Winter

Car insurance is not only a legal requirement, but it can be very helpful for breakdown recovery and collisions caused by bad weather. It’s not a miracle worker though, and the best car insurance policy in the world can’t prevent you from running into problems in the first place.

Halloween and Bonfire Night, and the days running up to them, are traditionally some of the busiest nights of the year for the police, the fire brigade and other agencies.

With the clocks going back this Sunday 30th October at 2am, this marks the end of British summertime. It also means the road conditions are changing, so it’s important that your customers take extra care and attention to reduce risk this winter.

Halloween can be traced back as far as the ancient festival of Samhain when, on the 31^st of October, the ghosts of the dead would revisit the mortal world. To ward off any evil spirits in their midst, large bonfires were lit in each village.

While under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is illegal to light fireworks near fields or homes containing horses and livestock due to the loud noises they emit and those evading the law, this doesn’t always stop people.

Autumn is upon us, the nights are drawing in and we’re begrudgingly packing away our shorts and flip-flops for another year in place of cosy jumpers, winter coats and knitted scarves. Whilst autumn has its upsides, those crispy golden leaves can become quite a nuisance.

It’s Christmas day, and you wake up to open your presents. Brrr! It’s cold! You go to put the boiler on, only to realise that it’s not working. What do you do? Probably panic. You can avoid this worst-case-scenario by getting your boiler checked before winter is in full swing.

Whilst many of us have the option to turn the heating up when cold weather stikes, wear a few extra layers and supply both ourselves and our co-workers with a constant stream of hot drinks, construction workers must face the elements head-on.

From everyone at Watkin Davies Insurance Consultants, we would like to wish all our clients and customers a very Merry Christmas and happy new year!

According to The Independent, cold and flu cases are expected to rise sharply this winter. While lockdown last year meant most of us were largely free from the common cold as we kept inside, it also means that this winter’s virus pool is likely to be larger.