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Whilst my 2002 Mercedes-Benz E-Class was parked at the garage today, a van from the business next door smacked its door into my car. I have all the insurance details and they have already alerted their...
A runaway trolley was left at the end of a row of trolleys opposite my parked car, in a marked parking bay, at Asda. I was sat in the car waiting for my wife who was in the store. The weather was sunny,...
Our car was recovered after being stolen and used in a crime. It looks like we will have to take it back from our insurer even after giving them the keys and logbook. My wife is traumatised by all this...
I had a car accident last week. The police had closed the road and an officer was stopping traffic to ask drivers to turn around and go back the way they came. It was a narrow road and the police officer...
When my Mercedes-Benz C-Class was about three months old, during a safety check, the dealer discovered one of the rear wheels was cracked (pot hole I guess - but no loss of pressure). Rather than pay £600...
Earlier today, my nine year old son crashed his bike into a car, which was waiting at a junction. He scratched the cars offside wing and bonnet. This will obviously need to be repaired. However, I do not...
I have a bit of an odd scenario. My car was parked on a slight incline and the handbrake must not have applied enough as 20 minutes later it had rolled down the slight hill and crashed into a wall. The...
My vehicle has today been deemed a write off after an arson attack outside my house a couple of weeks ago. The perpetrators have not been found and, as a result, my insurance premium has doubled to £1110...
I have a 1999 Saab Viggen in good condition with 80,000 miles on it. Is there an insurer that will protect its write off value as it is rare?
My son was involved in a landslide incident whilst driving in Wales. His car was extensively damaged. Is anyone liable, like the council, for incidents of this type?