Why are LV's new insurance deals substantially less than my LV renewal premium?

In your column of Sat 26 May you asked how much longer Liverpool Victoria would remain so cheap and friendly. The answer is, not long. After being a customer for many years, last year they quoted me £688...

How can I address an inaccurate insurance clams record?

Is it possible to check the insurance claims record used by all insurers? Directline entered a 'no fault' claim I made in December 2010 twice on the record. I then had to make another claim later in 2011....

Car Accident Assistance

Two months ago I bought a new Volvo. Now I have a "Car Accident Assistance" policy, from Volvo provided by "OOPS". It says it will provide a replacement vehicle & £100,000 legal expenses cover. You have...

Do all insurance companies give discounts for fitting winter tyres?

I renewed my car insurance automatically in mid-October without speaking to my insurance company, Toyota Insurance. I phoned them three weeks later to say that I would be fitting winter tyres again this...

Why are some over-50s insurance policies more expensive than normal policies?

People over 50 should be very careful when dealing with insurance companies who purport to offer a special service to them. My wife, with an impeccable driving record, recently went to renew her insurance...

Can you advise your readers to haggle when renewing their car insurance?

Folks shouldn't just accept their car insurance renewal quote. Last year I went to LV. This year's renewal was an 8 per cent increase for exactly the same conditions. I went on a comparison site and obtained...

I fitted factory spec wheels with winter tyres to my Honda Jazz and incurred a 'modification' penalty on my insurance. Is this necessary?

I recently changed the 16-inch alloy wheels and tyres on my Honda Jazz and fitted 15-inch steel wheels with cold weather tyres (the only size of winter tyres available for the Jazz). The 15-inch replacements,...

Alleged insurance incident in car park - what do we do?

A woman friend, aged about 80, has recently been accused by another woman of scraping her Mercedes in a public car park. The Mercedes owner stated that, two weeks previously, she had parked next to...

I bought a car that was previously written off

I purchased a car and found some steering faults with it, I traced a previous owner to learn some history and he informed me the vehicle had been written off two years previously, it appears the insurance...

Do insurance companies increase premiums for drivers who have completed a speed awareness course?

In your reply to PJ you intimate that he would avoid any increase in his insurance premium by undertaking a speed awareness course. Is this in fact the situation as it appears, that PJ was in fact speeding...