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Beware valet parking insurance loophole

USING A VALET parking service could mean losing your car with no insurance cover. Drivers are being warned to check their insurance policies before handing over their car keys to valet parking attendants as more than half (51%) of the UK’s motor insurance policies do not cover this service. While valet parking companies provide insurance cover for their employees to drive your car, many insurance policies do not cover ‘damage to vehicle while in the control of valet parking staff.’ This means if your car is damaged or written off while it’s being parked or retrieved by valet parking staff, you could be left seriously out of pocket with no claim against the valet parking company.

Speed causes crashes? More accurate reporting would improve driver education and safety

I am a professional race-car driver with 30 years of experience, and I still drive for General Motors' Cadillac race team in the Pirelli World Challenge series. I also have 20 years of experience educating new drivers, parents and driver-education teachers regarding safer street driving. This apparent (to some people) contradiction of experience puts me in the position of being a bit of a sounding post.

Bentley Mulsanne at 2009 Frankfurt motor show

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 16 August 2009 20:00 At last, we have the first official photos and news of the new Bentley Mulsanne. Unveiled at the 2009 Pebble Beach concours d'elegance, the new Mulsanne is the long awaited successor to the Bentley Arnage, ending speculation that the new limo could be tagged Grand or similar. This is the finished version of the Bentley CAR scooped a few weeks ago – and now we can finally see it in full production trim.