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My wife and I have our own cars, but now we are retired we are thinking of gong down to just one car. If we use my car my wife is on my insurance so how can she retain her no claims bonus?
Another crafty move by car insurance companies. Asking the question 'do you drive at peak times?' When you are retired you try and avoid peak times so you put 'no', but what happens if you are driving...
My 6 year old 1.4 TSI Golf Estate was damaged by a coach while parked. It has just gone away to be assessed. The damage seems superficial, but it involves multiple panels starting at the bumper and rear...
My wife recently had a hip replacement and is now well on the road to recovery (8 weeks). Firstly, is she now allowed to drive? And secondly, does she need to inform her insurer of this procedure?
I have Mercedes E350 with run flat tyres, if I replace these with ordinary tyres would this affect the insurance or my Mercedes service and breakdown cover?
My car was given a Cat S write-off without any Inspection. Can I request an inspection? Could the Cat S status be cancelled if the inspection results were favourable?
Is an Audi A1 one expensive to insure for a young driver?
My handbook says my tyre's load rating should be 96 but I want to fit 4 season tyres and I cannot find a supplier who has anything above 94. Would it affect my insurance if I fitted 94?
My partner hit a deer at one time, but there was minimal damage (a cracked bumper) and so didn't claim any costs on her insurance. She did however inform her insurance company and they have logged the...
I was in a car park park and drove over a chain which was flat on the floor. The chain flicked when the back wheels went over and damaged the car back bumper. The security admitted the was their mistake...
 

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