vehicle safety

The full Salvage Code of Practice in pdf format

A clear distinction between "Assisted" and "Automated" systems should be made by International Regulators considering future design standards for vehicles.

• Ford Mustang receives the first Euro NCAP Two Star rating given to one of the top 10 car brands since 2008 • Concerns about Ford Mustang’s crash protection of adult and child occupants • Worrying lack of safety equipment, that is offered to US consumers, but not available in UK

The five-star safety rating system helps consumers, their families and businesses compare vehicles more easily and identify the safest choice for their needs. It is determined from a series of vehicle tests, designed and carried out by Euro NCAP and represent, in a simplified way, important real life accident scenarios that could result in injured or killed car occupants or other road users.

A commentary on the Top 3 'Safest Used Family Cars 2016' as revealed by The Co-op Insurance.

Facts and stats about Autonomous Emergency Braking

Autonomous Emergency Braking or AEB is a safety technology which monitors the traffic conditions ahead and automatically brakes the car if the driver fails to respond to an emergency situation. This briefing document explains more about the technology and how it could help lead to a crash free future.

Summarising some of the diverse and critical activity that we as the motor insurers’ research centre carry out on behalf of our members.

The Mirai is a hydrogen fuelled Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle (FCHV) and will be available in the UK, in very small numbers, from Autumn 2015.

Available in the UK from late August 2015, the all new MX-5 Convertible is lighter, shorter and lower than its predecessor and is the most compact MX-5 ever produced.

The all new Ford Mustang will be available to buy in the UK, with right-hand drive, for the first time in its 50 year history.

All new, lighter and stiffer XF, by virtue of an aluminium-intensive body structure.

The XE is an aluminium-intensive mid-sized saloon, with ADAS, a laser head-up display and the new, modular, ingenium engines.