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Peter James Insurance supporting National Drive it Day 2023

Drive it Day 2023 First introduced in 2005 by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC), Drive It Day is the National Awareness Day for the Historic Vehicle community in the UK. Drive it Day 2023 takes place this year on 23rd April! Through its commemoration of the...

Peter James Insurance announces exclusive partnership with the Norton Owners Club

We are delighted to announce a new exclusive partnership with the Norton Owners Club. Norton Owners Club Insurance, provided by Peter James Insurance, will cater for members of the largest dedicated club for the marque. We have worked with the Norton Owners Club to offer members a new, club...

Top 10 Classic Motorcycle Maintenance Tips

So, you’ve taken the plunge and bought that classic or vintage motorcycle of your dreams. Having organised your insurance cover with Peter James of course, it will now be sat outside your home, gleaming and feeling just as good as you imagined it would to ride. But, how do...

Event Review – Restoration Show 2023

This year’s Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show 2023, with discovery+, welcomed 26,872 attendees to Birmingham’s NEC for a three-day festival of rust and restoration. Classic Car Clubs at Restoration Show 2023 Around 160 car clubs from across the UK showcased their members’ vehicles from barn finds to...

Event Preview – Restoration Show 2023

The show with the longest name on the calendar returns as the Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show 2023 with Discovery kicks off our show season proper over the weekend of 24-26 March. It might be Spring, here in the UK, but that certainly doesn’t mean we’re all...

Why do I need Classic Car Insurance or Classic Bike Insurance?

Do you cherish your classic car? Treasure your classic motorcycle? Then treat it to a classic car insurance or classic bike insurance policy! We could sit here and debate what makes a classic vehicle, err classic until your policy is due to renew next year, but whatever policy yardsticks your...

Top 5 Motorcycles of the Second World War

Motorcycles in conflict arguably played their most decisive role during the Second World War – here’s five that proved both popular ‘over there’ and on the home front. Prior to WW2, bikes – both engine and man-powered – helped soldiers in several ways. Whether delivering messages via dispatch riders...

Peter James Insurance announces new and improved scheme for their exclusive partnership with the Vintage Motor Cycle Club

We are delighted to announce a new and improved product for our exclusive partnership with the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, following our launch of a new insurance proposition for classic car and bike clubs and their members earlier this year. We’re well known for the provision of specialist classic...

Christmas 2022 Opening Hours

Please see below for our Christmas 2022 opening hours at Peter James Insurance. We hope you enjoy the festive season, and we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Friday 23rd December: 09:00 – 15:30 Monday 26th December: Closed Tuesday 27th December: Closed Wednesday 28th December: 09:00 – 17:00...

Top 10 things to see at the Classic Motor Show

Here’s our pick of the top 10 things to see at the Classic Motor Show, taking place this weekend (from the 11th – 13th November) at the NEC in Birmingham. 1. FBHVC Village Green The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs works to ensure that yesterday’s vehicles have a...