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We are about to renew the insurance on my wife's car, which is insured in her name and on which I am a named driver. A couple of year ago we had an accident while I was driving. We claimed on the insurance...
As I get older my insurance premium seems to gradually creep up each year, in spite of many years of claim free motoring. There seems to be quite a lot in the press of late regarding older drivers and...
What is the best way to insure a car for a couple of months? My daughter is home from university for that time. We have use of a little 1.0 litre runaround, not owned by us. It is worth around 1000 pounds....
I would like to get a Kia Soul Electric. As a 75 old man if I stop driving for a short while could I loan my car to my son in law for him to insure as main driver as he would drive more than I would? I...
After over 50 years of driving and accruing 22 years NCD I unfortunately had a minor motor accident. Although when I took out the policy I provided proof of 22 years NCD my insurance company would only...
What is the point of the 1 to 50 insurance groups when the same person, using the same insurance company, is quoted the following? Car in group 48 £1158. Car in group 38 £1314. Surely the car in group...
If an accident is caused by a car thief - who leaves the car and is not caught - will my insurance not cover me?
Are modifications recorded on the motor insurance database and will therefore be known to next owners insurer?
What discount should one expect for a Category S car for sale which has been repaired by insurance approve garage?
I bought my vehicle in January 2025. For my birthday in April my partner bought me a private plate for the car. I changed the plate through DVLA and notified my insurance through the app, put in my card...