10/08/2010
10/08/2010
Open + Direct Insurance Donates £10,000 to Children in Crossfire
Catherine McCloskey, Branch Manager of Open + Direct Insurance’s L’Derry branch, presents a cheque for £10,000 to Richard Moore of Children in Crossfire.
The £10,000 is a donation from Northern Ireland’s largest high street insurance retailer. Also pictured is Open + Direct employee Daniel Gillespie, who previously completed a trek across the Arctic Circle to raise funds for Children in Crossfire.
10/08/2010
10/08/2010
Open + Direct Insurance Backs Top Model - Miss Northern Ireland Revs Up Newtownards
Miss Northern Ireland visited the Newtownards branch of Open + Direct Insurance last week to pick up her policy documents.
Newtownards Branch Manager, John Laverty greeted 2010’s winner of Miss NI, Lori Moore, to present her with one year’s free insurance, part of the prize that comes with the coveted title. Lori greeted staff members at Northern Ireland’s largest high street car insurance retailer before driving safely on her way.
9/02/2010
9/02/2010
Love drives down the cost of insurance says Open + Direct
A love life could be the key to cheaper car insurance this Valentine’s Day.
Any man looking for love may also want to add a clean driving licence to his wish list for the woman of his dreams according to Northern Ireland’s largest high street car insurance retailer, Open + Direct.
Male drivers could save as much as 17% on their car insurance by adding their sweethearts to their policies.
A 30 year old man with 5 years no claims, living in Northern Ireland would be expected to pay in the region of £530, but adding their wife as a named driver could save up to a fifth of the price.*
Colin McEvoy, Head of NI, Open + Direct, said: "Male drivers can make significant savings on their car insurance by adding a spouse to their policy. Female drivers are perceived by the insurance industry to be lower risk, which is why their premiums are significantly lower.
"A spouse can also have a calming influence on her husband’s driving because she won't put up with him showing off as on the whole, women don’t like fast, erratic 'macho' driving."
"Traditionally, men search for good looks, great personality and a good sense of humour in a future wife, but once male drivers realise what savings there are to be made, the main criteria could well become a clean driving licence!"
8/01/2010
8/01/2010
Watch out for opportunistic thieves as big freeze continues
Organised car thieves will be roaming the streets in Northern Ireland this week looking for innocent motorists attempting to defrost their cars, warns Open + Direct Insurance.
With the big freeze set to continue, some areas of Northern Ireland are facing temperatures as low as minus eleven Celsius.
Motorists who leave their cars unattended to de-ice windscreens give thieves an open invitation and worse still, invalidate insurance policies says Northern Ireland’s largest high street car insurance retailer, Open + Direct. Open + Direct is warning drivers that car insurance providers are unlikely to pay out if their car is stolen as a result of leaving keys in an unattended vehicle.
Colin McEvoy, Open + Direct Director said: "We are predicting a hike in these type of attacks during what is becoming one of the worst winters for three decades. Year after year we see at least a 20% hike in the theft of cars by opportunistic ice bandit type thieves during December and January. On frosty days it's incredible how many drivers leave their car running and nip back inside to finish getting ready."
On frosty winter mornings Open + Direct recommends that drivers cover their windscreen with a shield or newspaper to keep the frost off and use de-icer and an ice scraper on the windscreen.