank East Cheshire Chamber of Commerce; all of our team of staff for their hard work and of course our valued customers.

Click here for an online HGV insurance quote or call our expert team on 0800 142 2841.

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Merry Christmas to all of our HGV insurance customers

Happy Christmas to all of our customers!

And we wish you safe driving in what are probably the worst traffic conditions for many years.

If you need to speak to us about your HGV insurance, or report an accident, please do call us on 0800 142 2841.

Monday, October 4th, 2010

Haulage fleet insurance

For any haulage company, insuring your fleet is going to be one of the biggest numbers in your profit and loss account.

With margins under pressure, fuel prices rocketing and a competitive industry out there, its vital to keep your haulage fleet insurance costs as low as possible whilst still making sure both your vehicles and goods are properly protected.

insureHGV are HGV/Haulage specialists who deal all day, every day insuring HGV’s. We insure single vehicles and have many HGV fleets on our books who look to use to (1) save them money (2) save them time and (3) help them manage their fleet.

Often its our specialist advice – after a detailed assessment of your fleet – that can shave literally thousands from the price of haulage fleet insurance. This can be done via a combination of compulsary/voluntary excesses, named/restricted drivers, no claims, safety & security improvements and detailed examination of any goods in transit requirements.

As well as saving you money, this also helps remove the administration headache of managing your insurance – leaving you to run your core business.

Please feel free to call us on 0800 142 2841 for a no obligation chat or meeting, or you can get an online HGV fleet insurance quote

Monday, July 26th, 2010

HGV insurance quotes

We often get asked how many haulage insurers we have on our panel to provide hgv insurance quotes.

The short answer is up to 10 at any one time.

We continually meet with our underwriters to ensure that both the rates and the policy features match the expectations of our customers and give constructive feedback on improvements necessary.

Our buying power and market knowledge mean that we obtain the cheapest hgv insurance quotes in the UK HGV insurance arena, and save our customer valuable time and money.

Please use our online hgv insurance quote submission page and we’ll call you back with prices within 2-4 hours

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Haulage insurance

insureHGV continue to provide the most comprehensive and value for money HGV insurance on the market today.

How?

Relationships, volume and exclusive rates for our growing customer base.

So if you need to insure a single HGV vehicle, or need haulage fleet insurance, you should call us on 0800 142 2841 or submit an online hgv insurance quote

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Pay your HGV insurance monthly if you prefer

We often get asked by those seeking a cheap HGV insurance quote if it is possible to pay for the insurance policy in monthly instalments.

The short and simple answer is yes! As long as you can pay a low deposit at the inception of the policy, you can pay for the policy in monthly instalments (normally 10 months) either by direct debit or by a number of credit facilities.

insureHGV also offer a “half and half” payment method, whereby you pay half up front and half some weeks after the policy inception.

We can provide an HGV insurance quote either giving the full annual premium in one payment, or the cost spread over monthly payments.

Please call us on 0800 142 2841 or if you would prefer to obtain an online HGV and goods in transit quote, visit our website on http://www.insurehgv.com/

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Be careful! The bad weather is not over for HGV drivers…

Just when we thought the cold snap and associated terrible driving conditions were over, this week we have seen a return of icy and snowy condititions in certains parts of North England and Scotland.

As an HGV driver, we don’t need to tell you just how careful you have to be when driving a truck in icy conditions – the bigger / heavier the vehicle, the harder it is too stop!!

The recent bad weather has seen an increase in haulage insurance claims, a shortage of replacement vehicles and a back-log of accident repairs.

The first thing to check is that your HGV insurance policy definately includes an accident management service and free like-for-like vehicle in the event of a non fault accident.

Of course, to keep your haulage insurance no claims bonus, its much better to drive with caution to avoid any accidents that will increase your HGV insurance premiums.

For cheap HGV insurance, and haulage fleet insurance policies, visit insureHGV website for an online HGV insurance quote or call 0800 142 2841 to speak to an HGV insurance broker.

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Haulage fleet insurance

Here at insureHGV, we often get asked whether a haulage fleet insurance policy would be better than individual HGV insurance. Fleet insurance has always been popular with fleets of over 10 vehicles, but we are now seeing a rise in HGV fleet insurance quotes for 3+ vehicles.

There are a number of advantages for an HGV fleet insurance policy:

1) All of your vehicles are on one policy, with one renewal date
2) Simpler administration, and you can add or delete vehicles as you wish. Your monthly premium will change accordingly
3) You can choose “named drivers” or “any driver” policies (“any driver” are more popular)
4) Any driver policies are usually all drivers over 25
5) Haulage fleet insurance policies are often cheaper than individual HGV insurance policies

As specialist HGV insurance brokers, are job is to look at all the options for you and recommend the solution that offers both the best price and the best policy for your needs.

You can get a HGV insurance quote online and insureHGV will come back to you with haulage insurance quotes (including goods in transit insurance) for your perusal. Or feel free to call our expert HGV insurance broker team on 0800 142 2841