Undercovered operation

To begin with our son had his own insurance on his own car that covered him to drive other cars not belonging to him as long as they were insured by their owners. However, as time went by, he received...

Nonsure rescue

In a recent British ‘police reality’ TV show a driver was stopped, because his car came back as No Insurance. The police told him why they stopped him. The driver said I've got Comprehensive Insurance...

Scamdal in the wind

Is there a scam going on with insurance companies? Two have tried it on almost one after the other. I changed my car to a different spec vehicle and updated my policy, which meant changing the policy and...

Unsure?

A question you were asked the other day was: Could a man drive his wife's car after her insurance policy lapsed, using his own policy which allowed him to drive any car not owned or hired to him. You said...

Give and take

In March 2009 I was involved in a crash, which was deemed to be my fault. When my insurance renewal came through from Endsleigh it had gone up by over 60%, so I rang them. I was told the increase was due...

Unsurance policy

I am the registered owner of car No 1. My wife is the registered owner of car No 2 which is a low mileage 19 year old Renault 5 with very little cash value. We are trying to sell Car no 2 and the registered...

Party lines

My car is insured comprehensively for me and spouse only. My daughter visits occasionally and says she can drive on her own insurance, and if my car is damaged whilst she is driving, as long as she is...

Question of import

A puzzling conversation with SAGA Insurance (which insured my previous Daihatsu Fourtrak) culminated in a refusal to insure my current VW Caddy Maxi on the grounds that it was a 'grey import'. Saga's...

Doctor in distress

I would be very grateful for your advice with what I regard as an injustice with regard to the insurer’s manner of dealing with my daughter-in-law's car insurance. 8 weeks ago, her car was stolen from...

Out of data insurance

It was interesting to read the problem A.H. of Plymouth had with cancellation of his car insurance. I recently bought my wife a new FIAT Panda Mamy. Great, till she tried to get it insured. Despite having...