Why did Churchill attempt to increase my premium by over £100 after a minor speeding conviction?

I received my quote from Churchill Insurance for my 56 plate Fiesta Ghia at £230.02, rang them to include my recent (6/9/2012) SP30 in a revised quote and they came back to me with a figure of £339.20....

Warranty work refusal after insurance claim

In August 2007 the bonnet of my Volvo XC70 was written off by a large tree branch brought down by a high lorry travelling in the other direction. My insurer, More Than, eventually agreed to settle the...

Insurance sharp practice

My father, 88, recently drove his 2003 C180 Merc into a fence when parking. No other parties involved and no physical injuries. His insurers, Saga, wrote the car off. I have been handling the insurance...

Hire car taken away before I find a replacement for my write-off

My beloved 10 year old Ford Galaxy has been 'written off' by my insurance company as an uneconomical repair following a non-fault accident. Basically my car was driven into whilst parked and unattended...

Personal injury claim - is this a common scam?

I had a minor low speed bump with another car at about 1mph. The female driver was fine about it and we exchanged details. A few days later I received another call from my insurers to say that she had...

My insurance premium went up by seven pence this year.

In the light of many comments in your column regarding ever-increasing car insurance premiums, and also in the press, I though you might be interested in my insurance renewal notice. I am insured with...

Is the Subaru Legacy too good to be true?

I'm on the hunt for an economical diesel estate with good performance. Is there anything that comes close to the performance/mpg/tax band/insurance group combination that one appears to get from the pre-2010...

9 points - cheapest car to insure?

I recently got another 3 points on my licence. I now have 9. I'm 27 with only 1 year of no claims. My current car is an Audi a4 1.9 TDI Avant (1999), which is great for fuel economy but I'm pretty sure...

Insurer quoted details from a different policy

I changed insurer recently when I changed my car. I had two separate policies with the first insurer. When the first insurer provided a letter to prove my accrued NCD, the letter was specific about which...

Charge for cancelling insurance

I insured my Mercedes SL in December 2011 with Lancaster Insurance and paid the annual fee in full at inception. I sold the car in July and notified Lancaster of this.I am not replacing the car. They have...