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Red arrow11/12/2007 Vandalised: 4.3 million motorists in 2007

Red arrow11/12/2007 2.4 million Brits jingle all the way to the beach this Christmas

Red arrow30/11/2007 Climate change fuels UK property boom

Red arrow30/11/2007 Three million motorists admit to 'bump and run' driving

Red arrow26/11/2007 40% of motorists call for a total ban on drinking before driving

Red arrow06/07/2007 Hidden home faults double in five years

Red arrow18/04/2007 Smoking ban to trigger rise in house fires

Red arrow29/03/2007 One million Brits close to driving ban

Red arrow23/03/2007 Civil partners spend £60 million on getting hitched

Red arrow15/03/2007 Young drivers fork out £140 million every year for basic tasks

Red arrow23/02/2007 Car phone users more dangerous than drink drivers

Red arrow22/02/2007 Travel agents’ sales practices put British holidaymakers at risk

Red arrow16/02/2007  Thieves leave cyclists with £35 million bill

Red arrow13/02/2007  Young drivers co-buy wheels to save money...environment

Red arrow09/02/2007  Pet bereavement costs UK businesses £8.3 million a year

Red arrow02/02/2007  Modern car part terminology flummoxes motorists

Red arrow26/01/2007  Bickering couples causing commotion on UK roads

Red arrow22/01/2007  Unqualified tradespeople cause millions of pounds of misery

Red arrow29/12/2006  January bargain hunters plan £5.5 billion spending spree

Red arrow01/12/2006  Eight million put up Christmas light displays

Red arrow23/11/2006  Car vandals hit Britain's roads

Red arrow09/11/2006  Home, SAD home

Red arrow27/10/2006  Shortage of spaces causing increase in 'Parking Rage'

Red arrow11/10/2006  Marooned motorists wave goodbye to goodwill

Red arrow02/10/2006  Direct Line offers pre-flood advice to homeowners

Red arrow29/09/2006  12 million motorists 'guilty' of careless driving

Red arrow26/09/2006  Direct Line wins consumer insight award from FSF

Red arrow19/09/2006  Dognapping fears are on the up

Red arrow08/09/2006  British holidaymakers' £1.5 billion missing items bill

Red arrow05/09/2006  Homeowners waste £8 billion on botch jobs

Red arrow22/08/2006  British tradespeople drink more than a bathful of tea each year

Red arrow08/08/2006  'Handout homes' drive UK second property market

Red arrow04/08/2006  British dog owners turn to alternative medicine

Red arrow02/08/2006  Rural roads used as a racetrack

Red arrow26/07/2006  Student wealth increases 50 per cent in a decade

Red arrow21/07/2006  'Experienced' motorists most likely to drink and drive

Red arrow14/07/2006  One in four neighbours argue over the garden fence

Red arrow08/07/2006  Direct Line customers to benefit from new 'matched' no claims bonus

Red arrow05/07/2006  Tropical holidaymakers risking their health

Red arrow28/06/2006  Rising price tag of pooches parties

Red arrow22/06/2006  UK motorists have personality crash

Red arrow15/06/2006  £154 billion bill for home design crimes

Red arrow07/06/2006  Back to driving school for Brits

Red arrow26/05/2006  High costs hit young drivers...

Red arrow24/05/2006  Fido's food takes the dog biscuit

Red arrow18/05/2006  Brits plan billion pound World Cup shopping spree

Red arrow08/05/2006  Direct Line to sponsor Motorsport Endeavour rally

Red arrow25/04/2006  Motorway manners fuel road rage

Red arrow20/04/2006  One in four burglary victims' homes targeted again

Red arrow19/04/2006  Direct Line launches new fixed rate mortgages

Red arrow11/04/2006  'Flat-Pack generation' creates domestic skills shortage

Red arrow05/04/2006  Direct Line customers to benefit from new 'matched' no claims bonus

Red arrow31/03/2006  Dog owners hit with £46 million vet bill after...return from kennels

