Interesting Links for 24-03-2021
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andrewducker- Amazon sell sex toys. If your affiliate links to them are from a site with adult content then they'll drop you and keep the money you earned
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- Chances of eliminating Covid from UK or around the world 'close to zero'
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- One of the world's largest cargo ships is stuck blocking the Suez Canal
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- UK seeks to drill more oil and gas from North Sea
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- How Penny Arcade manages PAX tickets - and why your idea to fix them won't work
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- Boris Johnson faces barrage of criticism for claiming 'greed' is behind Covid vaccine success
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- Unpaid environmental damages from fossil fuels are a $600B annual subsidy
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Date: 2021-03-25 11:50 pm (UTC)Googling indicates the UK averages £471 per year, but that's really cheap compared to North America. I don't understand why there is such a significant difference.
The average price of car insurance in my province (Ontario, Canada) is double that of the UK, at $1920 CAD per year, or 1,108 UK lbs. Asking around at work gave similar numbers - my department (mostly women in their 50s with no accidents) is $1100 - $1600 Canadian per year (635 to 924 UK lbs). Most insurance companies will discount this by 5% if you install snow tires each winter.
In the US, perhaps because of its health care system, the average price of car insurance is higher, with one source giving the average to be $2388 US per year, or 1727 UK lbs.
https://insureye.com/average-car-insurance-rates-in-ontario-1920-per-year/
https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/average-cost-of-car-insurance
https://www.finder.com/uk/how-much-does-car-insurance-cost
https://mozo.com.au/insurance/car-insurance/guides/car-insurance-in-2019-how-much-does-it-cost-and-how-can-you-save#:~:text=Aussies%20are%20paying%20an%20average,Australia%20is%20%241%2C047%20on%20average.