My girlfriend has received a spurious request for payment for a credit hire car following an accident - is it a scam?

My girlfriend was involved in an accident in Nov 2009 where she rear-ended someone at a roundabout. Her car is a company car and insurance is arranged by her employers. She admitted liability, her car...

Why has my insurance premium with the NFU Mutual been increased by 50 per cent?

My car is insured with National Farmers Union Mutual. The renewal is due and the price is up by 50 per cent with no change at all in my circumstances. I have queried this and they say all insurers have...

I have some legal advice for your correspondent GP of Tolleshunt Major pertaining to an accident claim.

You responded to a cry for help from GP of Tolleshunt Major in respect of an accident in which his (her) daughter had received a County Court Summons. Here are some thoughts that may be helpful. The accident...

Are spurious personal injury claims pushing up the cost of motor insurance?

An article in the motoring section recently talked about the rising cost of insurance. It failed to mention some of the reasons for these increases. 1) The high, almost obscene charges made by solicitors...

Why is this accident management company asking for my credit card details after an accident?

Yesterday I was involved in a very minor bump and I rang my insurers (Saga). They took all details and then suddenly handed me over to someone from "Claimfast". He said that he could arrange the repair...

Did you know some insurers in Northern Ireland have been fighting credit hire claims?

Your reply of 2 October to BN quotes the record credit hire bill as £40,000. The attached judgment, involving footballer Darren Bent, raises this to over £63,000. You may not be aware that in Northern...

Credit squeeze

Someone drove into the back of my wife's car and is fully responsible. Direct Line then passed me onto Drive Assist for a rental car while her car was in for repairs. They are delivering it on Tuesday....

Accident mismanagement

I write in connection with my son's recent claim on his own fully comp insurance policy (he is aged 34). Someone drove into the back of him. Liability was agreed, the car was repaired and his insurer gave...

Credulust - the credit hire scam

Back in December 2008 I was involved in a minor road accident. A white van reversed into my stationary car damaging the front. The driver admitted liability at the time and this was confirmed in writing...

I've been involved in a non-fault accident. Should I use the other party's insurer's 'Accident Assistance' service?

I have been involved in an accident which has left my vehicle badly damaged, but usable. The other party (farm tractor and trailer) suffered no damage, but his trailer caught my rear driver's side wheel...