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I was involved in an accident and my car was written off. It was not my fault and there was a witness. My insurance company put me on to an accident management company (Easydrive) who provided a car....
I was along a narrow Devon lane and saw a post van coming round the bend at the top of a hill. I stopped about 30 metres away from him, but he didn't try to stop and so he hit me, causing many pounds...
We are in the process of buying a three year old Honda Jazz and have been offered GAP insurance by the main dealer. What is your opinion of this insurance and is it worthwhile?
I’m trying to insure two cars; my main personal car, a Mazda 6 which I’ll be using for business and pleasure and a Fiat Punto, which I use as a local run around. Both are registered to me as the owner/keeper....
My sons finance has written off his 1992 1.4 3dr Renault 5 Campus. In trying to value this there are few of his models around but lots of 1.4 5dr Renault 5 Campus Prima models. The insurance company is...
My daughter, 26 is a named driver on my car policy as well as having a car of her own. In the last two years she has been involved whilst driving in seven collisions. three involving injury and at least...
I would like to arrange short term (two weeks) insurance on my car for my son when he visits from Canada. He has lived in Canada for the last 16 years but still holds a full UK driving licence Insurance...
I have two cars that I want to sell privately. Both are currently SORN'd and un-insured (stored on private premises). I insured one of them (a 2002 Volkswagen Golf TDI Anniversary) for a day to get an...
I have a Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI CR140 SE plus with 225/45 R17 Michelin Sport 3 tyres. I am really disappointed with the poor mileage I get, with the front tyres lasting only 12,500 miles if I am lucky. I...
I own a 2012 Citroen DS4 Sport, which is equipped with 225/40R19 tyres. The price of replacement tyres appears very expensive. What would you advise?