Why doesn't my car exist on car insurance website menus?

Every year I try and buy my car insurance online. Problem is, when it comes to the specifics of my car it never appears on their drop-down list. Who creates this information, and how can I have my cars...

My daughter's car was damaged by another driver - is his insurance company obliged to pay for repairs?

Last week a car drove into the back of my daughter's Fiat Cinquecento. The driver, whose details we have, stated that he would pay the cost of repairs, estimated at about £350. The driver has now decided...

Where can we insure our 20-year-old daughter on a BMW 1 Series?

We had a 1.6 Eos with our 20-year-old daughter on the insurance policy as occasional user. The car has now been changed to a BMW 1 Series Convertible. Please can you recommend a broker that may be able...

Chips panned

I am considering having my late 2.2 TDCI Mondeo chipped. Talking to the company that would do it all seems to good to be true (apart from the price £350). Increased torque plus increase MPG, with no detrimental...

Accidental tourist

I have had a letter from the MIB. Never heard of them, and neither has anyone I ask and I am suspicious. The letter tells me 1. I was involved in a traffic accident last December in France. True. 2. Location...

Underwritten laws

Further to your reply of a couple of weeks back regarding young drivers. I paid for a fully comprehensive insurance for my 17-year-old grandson for the cost of £2,395.69 with BGL Group via Marks & Spencer....

Where can I get short-term insurance?

My daughter is leaving the country for a year on 1 September 2010. She has insurance until 12 August, so she contacted her insurer in April asking for the policy to be extended until 31 August. They said...

Can I drive a car onto a ferry with no tax or MoT?

I live in Northern Ireland and Im thinking of buying a car in Scotland. The current owner can deliver it as far as Stranraer. I can have it towed away once it gets to Larne. Would I be able to drive it...

Do personalised number plates affect the validity of insurance?

Do number plates with the wrong font or spacing or letters changed by screw position, eg C to E, and are therefore illegal, affect the insurance of the car? Is this something one should take note of in...

Credit berating

With reference to the letter from SS of Prenton, I used to work for an Insurance Company defending credit hire claims. Quite often an innocent if somewhat naive third party would find themselves in Court...