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Volkswagen Golf VI named ‘safest’ vehicle for car insurance customers The Volkswagen Golf VI has finished top of a list compiled by Euro NCAP of the safest vehicles for car insurance customers in 2009.

Close behind the VW Golf VI were two hybrid models, the Honda Insight and the Toyota Prius, while in fourth place was the Hyundai i20.

Euro NCAP crash-tested 33 car models using up a total of three cars, three front seats, four child seats and an array of spare parts per model.

To reach a final verdict the car model is usually put through four crash tests, a component test and is assessed by an inspector.

Dr Michiel van Ratingen, secretary general of Euro NCAP, said: “This is the first time we can calculate results that demonstrate an overall safety performance.

“Even though these cars excel in different areas of safety, their presence in the top five list indicates that they are among the top safety achievers of the year.”

The design of the VW Golf VI is said to be more aerodynamic, helping fuel efficiency, and is quieter than the previous version.

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Driving qualifications for van insurance customers backed by fleets A government plan to introduce vocational driving qualifications for at-work drivers has been supported by some of Britain’s most safety-conscious fleets.

RoadSafe conducted a survey to see how many Driving for Better Business campaign fleets would support NVQ-style qualifications for drivers, and 86 per cent leant their support.

The Driving for Better Business campaign is managed by RoadSafe on the government’s behalf, and 76 per cent of respondents to the survey said that if an at-work driving vocational qualification was introduced it would influence their organisation’s recruitment strategy for jobs that involved driving.

Caroline Scurr, the campaign’s director, said: “Whether driving company cars, vans or their own vehicles on business, employees who drive as part of their job undertake daily one of the most dangerous tasks they will ever be asked to complete in their working life.

“The government recognises this and wants to develop a programme of higher and vocational qualifications. Read more…

Ford Transit Connect LCV most likely to fail MOT for van insurance customers The Ford Transit Connect was the vehicle most likely to fail its first MOT in 2007 according to data published by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).

Statistics from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency showed that 30.5 per cent of three-year-old Transit Connects were not considered roadworthy by MOT examiners in 2007.

There was more bad news for Ford further down the list, with 26.3 per cent of Transits also likely to flunk a maiden MOT in 2007.

Ford defended the data in an interview with Motor Trader and said: “The MoT test is an annual inspection of road worthiness. Read more…