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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...
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...
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,...
I've just been told my car is a Category N write off. The insurance company would give me market value (£3500), which is fair enough considering it's a diesel with 74,000 miles on the clock. Or I could...
The insurance company of a friend refuses to pay out. She went into the back of another car on the motorway because she was not paying attention and admits fault due to her carelessness. As she had not...
A named driver got banned without me knowing and I wrote my car off afterwards. Will I still get compensation for my car from my insurer?
 

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