A friend's young son had a car accident, but no other vehicle was involved - should he tell his insurer?

My friend's 21 year old son had a car accident on the ice last week. His car (a cheap old thing) was a write off, but no one else was involved. The AA driver who came to recover the car advised him not...

What dash camera should I buy and will using one reduce my insurance premium?

I'm a taxi driver and would like to fix a dash camera in my taxi. I contacted my insurance to find out if installing a dash cam could reduce my premium. They replied no and they will just make a note that...

A driver who couldn't stop in the snow hit my van - is he wholly liable?

I was traveling up a hill in snow doing 18mph recently. A pickup truck, which was coming down the hill too quickly, couldn’t stop and went up verge - then back down into the rear of my van. He is claiming...

My car was written off - what happens to the finance payments I've made so far?

My Ford B-MAX was involved in an accident and the other party accepted liability. I didn’t want the hassle, so I claimed against my own insurer. I lost my excess but, as I have legal cover under my insurance,...

How do I get cheaper insurance without any No Claims Discount?

I'm about to purchase a car for £2500. The comprehensive insurance is quoted at £1200 per year because I don't have and No Claims Discount. Is there any way to bring this cost down?

Will my No Claims Discount lapse if I don't have a car insured in my name?

Due to redundancy I'm going to be without a car for up to three months, this is due to my leased car being returned to the finance company next month and it doesn't make sense to lease or buy another car...

My insurer won't repair my car until they figure out who was at fault - is this fair?

I was in a serious collision, which left me with head injuries and loss of memory. I was given the details of the other party involved by the police, which I forwarded to my insurer - Esure. They now want...

I hit a tree in the snow - will my car now be registered as a repaired vehicle?

I recently had a front end collision with a tree in the snow. No other parties were involved and no personal injuries were sustained. I damaged front offside lights, bumper, wing, driver's side door and...

My daughter has 15 years accident free driving on my policy, but zero NCD - will insurers take this into account?

My daughter is 32 years old and has been a named driver on my policies since she was 17. She has had 15 years of accident free driving, but this does not seem to matter when looking at quotes as I always...

My insurer told me my car was being repaired but it's now a write off - what should I do?

I recently damaged the front end of my car, it was my own fault. My insurer verbally said, on three separate occasions, that the car has been authorised for repair and that it has not been written off....