Is 'Gap' insurance for a new car worth the cost?

I am in the process of buying a new MINI Cooper Countryman and am being offered 'MINI Shortfall' gap insurance to cover the difference between purchase price and my insurer's write-off settlement in the...

Is it safe to buy GAP insurance from a smaller broker for my Land Rover?

When researching GAP insurance I came across www.ALA.co.uk on your website. I got a quote from the link and it turned out far cheaper than Land Rover, with what appeared to be similar T&Cs. I have been...

Should I buy extras like shine protection, GAP protection etc for our used car?

My wife is buying a used car from a franchised dealer and, as expected, the sales pitch for various extras was employed. Life shine car protection: £350. Gap protection insurance: £399. Another insurance:...

Gap Insurance

I bought a car from Harrots in Huddersfield in May 2012. The car had 7 miles on the clock when I purchased it. Unfortunately I did not take out Gap Insurance, and now would like to do so. Is there anyway...

Do I really need to buy insurance and paint protection with my new car?

I've just bought a new Hyundai i10 Active auto for £8527. But the salesman wanted me to pay an extra £395 for glass coat paint protection and interior Scotchguard protection and also £395 guaranteed asset...

Accidents and paying back finance

I was hit from behind yesterday whilst stationary on the motorway, and it looks like my car will be a write off, thing is I have around £12,000 still owing on the car but the car is only worth £3500. I...

No fault accident and insurance has gone up - what can I do?

I had a no fault accident in January. When I came to renew my car insurance recently I found that my premium was £90 more expensive. I challenged Admiral about this and was told that since I had had...

Where can we get GAP insurance online?

We are about to purchase a new Hyundai i10 automatic but, rather than let the dealer sort the GAP insurance, we should like to arrange this ourselves via the internet. We remember that this subject was...

More praise for LV insurance

Sixteen days ago I took delivery of a new car. I traded in my previous car with a personal number plate that I wanted to transfer to the new vehicle. Now, I have my personal number plate on the car, have...

Gap insurance for a sports car

My son is leasing quite an expensive sports car for 12 months. Should he consider what I believe is called Gap Insurance in the event of a serious accident or write off, bearing in mind he doesn't actually...