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During our 25 years together my wife and I have always had our own cars. Last year that changed when we decided that one car would suffice and we sold her car. My name is on the insurance with her as the...
My son is getting his older brothers car for his 17th birthday. My dilemma is do we register the car in his name for now, with me as a named driver until he passes his test, or would it be cheaper to have...
We have two insurance policies which are both in my wife's name as she has driven for a lot longer than me. Policy one is for a car with her as the main named driver and me as another which only does a...
My 90-year-old dad has suddenly decided to stop driving. His insurance runs out in a few days but as he lives far away I cannot get to see him before the insurance expires. The car has a valid MoT. Can...
My partner is a named driver on my comprehensive policy. She scraped a parked car whilst driving my car. Claiming the repair costs for both cars will obviously increase my premiums for years to come. Is...
Can I list my wife as the main driver (which she is) even though the car insurance is in my name?
My car is insured with my wife as the named driver. I recently made a claim, which was my fault. My wife's car is insured with a different company than mine, with myself as the names driver, even though...
Our car is registered in my name, our motorhome is in my wife's name. We both have maximum no claims and are in our 70s. I'm the only named driver for the motorhome. My wife is unwell and hasn't driven...
Is it permissible for me to buy a car for my son and let him pay the insurance with me as a named driver?
My niece has just had her 17th birthday. My sister (her mum) tried to get her insurer, RAC, to put my niece on her policy while she's learning to drive. They've been extremely unhelpful, refusing to even...