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My son has recently passed his test and I am about to add him to my car insurance. We will switch to a black box company to get a better price. I also think it would be a good idea to add a dash cam (front...
I’ve been accused of hitting another car, which is completely false. I thought it was an insurance scam but they got very threatening. I got pressured to admit liability, but I wouldn’t as I haven’t done...
I have been driving for over 50 years with no insurance claims. Last year, I was allegedly involved in a minor incident in my motorhome and my insurance company paid out on what I believe was a scam. My...
After parking in a shop's car park, in the only slot available, I saw someone on his phone. I ignored him until he came up to me aggressively and accused me of bumping into his car. I told him I had not...
Now that I am 68 years old and fully retired from paid employment, I undertake regular voluntary unpaid work for several Registered Charities. This involves driving to/from their premises and to/from their...
I have recently been searching to insure my car. LV showed the wrong vehicle against my registration number and also the wrong year that it was first registered. I've checked via the DVLA site, which shows...
I had a car accident in early June this year. I was led down the path of an accident management company and car hire. The management company have asked me to sign a Form of Authority so their solicitor...
I was driving a hired van down a narrow road in the countryside, third in a line of four vehicles, at approximately 50mph. Suddenly, the first car in the line braked heavily, causing an accordion effect...
I've been in France on holiday since 10 July 2017. On 15 August, I received an email from Admiral insurance saying they have been advised of a possible incident on 4 August involving my car, in which a...
Someone claims that I hit their car, but I was not in that area. My insurance company is not defending my argument, even though they have inspected my car and found it not to be damaged. My premium has...