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I have now taken over responsibility for organising the insurance for my elderly Mother's car. She is 86 years old and drives a Honda Jazz (on your recommendation). Her annual mileage is very low - well...
I'm a middle aged single lady looking to buy a small car. I understand the concept of Cat D but can you explain what ramifications this has on insurance and resale value? I'm quite happy to buy cheap...
I thought other readers might be interested to know of my car insurance experience today and wonder how widespread this attitude is. I am a fit 81-year-old, satisfied all the preliminary questions regarding...
We have had a slight knock on the front wing of our 2009 Honda Civic and our dealer quotes £900 for the spares and fix. The fault is entirely ours so I am interested to know if there is some sort of...
Can Australian citizens resident and working in the UK and holding a UK Driver's Licence able to be added to a car insurance policy?
I sit as a magistrate in the Midlands and would ask that this, if used, is done so anonymously. Over the last few months my colleagues and I have been dealing with a significant number of motorists who...
I read with interest MH of Camberley's letter re breakdown cover. I have had several identical conversations with a number of organisation covering domestic energy, telephone charges and more recently...
I've just bought a 2001 Jaguar-X Type. I paid £2000. My age 63, full NCB, and this is my second car (the first is an XKR). I'm insured with LV, and I'm paying £500 for the X-Type's insurance (two children...
I arranged insurance with LV for my new car. I asked for two named drivers to be added. Was asked if they had any claims or convictions, and the answer was no. However, there was an 'incident' sustained...
My reputable insurance company recently increased my premium by 11 per cent, without explanation, to £744 with a £350 excess. I have a clean licence and 60 per cent NCD so I approached an equally reputable...