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I have Range Rover Evoque which is 18 months old. A few months ago I noticed the front lower panel was peeling badly. I took it to my local dealer, where I purchased the car and was told it was wear and...
I have owned my Citroen C4 Cactus for nearly three years and at the time of purchase I was offered a Smart Repair insurance policy for the car's bodywork which I took out at the time of purchase. I have...
A friend asked if someone with whom he had done a house and car swap, could drop off his car at my house. When the car arrived he had his wife and two teenage children with him. They needed to go to the...
My daughter's car was scraped in a supermarket car park. The driver of the guilty car has given her his insurance details and has said that she can put the repair through insurance or he will pay for it....
I returned recently by ferry from Ireland and travelled straight home after docking in Holyhead. The next morning I found what appeared to be footprint marks on the roof of the car. Thinking my car had...
My son's car is a Hyundai Tucson. He was recently involved in an accident and the other driver has admitted total blame and responsibility for the repair. The other driver's insurance company has contacted...
My nephew's car suffered body and wheel damage while it was left for a routine service at a garage. He noticed the damage when he was collecting the car, and although they didn't deny the damage happened...
I recently caused superficial damage to a seven-year-old Mazda while parking my old Subaru. Although the damage was restricted to a small amount of the paintwork on a rear door, I reported the incident...
I have damaged my passenger side door reversing into my drive. The car is worth around £23k, it is on a PCP deal and I don’t give the car back for another three years. The excess on my insurance is £350,...
My car was hit on the left front wing which also broke the headlight. The car was still driveable but my insurer is saying it will cost nearly £3000 to repair which I don't believe. What can I do?
 

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