Is an insurance certificate necessary to register a new car?

Does a motor dealer need an insurance certificate to register a new vehicle? My wife is buying from a dealer 250 miles away, she got a good deal in return for registering the new car by 31st March. However,...

Insurance scam

I have been set up! I parked my car in a car park and on return found a young lady taking photos of my car. I had damage to my car, but it was old damage. She stated that I had hit her car. A woman...

Understanding the insurance questions

I was born overseas but went to school (8-21) in the UK and passed my driving test in the UK 34 years ago. Since then I have worked in a number of countries in between working in the UK. Total time living/working...

Do accident management companies seriously inflate repair costs for minor accidents?

A colleague of my father's BMW 320d was recently hit in the rear by another driver, whilst he was stationary. The damage was a dented rear bumper and a cracked light cluster. I was very surprised to hear...

Why has my insurance company noted minor pothole damage as an 'incident'?

When I renewed my car insurance I also took out a specialist uninsured loss recovery insurance. Having recently damaged a tyre and wheel in a pothole I wondered if the specialist would pursue the council....

Where can I report nuisance text messages canvassing for personal injury claims?

I was the no-fault front vehicle victim of a three-car shunt in October 2009. There were protracted delays to the repair of our car, leading to five weeks' hire of a courtesy car. I was nervous of the...

Which tyres should I fit to my Jaguar XF to improve the ride comfort, and should I tell my insurance company?

I have just purchased an XF premium luxury diesel. I let the dealer convince me that the 19-inch wheels and Dunlop Sport tyres as standard were great (they did not seem bad on the test drive after my very...

Collision Damage waiver USA

I have arranged car hire with Enterprise at Georgetown South Carolina from April 4th until May 18th. I have used them in Phoenix, Arizona and several other times in South Carolina. I have only just realised...

New or used?

You kindly gave me the make and models of cars that are cheap to run and in the lowest insurance group but I am trying to work out if it is better to buy new or second hand - possibly even a banger. Is...

Car crash insurance claim

On Sunday my car was backed into in the church car park. The driver of the other car left a note on the windscreen giving her phone number saying she was sorry and would pay for the damage. I rang her...