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An elderly relative (86 and in good health) has been quoted a renewal premium of £1562 by Lexus, with whom he has been for some years, for his 2009 Lexus RX450H Hybrid. He drives no more than 5000 miles...
I recently damaged the front bumper on my brand new car and it needs replacing. Aviva want me to use their recommend repair centre, but they have bad reviews for their work quality. I want to use an alternative...
My BMW was written off even though it had minimal damage and I was not in the vehicle at the time. It was the fourth car damaged by a driver who crashed into a row of parked vehicles. My insurer told me...
Our car was recently written off after a rear end shunt. Can we appeal against a car being written off because I paid £784 the week before the write off for repairs. The body shop said the car is safe...
My consultant has recommended I report issues with tiredness to the DVLA. Will this affect my insurance?
My motorcycle has been written off in a no-fault claim, halfway through my policy. I have eventually been paid out for the value of the bike. I phoned my insurer to cancel the policy as the vehicle has...
I'm currently retired, but I'm about to take on a casual job as a driver for a car repair business. I'll probably be doing a couple of trips a week of 3-5 hours. Do I need to tell my insurer, even though...
Our daughter travelled to Liverpool for the New Year celebrations and unfortunately parked on the fifth floor of the Echo Arena, which then burned the 1400 cars parked in there. Her insurance company are...
In February 2016, I called National Windscreens to replace my windscreen. They checked my insurance details and confirmed that they could do the work. The work was carried out five days later and the engineer...
We've just bought a new car for my wife, which has five days complimentary insurance from Volkswagen. We still have her old car, which we are going to sell privately within the next couple of weeks. However,...