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I am the named driver on my partner's fully comprehensive policy. I was driving her car yesterday and was involved in a motorway crash. My partner's insurance company rang her and insisted she make a claim...
In February my partner had an accident in the private car park of our block of flats, reversing our 2006 Yaris into our neighbour's Mk1 Mercedes SLK. The damage to our car was far more apparent than any...
I was involved in a car accident where the third party went into the back of me at a junction. The third party admits fault and their insurance contacted me to get it all repaired. I used my own choice...
I have a private number plate on my car. When I put this on I went online to my insurance company and thought I had changed the details. Unfortunately I have been involved in an accident, and the police...
I bought a Mazda-approved MX-5 in January from a dealership, and in June I had an accident which I thought was my fault. The insurance paid for the repair at a cost of £600 plus excess. When the car came...
I recently bought my wife a new vehicle but did not part-exchange her old one as the new vehicle was bought privately. The new vehicle had to have work done it, so she used my car on which she is a named...
I bumped a girl's Volkswagen Polo in an the work car park on the near-side wing. I have stated that I would pay for the damage I had caused rather than go through the insurance. She stated that it would...
My car crashed into a barrier in Scotland. The barrier is bent and the car is a complete write-off. I want to cancel my insurance as it is only third party, but who is liable for the barrier damage?
I had an unfortunate incident yesterday in my work's car park. My car wouldn't start so I had to push it back to get the start leads to the engine. When I was getting pushed back my brakes didn't work...
Last week I was hit from behind by a driver who got out and apologised for having dodgy brakes. She would only give me a phone number and said she would call me once she got to work with all her insurance...