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In November 2013, my wife was involved in an accident, a fellow driver drove into the rearside of our car and as a result wrote our car off. We were given funds from our insurance company to replace the...
A few weeks ago, whilst reversing out of a parking space at supermarket, my wheel slowly made light contact with the wheel of the car adjacent to me. There was no damage and a woman, who may have been...
My car was parked on a single yellow line on a main road in London, when I came back to my car a couple of hours later I found the driver's side of my car had scratch and dents. There was a note left on...
I was involved in an accident when driving out of my drive. I pulled out and a car came around the corner and hit my front. We live on a rat-run notorious for cars speeding through the village. The insurance...
I own a 2006 Peugeot 307 CC. recently, someone drove into the side of my car and it has started making a loud noise. I contacted my insurer – who had the car inspected by a garage – and I have been told...
A lady scratched our car while it was parked at a supermarket and we settled on a figure of £250 for the repair. However because this is more than her excess which I believe is £200, she now wants to...
I'm about to initiate litigation with my insurance company. They assert that drivers that have a non-fault claim are more likely to have a 'at fault' claim subsequently. They are refusing to provide the...
My car has minor damage from another car overtaking parked cars on the wrong side of the road. His damage was minor, but my wing mirror was damaged and cost £405 to fix. I made it clear (at the accident...
My wife's car was hit by another vehicle reversing out of a parking bay. The impact was on the front wing and driver’s door. Our insurers had the repairs carried out and claimed the costs from the third...
If my tax had run out at the time of an accident, will my insurance claim be void if it had full a full MoT and insurance?