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My 2007 Skoda Superb, which I use drive as a taxi, was hit by a car. It's damaged near the back door and rear panel near the sill. The sill is badly dented, but the door closes and locks. It probably needs...
I hit pothole and wrote off an alloy wheel. A number of other cars were similarly damaged in the 30 minutes I was there and the police attended the scene. My car is a 1999 Toyota Avensis Estate in good...
I'm about to purchase a car for £2500. The comprehensive insurance is quoted at £1200 per year because I don't have and No Claims Discount. Is there any way to bring this cost down?
My daughter is 32 years old and has been a named driver on my policies since she was 17. She has had 15 years of accident free driving, but this does not seem to matter when looking at quotes as I always...
My elderly mother is struggling to get confirmation of her earned No Claims from her broker. They state her policy only has nine years on it and it wouldn’t be possible to dig out the paperwork for the...
In 2013, my Volkswagen Passat was broken into and the built in radio/satnav unit was removed. The total repair bill through the insurance was around £2500. At the time, it was in a well used city centre...
How long is No Claims Discount valid for?
I recently leased a second car and own a 2010 Hyundai i30 outright. I would like to give the i30 to my wife, but she only has a provisional licence. Should I retain both cars and simply add her to the...
I was recently involved in an accident, with minor damage to both vehicles. As the car I bumped was in front of me, going round a big roundabout (French driver was lost and suddenly stopped in the traffic),...
While parked on the street, our car received damage to the rear light and bodywork but no details were left of the offending vehicle. Our insurance policy does not have no claims protection and the excess...