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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

No claims bonus query

My wife has been a named driver on my car insurance for 15 years. She has been driving for 35 years. She had full no claims discount on her previous car 15 years ago. This has now lapsed, will any insurance...

Is it true that rich foreigners do not need to hold conventional motor insurance?

My nephew had his car damaged by a Middle Eastern gentleman driving a McClaren Mercedes-Benz. The incident happened on a Saturday afternoon outside Harrods in Knightsbridge. The gentleman reversed into...