Stay off the roads!

More pointless, but curiously interesting research, this time from Admiral. Apparently the most dangerous day to be on the road is Friday, 18 January, the insurer found after analysing £1.8m worth of claims received over the past 15 years.

It would seem that most accidents happen on 18 January, while Friday is the most common day of the week for crashes.

Backchat, however, thinks that the most dangerous time to drive would be whenever Backchat is behind a wheel.

Incidentally, the day with the least reported accidents is 29 February.

The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.

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