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I renewed my annual car insurance on 4 January. This was done by phone, paid by debit card and the new certificate arrived by post a few days later. The existing policy was scheduled to terminate ten days...
My daughter has just changed her Astra for a Corsa 1.2 and is now trying to obtain cover for her son aged 18 who passed his test last week. The car would be in her name and he would be the named driver....
My workplace is relocating shortly from its current position within walking distance of my home to a town 30 miles away. The commute will mostly involve a direct route on a dual carriageway except for...
I recently had a very minor rear end bump in which the left hand front corner of my vehicle damaged the right hand rear corner of the vehicle infront. The collision occurred in the snow and ice as my...
Does business car insurance effect my own private insurance if I was in a minor car knock with no third party claim?
I had my works van front grill damaged after hitting a third party van rear-foot step, so no third party claim and my company insurance fixed my van. Where do I stand renewing my private car insurance?...
Some time ago I had an accident when I was hit by a car while I was going round a roundabout. The other driver admitted liability because she was on her mobile phone and had not seen me. I was advised...
Insurance claims for whiplash injuries have been in the news yet again. Maybe I am naive, but I thought the reason why all cars are now fitted with head restraints was to prevent such accidents. We were...
Recently my car's insurance was due and I was horrified at the hike in premium. I decided to change to another company who asked for evidence of the seven years' no-claim bonus that I declared. When I...
My sons are aged 19 and 17, have now both passed their driving tests and are in the market for their first car. This will be a small used car, probably 6-7 years old and around £4000 in value. My questions...