Peter James Insurance Blog
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...
Champagne Scenic Rally Tour
This weekend, our CEO Jacquie Boast and her friend Nikki Daniels took part in The Champagne Scenic Rally Tour. The Champagne region is well known for its prestigious champagne houses, and the route began 75 miles east of Paris stretching along the Marne Valley to the cities of Epernay...
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...
A new classic car is born: Jaguar ends F-PACE production
Our club partner, the Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club, was part of a significant moment in history when they were present to witness the very last Jaguar F-Pace roll off the production line. “Not many moments can stop a factory in its tracks“, editor of Jaguar Enthusiast Magazine, Wayne Scott writes,...
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...
Peter James Insurance sponsor Ford Transit’s 60th Anniversary Show
We are pleased to be partnering with the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, Warwickshire, and had a great day recently supporting the National Metro & Mini Show, which also incorporated the Ford Transit 60th anniversary on June 1, 2025. The Peter James Insurance team at the show were led by PJI Show...
Peter James Insurance Junior Judges pick their coolest cars
PJI’s Events Manager, Phil Beck, and his team had a great day at the BMM, Gaydon, on Sunday 5th June, organising a Junior Judge competition for kids attending the show. Phil is seen explaining the competition during the prize-giving in the arena, while the junior judges await their turn...
Peter James Insurance supports National Mini and Metro Show
Over 650 cars related to BMC’s miniature marvel, spanning its entire history, were packed into Gaydon’s extensive parking areas at the National Mini and Metro Show. Plus, Metros galore, be they wearing Austin, MG or Rover badges. And plenty of examples of BMW’s MINI, some of which are themselves...
Jaguar Type 00 makes its UK public debut with a glitzy launch at JLR Classic
Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you, they say. Well, the spring sunshine certainly shone on the JLR Classic Works, as the Type 00 concept car made its UK debut, with Jaguar hoping that the shadows of last year’s furore were well...