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Why a Robust Haulage Insurance Policy is Crucial for Your Business and How It Can Help You Win New Customers?
In the haulage and logistics industry, businesses face a unique set of risks. Goods are constantly in transit, moving between locations, sometimes over long distances, through varied and unpredictable conditions. With so many factors outside of your control, having a robust haulage insurance policy in place is not just a good idea — it’s essential…
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HGV Driver Shortage – latest update March 2025
The Daily Mail is renowned for sensationalising articles to “sell papers” – or online subscriptions in today’s digital age – and whilst we feel this is the case with this article, there are elements of it that ring true. It provides the latest update on the HGV driver shortage, claiming that despite a significant improvement…
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Pros and Cons of being an HGV Driver
Here at Isis Insurance, our experienced advisors speak to HGV drivers and owner/operators each and every day, and as such have a great insight into the “day in the life of an HGV driver”. The covid pandemic starting in March 2021 certainly highlighted the importance of the role within the UK, and the continued e-commerce…
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Holyhead Port in Anglesey, North Wales, is still closed and UK haulage companies are seeking clarity on both partial and full reopening dates. The port closed on December 7th due to damage from Storm Darragh and hasn’t reopened since, despite an initial claim of a partial reopening on December 20th which hasn’t yet materialised. The…
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HGV Drivers – A Winter’s Guide
Know your responsibilities, be informed and be prepared. HGV’s weigh between 3.5 tonnes to 44 tonnes and more. At this weight, they can do a lot of damage to pedestrians and other vehicles and their drivers, HGV drivers bear a huge responsibility to minimise risk in difficult driving conditions where it is very cold and…
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Parliament / Government – Driver CPC Changes
As always, here at Isis Insurance we strive to keep our HGV drivers and owner / operators up to date with any changes in the Haulage and Logistics landscape, and the recent important changes to Driver CPC, approved by Parliament, is certainly worthy of an article. So, what’s happened? A major consultation on the future…
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What type of questions will I need to answer for an HGV Insurance Quotation?
HGV Insurance – whilst the same underlying principles – is significantly different from your standard car insurance.  Yes, it is a legal requirement to have lorry insurance the same as car insurance, but given the weight, size, mileage and cargo a truck might be carrying, the differences are significant!  That’s one reason why…
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2 reasons why you should strongly consider a legal expenses policy
A Legal expenses policy can be purchased as a standalone policy or as an add on to another insurance policy – for example HGV Insurance – and here at Isis Insurance we would strongly recommend legal expenses both in terms of affordability and peace of mind. There are many reasons to consider a legal expenses…
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Good News for the HGV Market as it grows 2.6% in Q2 2024
This month (August 2024), new data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) stated that the HGV Market – in terms of new HGV registrations – grew by 2.6% in Q2 (April to June 2024). This period saw a total of 11,469 new HGV’s hit the road, boosted hugely by 6,640 rigids…
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Overnight Subsistence – Lorry Drivers
Lorry Driver Subsistence Allowances One of our HGV Insurance advisors here at Isis Insurance was last week chatting to a client about overnight subsistence allowances for HGV drivers. Many HGV drivers sleep away from home during the course of their work, either in a hotel or in their sleeper cab (if they have one.)Â Looking…
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