How to Handle it When a Cop Bribes You
In South Africa, it’s common to hear of or go through a roadblock and have to pay a bribe to the police. Oh yes, the same police that is meant to protect this country. The sad truth is that there are good cops and bad…
Why Do I Pay Car Insurance Excess When I Pay a Monthly Premium?
Many people ask the questions, “Why do I need to pay excess when I already pay my car insurance premium every month? What is car insurance excess? How much is car insurance excess? How can I get out of paying excess altogether?”. Let’s take a…
What is South Africa’s Most Fuel-efficient Car?
The number 1 most fuel-efficient car in South Africa is…a Renault (see which one below). The Renault was voted the most fuel-efficient car in the WesBank and FNB’s first Fuel economy Tour. This event was held to give consumers an accurate fuel consumption figure for…
How Will the Car Market Be Affected After lockdown?
In South Africa we saw a massive decline in the purchasing of financed new and used cars in Q1 of 2020. This decline was mostly seen due to the effects of Covid-19 hitting the world by storm. In Q1 of 2020 we saw a decline…
How South Africans Get Cheaper Car Insurance
South Africans can get cheaper car insurance by comparing insurance companies and their premiums side by side, leave us your name and number below and we will compare multiple providers for you: Get a car insurance quote Fill in the form below please enter your…
Renewing Car & Drivers Licences During South Africa’s Lockdown
The South African Department of Transport has published the new rules and regulations for renewing your car license during the national lockdown. The new regulations have stated that the grace period for renewing your car license and drivers’ license will be extended to 30 days….
How to Get Your Debt Paid During COVID-19 in South Africa
Before we start, I know what you are thinking, this is “how to make money advice” or “get rich quick scheme” during Coronavirus, it’s not that. We are going to share some findings with you because we genuinely feel like South Africans deserve to know…
Buying a Secondhand Car? What to Look Out for
Purchasing a second-hand car is something that most South Africans experience at least once during their life. It’s becoming more and more popular to purchase secondhand cars as many South Africans can’t afford purchasing off the shelf. Let’s be honest purchasing a secondhand car is…
Jail Time for 1 Drink on the New ZERO Tolerance Drinking & Driving Limit
Another law being imposed on South African citizens: 0% driving blood-alcohol limit is being enforced June 2020! The Minister of transport Fikile Mbalula says that the new zero-tolerance approach to drunk driving falls under the Aarto (Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences) Act coming into…
How Much Should Your Car Insurance Increase Actually Be?
Have you gotten the email yet… “Dear Customer, here is your annual policy update”? This is pretty much code for we are increasing your monthly insurance premium. This time of year between Christmas, new years and the everlasting Jan/ Feb is an exciting time but…
Updated Eskom Load Shedding Schedule – don’t be left in the dark
Load Shedding is back on schedule for South Africa, we all know that frustrating heart dropping sound of the electricity going off when you least expect it so we are here to keep you informed. Load Shedding Status: rolling rotational cuts currently at stage 4….
“My Insurance Claim Was Rejected!”, This is How to Overturn it!
Are you one of the many thousands of South Africans who put their hard-earned cash into the hands of insurance companies? Many of us want to believe that regardless of what happens to our assets, if we pay our monthly premium, our insurers will recoup…