Red arrow15/02/2006  Brits show dogged devotion to deceased pets

Red arrow10/02/2006  UK's passion for car triggers huge increase in 'concrete gardens' 

Red arrow04/02/2006  British parents provide cause for concern

Red arrow01/02/2006  Blingy Brits attract thieves on the slopes

Red arrow07/01/2006  Direct Line launches industry first NCD for additional drivers

Red arrow04/01/2006  Brits set for £5.5 billion sales spending spree

Red arrow12/12/2005  Sod's law costing Britons millions

Red arrow05/12/2005  Unfit skiers cause chaos on the slopes

Red arrow03/12/2005  Homeowners set to fork out £17 billion in winter repairs

Red arrow24/11/2005  Shopping starts at 50 for UK men

Red arrow24/11/2005  Brits to spend £15.4 billion on christmas gifts ...but not for grandad

Red arrow22/11/2005  UK deep freeze may cause havoc in up to 50% of UK

Red arrow17/11/2005  New driver disorder identified

Red arrow27/10/2005  Nation's dogs ill from stress

Red arrow21/10/2005  Fear of breakdown triggers dangerous driving habits

Red arrow14/10/2005  Direct Line takes industry leading step to protect car insurance

Red arrow06/10/2005  UK dog owners forced to take drastic action

Red arrow30/09/2005  One in seven cars vandalised in last 12 months

Red arrow21/09/2005  Lack of driver education to blame for fatal accidents

Red arrow13/09/2005  Spain top theft hotspot for Brits abroad

Red arrow07/09/2005  Young renters gamble £7.6 Billion on home contents

Red arrow02/09/2005  School run drivers voted worse than 'white van man'

Red arrow25/08/2005  UK second homes to soar 24 per cent by 2015 

Red arrow16/08/2005  Holiday horrors cost Britons millions

Red arrow12/08/2005  Driving nation vote on UK's best roads

Red arrow09/08/2005  Summer garden damage costs millions

Red arrow05/08/2005  94% motorists admit to breaking the speed limits

Red arrow04/08/2005  Homeowners repair cost shortfall

Red arrow27/07/2005  Dognapping epidemic hits the UK

Red arrow26/06/2005  Burglary fears rise as one in thirty UK homes burgled

Red arrow24/06/2005  British drivers on brink of breakdown

Red arrow14/06/2005  Britons use 'white lies' to bump up holiday claims

Red arrow10/06/2005  Thieves set to cruise Costa-del-Ipod

Red arrow07/06/2005  21st century empty nesters spend more on the good life 

Red arrow27/05/2005  British homes in state of disrepair  

Red arrow24/05/2005  Clueless Brits go under the bonnet in car breakdown  

Red arrow24/05/2005  Peril of the junk drivers 

Red arrow23/05/2005  Direct Line launches 24-hour helpline to pet owners 

Red arrow19/05/2005  UK consumers confused on reliability of car makes

Red arrow13/05/2005  £529 Million repair bill for bodge jobs on Britons' homes

Red arrow03/05/2005  Misleading claims by insurers lead to courtesy car confusion

Red arrow28/04/2005  Brits ditch jobs to nurse sick pets

Red arrow07/04/2005  Backseat drivers to blame for more than one million mishaps  

Red arrow05/04/2005  Cash conscious newlyweds ditch traditional gifts

Red arrow22/03/2005  Britons set to leave fortunes to their pets

Red arrow09/03/2005  British toddlers go on the rampage

Red arrow08/03/2005  Direct Line staff support Comic Relief on red nose day

Red arrow04/03/2005  55,500 unborn babies at risk as pregnant women fail to belt up

Red arrow28/02/2005  Pedestrians and drivers battle it out to be 'king of the road' 

Red arrow25/02/2005  Parents breed new generation of hazardous drivers

Red arrow16/02/2005  UK workers call time on their careers

Red arrow07/02/2005  UK heirlooms go hi-tech

Red arrow03/02/2005  Britain's dog owners to spend thousands on pet custody

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