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Red arrow19/08/2009

A nice day for a burglary



Red arrow14/07/2009

800,000 UK households the victims of holiday robbery



Red arrow22/07/2009

Direct Line provides important information and tips to travellers concerned about Swine Flu



Red arrow17/07/2009

With severe weather predicted, businesses warned of the threat of flooding


Red arrow02/07/2009

Direct Line warns against the risk of travelling abroad without insurance


Red arrow19/06/2009

A third of adults have got in a car with a drink driver


Red arrow22/05/2009

British motorists struggling to read the signs


Red arrow22/05/2009 Direct Line Warning for Fans Travelling To Rome


Red arrow08/05/2009 Newlyweds need to be newly covered


Red arrow06/05/2009 Two thirds of Householders armed against intruders


Red arrow01/05/2009 UK adults willing to drink and drive to cut costs on a night out


Red arrow17/04/2009 The UK’s £582 Million Handbag Robbery


Red arrow27/02/2009 Using a mobile whilst driving can be more dangerous than drink driving


Red arrow17/02/2009

British women hoarding £22bn worth of clothes, shoes and other items ‘too good’ to use!


Red arrow30/01/2009 Nearly a million motorists have had a prang as a result of ‘rubbernecking’


Red arrow05/01/2009 Stephen Fry & Paul Merton – the voices of Direct Line's phone & mouse


Red arrow08/12/2008 British motorists are risking their lives by not wearing seatbelts


Red arrow02/12/2008

Sharp increase in house fires during winter months


Red arrow21/11/2008

Three-quarters of the nation claim they will spend the same or more on Christmas presents this year.


Red arrow20/11/2008 Direct Line study uncovers reasons for road rage and ‘bully driving’


Red arrow14/11/2008 12.5 million drivers put ‘sexy’ before safety on the road


Red arrow23/10/2008 One in ten homes targeted by burglars in the last five years


Red arrow29/09/2008 Reminder that child seats must be replaced after an accident


Red arrow15/08/2008 Direct Line calls for an increase in uninsured driver penalties


Red arrow15/02/2008 24.3 Million Brits Fear Identity Fraud Following Data Losses


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 arrow09/08/2007 Over-50s make a mint


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


Red arrow04/06/2007 Three months free home insurance from Direct Line


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 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 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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