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A recovery company tipped my Land Rover onto its side during recovery even though they had been advised to wait for the police to close the road. This mistake caused £10,000 worth of damage. Their insurance...
My daughter's car was written off by a workman's gas bottle that rolled off the pavement under her car. They have public liability insurance and have admitted liability. I have said she should claim for...
My 17 year old daughter is looking for her first car. Her budget is about £3500 - £4000, and she really wants a Citroen C1. She’s seen a local garage, which have a 64-plate, Cat N within her price range....
My motorcycle has been written off in a no-fault claim, halfway through my policy. I have eventually been paid out for the value of the bike. I phoned my insurer to cancel the policy as the vehicle has...
Our car was recently written off after a rear end shunt. Can we appeal against a car being written off because I paid £784 the week before the write off for repairs. The body shop said the car is safe...
I'm a 60 year old IAM F1RST and ROSPA Gold qualified driver. Whist driving my daughters car to work, I was T-boned by a vehicle with a cloned reg plate that didn't give way on a major junction. The police...
A driver recently pulled out from behind a parked car and hit my 2004 Audi A8 quattro. I've been offered £3400 as an uneconomical repair. My insurance is with Elephant UK and theirs is with Diamond, which...
Is a repaired Category N car more expensive to insure?
While stationary, the door of my son's 15 yr old Vauxhall Zafira was hit by another driver trying to manoeuvre. The insurance want to write it off, but it's a reliable car and he has a young family who...
I was going to buy an Audi A1 online. On the ad, it stated that the car had passed a stringent five point check. I carried out my own vehicle check, which showed the car to be a total loss. Undecided,...
 

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