Acorn Insurance Blog
Our Top 10 Motor Trader Apps Available For Android and IOS
Did you know in 2020, 84% of UK adults own a smartphone? On average, people in the UK spend 2 hours and 34 minutes online on their smartphones every day. As specialist providers of motor trade insurance, we understand the challenges a motor trader faces. To help make...
How to Pass Your Driving Test: Top Tips For Learner Drivers
Learning how to pass your driving test can be a challenge but it can also be very rewarding. According to statistics provided by the GOV.UK website, in September 2020 48.8% of 100,676 young or new drivers passed their test. It is a great feeling to be awarded your...
Young Drivers: How To Get The Best Deal On Insurance
It is an exciting time for young drivers. You have just passed your test, the "L" plates are gone, and now it is time to get on the road! But if you are a young driver aged between 17-24 it can be a challenge to find an insurance policy that is right for you without...
Ghost Broking – Motor Insurance Fraudsters
Ghost brokers are scam artists. They target susceptible members of the public with promises of cheap car insurance regardless of their circumstances. It’s a hollow promise that leaves many stranded without insurance. In many cases victims can endure further financial...
Covid19 Safety For Taxi Drivers
How can taxi drivers and passengers stay safe during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic?As the coronavirus pandemic continues, taxi drivers find themselves asking how this will affect them and their customers in the weeks and months to come. One recent...
Acorn Attends Sefton Skills Show 2019
Acorn Insurance at Sefton Skills Show The Liverpool City Region Apprenticeship Hub recently held a 'Skills Show' event and Acorn Insurance were delighted to be in attendance as an exhibitor. The event gave local Sefton-based businesses the chance to reach...
Electric vans available in the UK in 2018
With revolutionaries like Elon Musk in the world showing us the way to a greener future with our vehicles, it comes as no surprise that the world’s largest van manufacturers are following suit. Volkswagen, Ford, Mercedes, Iveco, Peugeot and Nissan to...
High Risk To Insure – My Acorn
"High Risk - My Acorn" A few years ago we asked Ricky Tomlinson to do an advert for us and he agreed! Good job the lions had been fed already.
How to Import a Car from Overseas?
Importing A Car from Inside or Outside the EU Nowadays, importing a car from overseas is common-place. With the world a smaller place and people's increasing propensity to move from place to place, we see many cars crossing our borders every day. In...
Report Touting to the TFL
Touting is when a Private Hire Cab (or Minicab as they are also known), stops to pick up passengers on the street without prior booking. These taxi rides are illegal and dangerous as they are not booked through an operator and they very often do not have...