Recommend a first car and insurance company for a new driver?

I am a 28-year-old female, living in North Yorkshire and looking to purchase my first car after just passing my driving test. Budget is my main priority. Concerning both vehicle and insurance, are there...

Where can I get temporary insurance for a long-term courtesy car?

My Land Rover Defender will be off the road for 12 weeks undergoing repairs. The garage has kindly offered me a courtesy car which I have to insure. My insurance company will cover me for four weeks but...

Rich man, Porsche man

I read the emails about Credit Hire and would broadly agree with you and the insurance expert: better deal with insurers yourself and the good ones sort it out quicker and more easily than ‘Accident Management’...

Should my son cancel his car insurance when he goes away to university?

My son owns a Peugeot 106 1.1 Independence and is soon to go to university. His insurer will only allow him to cancel his insurance and get about £350 back from an annual policy premium of £940. Would...

I haven't insured a car in my own name for three years. How can I get back my no-claims bonus?

I'm a driving instructor and have had the use of the school's car for the last two and a half years, hence no insurance in my own name. I now need to insure a car but find my NCB has evaporated. I have...

Why is insurance so expensive when I add my daughter as a named driver?

I have just tried to get insurance on a car, with my daughter as a named driver. The premium is £390.60 with just me on the policy, but jumps, no, rockets, to £1336.65 to include my daughter. What on earth...

Reversal of fortune

In February my partner had an accident in the private car park of our block of flats, reversing our 2006 Yaris into our neighbour's Mk1 Mercedes SLK. The damage to our car was far more apparent than any...

Avoiding a financial crash

You should be aware that the passing on of confidential information to ‘accident management’ specialists is rife amongst insurers and garages. As soon as the accident comes in the staff pass the info...

Pole axed

In August 2007 my car was hit by a Polish registered lorry at a junction. The nearside wing mirror was taken off and some damage was done to the paintwork. We stopped and exchanged details and I provided...

Looking for a second car with low running costs and street cred - will the Ford Focus fit the bill?

I am a 19-year-old lad who has had a 1.0-litre 3-door T-reg Volkswagen Polo for 18 months now, and I am looking to move on to something bigger and more powerful. With insurance, tax, service costs, street...