Road Safety Minister, Jim Fitzpatrick MP has announced that action is to be taken to allow consumers to receive their motor insurance certificates by email.

The ABI (Association of British Insurers) has been calling for a change in the law so that customers can benefit from new technology and receive their motor insurance certificates electronically.

The ABI's Assistant Director of Property, Motor and Liability, Justin Jacobs said...

"This announcement will have significant benefits for motorists. Enabling the use of the latest technology will improve customer service and will bring insurance technology into line with other industries."

"The insurance industry will in the future be able to provide quicker, more convenient and more reliable delivery of these important documents to their customers. And the move will save the industry between £5-10m a year. Electronic delivery also has the benefit of being more environmentally friendly."

The independent research company Defaqto has rated Tesco Compare top after an analysis of 17 motor insurance comparison sites, assessing them for functionality and usability.

TescoCompare.com which is backed by the Royal Bank of Scotland and launched in September 2007, received the highest score of all tested sites with a rating of 87% and highlighting the site as offering 'the best overall service to consumers'.

Peter Dingle, Managing Director at TescoCompare.com commented... "We are delighted with the outcome of this report, which is a great result for consumers and us alike. The Defaqto report vindicates the stance TescoCompare.com took when launching our car insurance comparison site. Our users are able to type in all of their details to guarantee they get the right level of cover for their individual needs. Unlike other sites, we do not believe in pre-selecting certain criteria for them, such as fixing the amount of voluntary excess, with the sole aim to keep quotes artificially low".

Tesco has worked with it's participating insurance partners to ensure that premiums quoted on the site are what customers will be paying without any assumptions. TescoCompare.com currently quotes policies from around 30 insurers, such as Churchill, More Than, Sheilas Wheels and many others. TescoCompare.com is expected to extend the number of its range participating partners in the near future.

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