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Beware Norwich Union Rip Off
Forgive me if this has been reported before but I am new to this forum. We have been with Norwich Union for over 20 years for home buildings and contents. I know I only have myself to blame but I wish I would have shopped around before just accepting the renewal quote quote year after year. I recently got my renewal which…
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Garage door broken: can I claim on my insurance?
My garage door's been broken as a result of someone trying to open it whilst locked. I got out to it this morning to see the door ajar but nothing was taken (there was nothing in there).When I tried to shut it, the handle and its mechanism has been damaged so I can't turn the handle. Managed to unlock the door and close it…
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Building Ins. Reputed Claim Advice
On the last bank holiday we had extremely bad weather which resulted in a leak coming thru our newly decorated son's bedroom and into our newly decorated(new ceiling) dining/kitchen. It must have started during the night. Anyway, a roof survey was done and the guy said the problem was on the roof verge(?) with could have…
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No win no fee conditional fee agreements
Hi I am hoping to go through a ‘no win no fee’ claim for personal injury on behalf of my son. I have received paper work from the solicitor which includes a conditional fee agreement. It seems very scary when I read through it. I also believe that they will take out an’after the event’ insurance. I have legal cover with my…
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Wedding policy needed with cover for bouncy castle use!
The GF and I are getting married in August and the reception is being held at a family friends house. As there will be lots of children coming my mother thought it would be nice to hire a bouncy castle and apparently the operator will drop off the castle but doesn't operate it for us and shes filled in a form clearing him…
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My home insurance...
... is going to be more expensive than last year, why?? I'd gotten used to the idea that it would reduce each year, but now from all the quotes Ive received (confused, moneysupermarket, !!!!!!!!!, compare the market) its going to be at least £30 more expensive. Has anybody else found that this is the case recently? thanks…
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American holiday home - insurance
I'm not sure if anyone is in a similar situation or just has some helpful hints for me. I have a holiday home in Kissimmee in Orlando and I need to insure the property. I am letting it to tourists through a management company though they don't provide insurance so I need to sort mine out. Does anyone have any links to some…
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Contents insurance
Been trying for ages to get contents only insurance for the flat, trouble is that its a Grade 2 listed building and it seems that most companies don't want to insure it. I can see why if it's for buildings but I only want contents insurance. Filled in loads of forms online and always get the same response. I even PAID for…
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Car Insurance Renewal
:T Not sure if this is the right place, so please if not please move to where it should go. We just received our car insurance renewal from Direct Line. This would be our second year with them and obviously got all the good online discounts and new customer discounts and interest free payments. From our own experience this…
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Car Insurance Problem..Please help!
My mum had an non-fault accident two months ago. It only received some damage to the body but because the car is of low value anyway, it was written off. The lady who crashed into my mum's car car accepted fault and her insurance company paid my mum the value of the vehicle. The engineer's report stated that the car was a…
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Legal liability for under 18s
I was reading this thread: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1005537 and wondered what other people's views are on whether the child and/or his parents are legally liable for the damage (football kicked against a shop window breaking it). We had a similar case at work once where a minor caused damage…
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Car insurance info re second car
Hello, My husband has 7 years no claims and is currently insured fully comp with Kwik fit. We have just bought a second car, and as we can't add another car to the kwik fit policy, we have gone with the cheapest other provider for a new policy for the second car. We have just been told that his 7 years no claims won't…
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Allders 5 year warrenty - am I wasting my time?
Hi All, I was wondering if anybody had managed to get their Allders warranty honored recently? My Sony TV which I bought from Allders 5 years ago this October has just packed up. All I have is the receipt which states on it 5 years cover, on the back it mentions AON warranty group Ltd in the small print. I couldn't find a…
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Duplicate document charge...GRRR
Hi, Ive taken out car insurance with AA back on 24th April. Ive still not recieved my policy documents, so I rang them to find out where they were. They claim to have sent them and so I would have to pay £25 for duplicates to be sent out. I asked for proof of postage, they said it was on their system. I asked for proof it…
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grrrr - car insurance payout
Sorry, I think this is more of a moan than asking for advice! In Feb my car was totally written off in an accident. Not my fault. However my insurance co (Tesco) decided to assume responsibility for writing it off (is this normal?). They valued it at £4250 and sent me a cheque for that amount. When I phoned to query it,…
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Income/sickness Insurance
Hi First post so be gentle I am considering taking out insurance to cover my income in the case of long term sickness. On the face of it it looks like a good idea. £25 a month will give me £660 per month income from now up to age 65 if I remain sick. It doesn't cover my income but will help. However the criteria laid out…
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Landlord Building Insurance
I have a tenant in one of my Buy to Let properties and have just realised the Buildings Insurance is still in my name on a "normal" Bldgs ins policy. I have no mortgage on the property but I do Let it out, would I need to change the cover to a Specialist Buy To Let policy now? If so are there any recommendations on who to…
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motor insurance renewal sucker-punch
I keep getting bounced into renewing my insurance policy with a firm on which I'm on direct debit. I had some problems when I tried to switch my my motor insurance last year after a stroppy treatment I got a very aggressive letter telling me it had already been renewed. This year I've had another struggle with a stroppy…
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Travel insurance for 11yo UM going to canada
dd going to canada to see my dsis in august. Tesco quoted £112.80 for 16 days, direct line won't insure and then lunchtime ran out so I'm stuck now She has two pre-existing conditions - glue ear and her left kidney was removed when she was two. there is also the possibility that she will be going in my dbroinlaw's light…
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Business Insurance
I need to arrange to get some insurance for our model shop. Can anyone recommend somewhere that is good for this type of insurance?