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I wondered if you had any experience of One Call Insurance? I've had quotes from several of the comparison sites for my Audi and One Call comes out consistently and significantly cheaper (£80) every time....
My 18-year-old son has decided to take up driving lessons and will eventually have a car of his own. What would you recommend as his first car? My issue is obviously insurance costs but more importantly...
I had a car insurance policy with my son being a named driver. My son had a no fault accident and a fault accident - this insurance policy is now cancelled. I have now been advised by the insurance company...
Insurance companies demand disclosure of fixed penalty points for five years, even though the points are invalid after three, and removed from the licence after four. Presumably they demand longer for...
Do you think alloy wheel and tyre insurance is a good idea? If so, can you suggest a reliable contact to buy it from?
You have often advised against protecting no-claims discounts as companies price in your claims history anyway. How about this: I recently renewed my insurance through a comparison website and chose Hastings...
I have a collector's multi-vehicle insurance policy through Footman James, which I have held for nearly 20 years. This policy allows only one modern car, which currently is a Lexus LS430 - a lovely and...
My mother-in-law is gifting her 12-year-old Yaris 1.0 to my 23-year-old nephew with no driving experience. She has also recently moved house so need to change details on the V5. The Yaris will only be...
My family are visiting from NZ for 10 weeks from July. They are borrowing my car and I would prefer they cover insurance themselves. Can they buy three temp insurance policies to run one after the other...
Last week a driver ran into the back of my MX-5. There is no major dent (one or two dings) and a few scuffs which may polish off. I have had previous experience of insurance company "approved repairers"...