Where can I obtain good insurance for a hire car driven abroad?

I am intending to travel to Menorca and to Sicily this year. On both occasions I shall be hiring a car at the airport from the likes of Avis and Hertz. I understand that the CDW cover that they offer as...

Can I keep my damaged Honda CR-V instead of having it written off?

Last Sunday a car ran into the back of my 2001 Honda CR-V while I was stopped. The lady’s car is a write-off. The lady has admitted liability. The insurance appointed repairers have told me it is very...

Young, limited funds, high insurance and a desire for a British classic...

I am young at 21, with one years only full UK license holding (2 in August). I have around £2500 available to buy a classic car, with Insurance, Road Tax (although ideally looking for Road Tax free) and...

Minor collision - who is at fault?

I was parked on a road, off side of the car to the pavement. To leave my space I checked my mirror and reversed into an empty space behind me. I hit a car that was driving forward into the space. She...

Insuring a car owned by someone else?

Are you able to advise re a suspected side effect of insurance companies' measures against "fronting"? An elderly neighbour's car is owned and registered to him. He has not driven for several years and...

Insuring a young driver on one of our cars?

We are thinking of insuring our 21-year-old step son one of our cars for him to drive (it is a "second" car as both myself and my partner use two other cars on a daily basis for work). The car will be...

Why does my insurance company require my V5C two years running?

Last year I received a letter from my insurer threatening to cancel my policy if I failed to send them a copy of my V5C within seven days. I complied and asked for a confirmation. I did not get any further...

Why isn't insurance risk rated against shoe size?

If insurers are no longer allowed to charge women lower car premiums than men under EC law, why don't they use shoe size instead? It is highly-correlated with sex and therefore actuarially almost equivalent.

Insurance 'write-off' with Hastings Direct

I had an accident on the M25 two weeks ago, driving into a large lorry tyre, dropped by a lorry. Highways Agency attended and told me to give the lorry details to my insurers as it was clearly their fault....

Can I recommend LV Insurance?

For many years I have switched insurance companies almost every year in order to avoid the inevitable annual hike in premiums. Last February I obtained a quotation of £289 from LV for my MG ZT-T CDTi+...