Do I buy my own ‘black box’ or does the insurance company supply it?

What is black box insurance? Do I buy my own ‘black box’ or does the insurance company supply it?

My dash cam can't go behind the rearview mirror. Where should I place it?

I'm thinking of fitting a dash cam to my 2016 Honda HR-V but the large sensor housing on the windscreen does not allow me to fit it behind the rearview mirror. Any ideas about the next best place?

A car we sold was involved in an accident. Why has the claim gone onto our policy?

We sold our car to a garage and it was then involved in an accident. We were in the middle of changing insurers for our new car and the claim has gone against us even though we were not the owners of the...

If I declare a hard wired dash camera in my car, will my insurance premium increase?

You mentioned that, for insurance purposes, fitting a hard wired dashcam could count as a vehicle modification. If unannounced, it could then invalidate car insurance. Is it not time that insurance companies...

Why is it more expensive to insure electric cars?

The quotes to insure my Nissan Leaf are generally much higher than those to insure my Skoda Kodiaq. Is this a disincentive to buying electric cars and could it put people off buying them?

Are convertibles more expensive to insure?

My daughter, who's 23, is thinking of buying a car and she would really like a convertible. She has a Fiat 500 cabriolet and finds it underpowered, though she might find the same of any car she can afford...

I have slight damage to my car after a scrape. Should I inform my insurance company?

Trying to get through a narrow gap to get off a garage forecourt, I scraped my car against the bumper of a large lorry. No damage at all to the lorries bumper, but I have a slight depression in the rear...

Can I get a performance car without a big insurance premium?

I’m after a performance car but I don’t want to pay ridiculous insurance premiums. Am I living in dreamland?

My daughter is a student living away at uni. Where does her car need to be insured - home or at uni?

My daughter is a student living away from home. She owns and insures her own car, which remains at our home address during term time, this being her registered insurance address. She does visit home every...

Do we have to tell our insurer about a driving suspension?

My wife has just had an operation and has been told by the surgeon that she must not drive for six months. Presumably, the hospital will notify DVLA so that her licence is suspended for that period. Are...