Car & Van Insurance Expert

Sarah Tooze

Sarah Tooze has been a motoring journalist for more than 15 years, specialising in company cars and vans, and has won a number of awards during her career, including the Newspress ‘Automotive Business Journalist’ award in 2017.

She is passionate about making the automotive industry more diverse and is a member of Deloitte’s Women at the Wheel networking group.

For three years she was a judge for the Cox Automotive Barbara Cox Award, which recognises an inspirational female leader and role model in the automotive industry.

As a freelance journalist she now writes regularly for Fleet News, Fleet&Leasing.com, and Smart Transport.

Her work has also appeared on AM-online, the prime source of news, insight and best practice information for senior executives in the UK automotive retail sector.

When she’s not writing about motoring, Sarah likes to write about travel and history, and her work has previously been featured in Mail on Sunday and BBC History magazine.

Sarah's Experience

She was deputy editor of industry-leading B2B title Fleet News for more than six years before becoming managing editor of Smart Transport, which brings together senior leaders from private and public sector organisations to solve transport challenges.

In 2021 she switched to consumer journalism, carrying out in-depth news investigations and campaigns on issues affecting motorists as consumer editor for online used car marketplace Heycar and motoring advice website HonestJohn.co.uk.

Sarah's recent coverage

Fleet News | Seven time management tips to help fleet managers work smarter
Fleet News | What International Women’s Day's ‘give to gain’ theme means to fleets
Fleet News | How fleet managers can become empowered to ‘speak up'
Fleet News | Fleet uptake of short-term van leases increase amid uncertainty
Fleet news | A third of fleets introduce salary sacrifice

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News & Guides

What is home renovation insurance?
What is one-day motorbike insurance?
What is eye care insurance and do I need it?
What is the rebuild cost of my home?
How do I calculate my fuel cost? Let us know how far you're driving and we'll calculate how much it's going to cost you to get there. Try our fuel cost calculator.
Does a dash cam reduce car insurance?
Will travel insurance cover me for an airline strike?
What is a V5C Log book?
Car security devices and their impact on your car insurance
Does car insurance cover flood damage?
How do I transfer my car insurance to a new car?
What is courtesy car insurance?
Car insurance group checker: Which car insurance group is my car in?
Do I need life insurance if I'm renting?
What is fleet van insurance?
Does travel insurance cover rock climbing?
What is Euro NCAP and how does it affect car insurance? Do you want to find out how safe a car is? One way is to look at its Euro NCAP rating. Here we explain how the rating system works and what it means for your car insurance
What are vehicle risk ratings? It is a new way for car insurers to assess risk, replacing the old car insurance group system. It only applies to brand new car models that were sold in the UK from 1 August 2024.
What happens if I miss a car insurance payment?
What class of use do I choose for car insurance?
Can I tax an uninsured car?
How do I renew my driving licence at 70?
How to cut the cost of public electric car charging With energy prices remaining stubbornly high, it’s no longer cheap to charge an EV. Here’s how you can cut your costs.
10 car warning lights you shouldn't ignore Do you know your DPF from your TPMS light? Here we explain which dashboard warning lights you need to do something about to keep you safe on the road and hopefully avoid an expensive bill.
Speeding fine calculator Millions of motorists are caught speeding every year. Wondering how big a fine you might have to pay? The MoneySuperMarket speeding fine calculator can work it out for you.
Annual mileage calculator Overestimating your annual mileage when getting an insurance quote is easy to do, but it could mean you're paying too much for your car insurance. Use our calculator to work out your annual mileage and make sure you're paying the right amount.
Tool theft from vans in London soars 70% An epidemic of tool thefts has hit London. The number of tool thefts from vans has massively increased in recent years, with suspicions that the cost-of-living increase may be behind it. Read on to find out more.
London's car cloning crisis: Car cloning incidents in London more than double Cases of car cloning in London have more than doubled over the last three years, new research has found.
The hidden dangers of smart motorways At least 79 people have been killed on smart motorways and many people have spoken out about safety concerns. What makes them dangerous, and what should you do if you breakdown on a smart motorway?
Hotspots for uninsured driving revealed Leeds city centre is the area in the UK most affected by uninsured driving, according to the latest data from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB). But where are the other hotspots in the UK for uninsured driving and what happens when you’re involved in an incident with a driver who doesn’t have insurance?
Towing explained The rise of ‘staycations’ (holidaying in the UK) and remote working due to the Covid-19 pandemic triggered a boom in touring caravan sales, and numbers are expected to continue increasing. If you’re thinking of buying a caravan, award-winning motoring journalist Sarah Tooze explains the importance of understanding the rules about towing.
Car cloning - what is it and how do I avoid being a victim? Copying a vehicle’s identity - either by physically stealing a registration plate or having a fake plate made illegally and put on another car - is a growing problem. Here we look at what to do if your car is cloned or you unknowingly buy a cloned vehicle, and how to avoid becoming a victim of car cloning in the first place.

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