-
I've killed my laptop...poss insurance claim
Folks Looking for a bit of advise on this... Last month I accidentally plugged the power connector for my laptop into the USB port by mistake (i know, but the ports are only 5mm apart!) and have now blown the mainboard/motherboard. I have had a few quotes from local laptop repair companies, but they are looking for…
-
Car no claims bonus proof -help!
We have just changed our car insurance to Admiral because it is so much cheaper that what we had origionally. However, I recieved a letter this morning asking for the proof of our (or rather my partners) No Claims Bonus. What should I provide for this proof? I'm a tad confused, I've never dealt with car insurance before…
-
A&L free travel insurance cover with Premier Account
I have just found out that A&L include free travel insurance with their Premier Accounts. I'm sure it wasn't advertised when I opened the account. Saves me buying seperate insurance. The details look ok too. Enough cover for what we need and excess don't seem too bad either. Anyone had experience of these? It's not clear…
-
Legal Expenses Cover from 1st Quote
Is your broker 1st Quote Insurance? If so please check whether they have added 'legal protection' to your household policy - renewal notices will contain 1 sentence advising you that an extra £1 a month will be taken to cover this. If so, have you EVER been sent a policy for this so called legal protection? Their renewal…
-
extended cover
i just bought some sofas from land of leather for a 1k they extented warrenty was to much @200 so i never took it out. anyone reccomend a chaep cover provider where i can get cheap cover from were cheap but only cover domestic appliances. dont have contents insurnace was looking for cover against acidental damage…
-
Which car insurance companies match/beat quotes?
Hey my girlfriend is try to get fully comp insurance on a 2004 VW Polo 1.4. Best prices with legal, courtesy car and breakdown have been £548 from Swift Cover and £591 from DirectLine. We have phoned a couple of other brokers who were higher than these to see if they would beat or at least match the quotes. We have got the…
-
Advice with home insurance claim, and does it have no claims?
Hi, im a little bit worried abotu claiming on my home insurance as im worried i will loose a no claims discount (if it even has any). Im with more than. Basicly, we went to flroida back in march , and i only got around to looking for the camcorder last week to put the movies onto dvd. Cant find it anywhere, and am now…
-
Payment Protection insurance claim - ouch!
My ex husband & I have a secured loan on the house in which I now live & he doesn't. As part of our divorce settlement, I am supposedly taking on the loan & mortgage & paying them off with a new mortgage in my sole name. As part of trying to sort this out, I've discovered that the PPI, (which has been paying the loan…
-
Household Legal Expenses cover ??
Anyone know where I can buy a stand alone household legal expenses policy that is not a bolt on to a bog standard household insurance policy ??
-
Urgent: 9 Month Ongoing Car Insurance Claim
Hi guys, My parent's house (where I also reside) was burgled in November 2006. My car keys were stolen from the house as was my car. The house insurance claim went smoothly and led to a complete settlement. My car insurance (with a different company) said that they needed the loss adjusters report from the house insurers…
-
Miss-sold Endowment by a Broker
Hi, I April 1988 I took out a Mortgage Endowment Plan with Scottish Amicable through a local broker. I contacted Prudential who had taken over Scottish Amicable to see if I was due any compensation as a consequence of an expected shortfall of about £6000 when the policy matures in 2013. My understanding at the time of the…
-
Advice needed on claim
Hi Guys, I have a policy with Tesco home insurance, I have just moved into a new home and taken up the policy literally 2 weeks ago, I have buildings and contents insurance. Last night when moving in my TV it fell forward and cracked the screen, its a 42" rear projection TV which i have had since about 2001, its no longer…
-
First time buyer
Hi all I am in the process of buying my first house and need to start thinking about insurances. I know i need to have buildings and contents but what other ones are essential. I am single with no dependents. Thank you for any advice.
-
Home Policy clauses
Just reading the Direct Line policy booklet and wondered about a couple of things. Not covered for theft of money from the home or anything from a car unless 'force and violence' is used. So, I wondered how easy it is to pick locks these days or leave no evidence of a break-in? 5 lever and car types. Also not covered for…
-
Critical illness
Our critical illness is currently £46 with Norwich Union. Lifesearch has quoted me £40 on an Axa policy that covers about 5 extra illnesses. Has anyone had a good critical illness quote via Cavendish? Can you recommend any other online IFAs?
-
I want to claim for wiplash....
Hello everyone! Please could someone give me some advice..... I had a car go up the back of me on 1/8 (it was actually my friend from work):confused: She has accepted it was her fault and my beloved mini :o (old type) I hope is being fixed! (I have an agreed value on it of £4000 with my insurance company) anyway I rang my…
-
Tesco Value Car Insurance
I am an existing customer with Tesco Insurance and went online to find a quote just to see what iw would be compared to my renewal. It was almost Identical But I saw an option to change to Tesco Value Insurance, which knocked £22 off the price. But against it "Accidental Damage" went up to £675 (was £300 according to…
-
Car/Home Insurance - probably a dumb question...
...but I'll ask it anyway!:rolleyes: I pay my insurance monthly at the moment. Do I have to wait for the renewal date before I can change Insurance provider? Or can I change now? Not so much of a problem with the home - it's due for renewal in September/October but the car's till April 2008. All advice appreciated.
-
Insurance for less than 12 months?
Hello! I have just moved into a lovely new rented flat. However, I don't expect to spend a full year living there - 8 months at the most - since I'm moving down south to live with my fiance. :j Is there any company whatsoever that will let me pay monthly contents insurance and cancel any time, rather than ask for 12 months…
-
Insurance for a Digital SLR Camera???
Hi I couldn't find a thread that would cover this topic...???? I'm buying a Digital SLR camera (Pentax) and I will be only paying about £300 but will have several lenses that I already own with me when I take the camera out & about. I was wondering if it's worth getting insurance cover for theft and/or damage would be good…
