Peter James Insurance Blog
Why classic car and motorcycle meets are good for our health!
Every weekend seems to bring another national rally, local gathering, road run, concours, breakfast meet or club tour. From what we can see, the calendar is more packed than ever, and the historic vehicle community appears to be thriving. That is encouraging for many obvious reasons – but there...
Restoring a Classic? How to avoid prosecution due to a costly insurance oversight!
Recent headlines about pop star Ed Sheeran receiving a penalty for an uninsured classic Aston Martin have surprised many enthusiasts, especially as the car wasn’t being driven on the road at all. The DB5 was reportedly undergoing restoration at a specialist workshop, yet the case has highlighted a point...
DVLA Registration Reforms Welcomed by Peter James and the Historic Vehicle Community
Peter James Insurance has welcomed the latest changes to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) historic vehicle registration policy, describing the announcement as another positive step in helping enthusiasts preserve and enjoy Britain’s motoring heritage. The DVLA registration reforms, announced on 3 August, represent the latest stage of...
Peter James Insurance appoints Paul Cowland as Brand Ambassador
We are proud to announce the appointment of television presenter and lifelong car enthusiast, Paul Cowland, as our new Brand Ambassador. Known to millions through the TV series Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars, Paul has spent more than three decades immersed in every corner of the specialist automotive world. From...
Value Added Facts – Why An Agreed Value Policy Is Essential For Your Classic Car Or Bike
Author: Paul Cowland | Read Time: 4 minutes | Adding an ‘agreed value’ to your classic insurance policy is a smart move, reckons TV presenter and Peter James Insurance ambassador, Paul Cowland. He also adds a few of his own ‘best buy’ tips into the bargain… Us classic car...
Mud, Maps and Madness: Surviving the Land’s End Trial
Dave Youngs – Head of Classic at Peter James Insurance and part of the Kingfisher Motorsport team – takes to the navigator’s seat in the TR7 V8 “Wedgie Warrior” for the Land’s End Trial, tackling 250 miles of mud, hills and midnight decision-making in one of motorsport’s toughest surviving...
Peter James Insurance supports FBHVC for Drive it Day
There’s a moment each spring, on the last Sunday in April, when something quietly extraordinary happens on the roads of the UK. You’ll see it if you’re out and about on the roads of the UK when, seemingly everywhere you turn, you are greeted by the sound of an...
DKW: The founding father of two-stroke tech
The foundations for the eventual takeover of Grand Prix racing by the two-strokes from Japan in the 1970s were actually laid in Germany four decades earlier. For, without doubt, the DKW designs of the 1930s were the most significant in the entire history of the two-stroke engine. Every major...
Christmas 2025 Opening Hours
Please see below for our Christmas 2025 opening hours at Peter James Insurance. We would like to take this opportunity to say a heartfelt thank you to all our customers. We hope you enjoy the festive season, and we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New...
Ralph Seymour – A Velocette Legend
Velocette is one of the most revered marques from the glory days of the British motorcycle industry and a name that will always be linked to the brand is that of Ralph Seymour. As well as racing his own Velocette in the early 1950s, Ralph moved on after his...