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If an accident is caused by a car thief - who leaves the car and is not caught - will my insurance not cover me?
Where can I purchase third party only insurance for driving in the UK? I do not require fire and theft nor fully comprehensive cover. I require inexpensive insurance cover. can you help?
I have just bought a 2016 Range Rover Sport. As I believe these are high risk apart from the steering lock I am using would you recommend a tracker device? If so can make any recommendations please?
My son had the wing mirrors stolen from his 2024 model year BMW 3 series Touring. The surrounding plastic was broken, so they appear to have been ripped off. The car alarm was not triggered. Do you suppose...
I have two Toyota cars both insured with LV for the last four years - o RAV4 and an Auris. I have had letters from LV saying that unfortunately there has been a significant rise in thefts of these cars...
My daughter has just been told (by a mainstream and well-known insurer) that her premiums have just gone up because an identical car in the same postcode was stolen, therefore the premiums go up. Of course...
My Kia was dropped off at main dealer in Canterbury and 9 hours later picked up where we were informed the rear exhaust was missing. The dealer will not repair until we pay the £800. My question is do...
Which is the best device for car theft protection?
Recently, my daughter couldn't get into her car with the key fob a number of times. She had the car checked by a garage and no problem existed at the time, no battery was changed but the problem went away....
The Toyota Prius seems to be more susceptible to theft of its catalytic converter than most other vehicles. I have a Prius. The official Toyota theft prevention system is expensive and seems to be forever...