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I had an accident in icy conditions almost 2 years ago on a freezing evening when I stopped at the scene of another accident where a car had overturned due to black ice. Then, a few seconds later, a third...
Can you help please? Last Tuesday my wife was involved in a motor accident. She had stopped, indicating right, intending to pass through a dual carriageway intersection when her car was rammed by a Mazda...
My car insurance is due for renewal. I am currently with Norwich Union, which, of course, has just changed to Aviva. I have heard rumours that in the event of a claim, Aviva personnel are not the easiest...
Last year I bought a new Suzuki Swift and the accompanying literature recommended that if I had an accident I contact Suzuki, rather than my insurance company. Suzuki would then do everything (recover...
My son is looking to renew his car insurance. He will be 18 in February. He passed his test 6 months ago, and got his car when he was 17, so now has 1 year no claims. He also took his Pass Plus test, but...
During March of this year following a fairly sudden halt to the traffic in the outside lane of the M25, my Jaguar XJR, whilst stationary, was shunted from behind by another previously stationary car that...
Is there a scam going on with insurance companies? Two have tried it on almost one after the other. I changed my car to a different spec vehicle and updated my policy, which meant changing the policy and...
I have just spent hours on the net and phone trying to get the best quote for my 17-year-old son who is on his provisional licence. He has a 2000 Corsa, value £1,000. We have two cars insured with Direct...
If an 11 year old car, worth say £200 or so, was damaged in an accident and would naturally be 'written off', would insurers pay out the £200 or £2,000 that the car would be ‘worth’ under the scrappage...
Surprisingly, it looks as if my son's September 2003 BMW 320td ES Compact Auto could be written off following a slow speed shunt with a 4x4 equipped with heavy duty bull-bars. The BMW's done 48,000 miles,...
 

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