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I am in quite a bit of bother and would appreciate any help you can give. Only a week ago, my pride and joy was written off. The insurance company is now offering a price to me, based upon the ‘Glass's...
My experiences regarding courtesy cars have always been where the car was provided by the accident repair company. My 87-year-old sister has recently had an incident where a van has shunted her parked...
Surprisingly, it looks as if my son's September 2003 BMW 320td ES Compact Auto could be written off following a slow speed shunt with a 4x4 equipped with heavy duty bull-bars. The BMW's done 48,000 miles,...
I put down a £350 deposit for a car that is now showing up as stolen and recovered. The garage I was buying it from is insisting that its check through HPI is clear and will not consider either reducing...
Someone ran in to the back of my 11 year old Toyota Corolla, and put it ‘beyond economical repair’. I’ve had the car from new in 1998. The insurance company want to offer me book value, but my argument...
Advice please. My daughter’s car was hit side on by an old lady driver who admitted total liability (she said she never saw her car coming). An insurance guy came to see my daughter’s car, an S reg Vauxhall Sintra,...
My father had someone go into the back of him last week, a company car driver. He has had an estimate for repair and the insurance company have deemed the car a write off. The car is pristine except for...
I recently purchased a Mercedes 1995 SL500 Cat D due to front bumper cosmetic damage, I have presented my car at an approved body repairer in Kettering Northants for corrective repairs as I like the car...