Last year, a ticket for using a mobile phone while driving added $226 to the average insurance policy, an increase of 16%, according to a new analysis from The Zebra, a Texas-based startup that helps consumers weigh insurance rates.
Last year, a ticket for using a mobile phone while driving added $226 to the average insurance policy, an increase of 16%, according to a new analysis from The Zebra, a Texas-based startup that helps consumers weigh insurance rates.
There are many reasons to believe mobile phones are far deadlier than NHTSA spreadsheets suggest. Some of the biggest indicators are within the data itself.
Checks are expected to trickle down this fall to U.S. owners of some 482,000 Golfs, Beetles, Jettas, and Passats, as well as Audi A3 sedans sold with engines that violate emissions standards.
Swanky sports cars are losing momentum in the U.S. of late. Sales in the segment have declined for the past six quarters.
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