Cheap motor insurer figures out the right facts.
The government, as you may or may not know in your capacity as cheap motor insurers, rely heavily on the police to provide statistics on which to judge just how safe our roads are. Therefore it may not surprise cheap motor insurers to learn that they're not entirely accurate. And how do we know this? Other than an impressive standard of guesswork and just having 'that feeling'. By a study of hospital statistics, that's how. And who's would you rather believe? Do cheap motor insurers Trust those of skilled lifesavers, with compassion, healing powers and great bedside manners, or someone missing varying degrees of social etiquette who's locked away in the basement of a constabulary building with but reams of paper and a biro for company. Tough one. The research carried out by Oxford University in conjunction with the South East Regional Public Health Authority in Guildford , has cast serious doubt on the pipings of various ministers who are on continual tape loop when it comes to trumpeting about our roads getting that much safer for cheap motor insurers like you and me. And him and her. Via the BBC. See, the two aforementioned groups got the gig, passed on their findings to the Beeb, who in turn fed this info to interested parties. Like us. The upshot of it is this. Serious injuries inflicted as a result of crashing on the road has not changed since 1996. Which as you know, is roughly 10 years. And contrary to the pill the police/government would have you swallow.
Whatsmore, this revelation does little in way of encouragement for the governments proposed scheme of the overall reduction of road deaths and injuries by 2010. 40% being the figure they had in mind, and the one ministers clutching false facts and trappings of office trot out when being interviewed. This open to ridicule set of calculations hints at a drop of nearly one third, which, in theory (=what it should be) leaves Blair's cohorts on course to achieve the targets outlined by their gaffer. Which explains why they often look so smug and self satisfied. Although that may well have something to do with one of their fawning constituents. Dr. Mike Gill is one of the lead researchers who's been the driving force in showing up the police/government as living in a land of make believe. And he said this; "the discrepancies are likely to be down to under-reporting of accidents to the police", in a diplomatic fashion. But then, clearly getting splinters off the fence he said this; "but it raises questions about the police figures and I think it is important that the government looks at the hospital figures." Looking for a senior ministerial figure to argue their case, and defend such accusations in a challenging and thoughtful manner, we stumbled upon Stephen Ladyman. Who's the Road Safety Minister. Not to disappoint he gave this fulsome, measured response about the conclusions that the study drew; "Misleading." Brilliant. If you like things a little more information led, you may be interested to know that Insureyourmotor.co.uk covers most grey areas when it comes down to cheap motor insurance. They don't obviously legislate for the country, as that's the government's job. Along with publishing correct figures. But as far as cheap motor insurance goes - Insureyourmotor.co.uk deliver time after time.
Date - 21/09/2006
