By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive The Department of Transport (DfT) has announced that there will be stricter rules in place for road users who use their hand held phones while driving. The hardest hit by this new regulation will be Truck/Van drivers and new drivers as it could result in them losing their licence; and there will now be no ‘soft […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager The first thing to note is that the change in Road Tax only affects brand new vehicles bought on or after April 1st 2017. If you already own a vehicle, your Road Tax will not be affected unless you purchase a new vehicle registered after this date. The VED reform (announced way back in 2015) intends to introduce a flat Standard Rate of £140 […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive We hope you’ve had a great Christmas and New Year and are ready for a great 2017. We have some exciting plans for the year ahead as we begin the re-vamp of our Courier Insurance product, with a wider insurance panel and greater range of cover options available; and work towards launching Cyber Liability Cover to protect our clients […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager As we prepare to break up for a well earned few days off over Christmas, we would like to take a moment to thank all our partners, associates and customers for their continued support over the years, and to sincerely wish you all a very magical Christmas full of smiles and laughter! We often become […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive I’m sure you have seen them already around the shops, notices saying when they are open till (which is good for those who are planning on doing last minute Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve). So if you want to get your insurance sorted just be aware that we have amended opening hours over the festive […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager On Saturday, Connect Insurance Brokers held their annual Christmas Party at Bon Pan Asian in Hanley. The occasion consisted of us all stuffing our faces with the all you can eat buffet! It was a great night full of laughter and really put us in the Christmas spirit (also we did have a couple of spirits […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive The excitement of the new £5 note seems to have eased off now and I think by now nearly everyone will have seen the new £5 note (even if like me you haven’t had one yourself yet.) The circular pound coin has been in circulation now for over 30 years but The Royal Mint who […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive Armistice Day takes place on the 11th of November every year to commemorate the signing of the armistice between the Allies (Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States) and Germany at 11am on November the 11th 1918 at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. It brought an end to […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive Bonfire night commemorates the failure of the Gunpowder Plot by a gang of Roman Catholic activists led by Robert Catesby. When Protestant King James 1 acceded the throne, English Catholics hoped that the persecution they had been suffering for 45 years under Queen Elizabeth I would finally be over and they would be free to […]
By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive Halloween’s origins date back to an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain (pronounced sow-in) which was celebrated around 2000 years ago. The 1st of November is where the Celts celebrated their new year and it also marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of winter meaning dark and cold nights and usually […]