Scammer raise

In the last few days I have taken two calls from Online Claims (via an Indian call centre) about a recent accident involving a car registered at my address. There has been no such accident so this seems...

Where can over-75s hire a car in the UK?

I have been told recently that it is illegal in the UK to hire cars to people over 75. Can this be true? I am 75, my wife 73. We both have cars and clean licences, and drive daily. We live in Aberdeen...

My friend is coming back to the UK from New Zealand for four months - should he lease or buy a car?

My best friend is coming back from New Zealand to the UK next year for four months, with his wife and two small children. He will be renovating a cottage in Scotland. I am trying to find out what is the...

Is there a company that offers insurance in the UK for non-residents?

I am UK born but emigrated to South Africa in the 1970s. I now want to return to the UK for short summer holidays and want to keep a car over in the UK. I tried to get car insurance but so far all the...

I damaged a hire car in the hire car company's forecourt - am I liable?

Having hired a vehicle, I subsequently damaged it whilst still in the forecourt of the hiring company. Am I still fully liable for the damage caused?

Crunch credit

I write to echo your advice regarding hire car scams when taking a car in for an insurance claim. I have recently been involved totally innocently with one of these claims companies for a repair that was...

Rental arithmetic

My local Vauxhall Main Dealer recommended me to buy a 2007/57 reg Meriva Design 1.4 saying it had been one of their fleet cars. The logbook did not show them as owners. My car proved to have a difficult...

Truly shafted here from paradise

Last week I rented a Ford Mondeo Estate car, picking it up at Luton Airport on Sun 21st and returning it to Stansted airport on Thurs 25th. We had the normal insurance cover provided by the car Rental...

Rental arithmetic

I recently decided to trade-in my 30,000 mile 2003 Ford Focus1.6 Ghia Auto for an 09 Ford Fiesta 1.4 Auto in Moondust Silver. But I was slightly surprised to find that its mileage since first registration...

Car ire

I visited UK in November and hired a car from Hertz, everything was in order when I returned the car, I was therefore surprised to find an amount of £34.50 debited to my credit card a few weeks later....