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Car Insurance: Keeping 2 no claims bonuses
My wife and I are expecting the new arrival of a mini-whibble to join the whibble household so we want to economise. We currently have 2 cars but want to sell one and share. Thing is, both of us have a full, protected no claims bonus and it seems a shame for one of us to just go onto the other's insurance policy as a named…
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Buildings insurance
If I switch my building insurance, who do I need to inform? Is it just the mortgage company?
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Old heave/subsidence issues - help please
Please can someone advise me? We bought this house a year ago, finding out at the last minute that the garage floor (not the house, although it is attached) had been built with poor quality shale. The previous owners produced reports stating 'sulphate attack on the concrete or possible poor workmanship and is unlikely to…
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landlords insurance
Hi, i need to take out a landlords insurance policy does any one have some good links.Thankyou
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Travel Insurance
Can anyone recommend decent travel insurance for EU resident (policy in English)? Thanks!
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Car Insurance Renewal Time Again!
My car insurance is up for renewal again next month and I find it so infuriating! I've used all the advice given in Martin's guide on the website and entered my details into all the price comparison websites. I started doing this a few weeks ago, and got a best price of £454 with Elephant, which I thought was OK and about…
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Cancelled my car insurance and I *still* owe them money?!
I decided to get rid of my car to save money. I cancelled the car insurance and they told me it would be a £35 cancellation fee. Okay, not thrilled with that, but it's not wholly unreasonable. Then I got the cancellation letter today and it tells me that the total amount owing on my policy is £158.50!!!!! This is probably…
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Prudential and quidco cashback
Hi all, Wondering if anyone can help me out. Am pretty new to the whole cashback thing so my first purchase was for car insurance via prudential in sept last year, which has been paid since. However, i said to my folks i would do their car insurance the same way just about 2-3 weeks ago and it is still coming up as…
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Can a person be the main driver in two cars?
can a person insure a second car as a main driver including a named driver on this car if they are the main driver on another car with a seperate policy. i realise no claims could only be used on one of these
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Building regulations and non-compliance: insurance implications?
We've had a loft extension and everything was fine until the building control comes around and says that for a protected fire exit, we now have to put in a wall downstairs to separate the entrance hall and stairs from our beautiful big living room, taking a lot of space away. Ouch. The builder has suggested we could simply…
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car insurance up soon, changing car
my car insurance is due for renewal soon on my old car, but maybe in a month or two's time I am going to replace the car (last legs and all that!). So I need insurance to cover max 2 months, what is the best way of doing this? I usually pay for my insurance monthly, but it has been high the last year as I was hit last…
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stupid question i know but maybe you can help
Is there any way i can find out a cars license plate number or registered address if i only know the car make and area it is in? reason being my car was hit tuesday morning in the early hours. There is an enormaous dent in the door and huge scratches down the side which i was not best impressed about. Well last night a…
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Car Insurance Help
Please could anyone tell me if there are any insurance companies that let the second driver earn there no claims bonus Thanks in advance
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direct line
hi can anyone help me, i was with directline feb07-feb08 paying by monthly instalments but cancelled my insurance in november, they told me i owe them £200, so i pay them £5 a week of the debt, went to insure with someone else but they wanted proof of ncd so i rang directline but they say that until the outstanding money…
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Budget insurance woes!!
Hi, Just a short(ish) tale of woe. Hopefully somebody can impart some useful advice after reading. In January, my wife was driving her car one dark, wet evening & slowed down to avoid an animal running out from a garden. The chap in the car behind didn't stop in time & crashed into the back. (writing both cars off.) My…
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Home insurance joint application with mortgage company
Hi, as part of my mortgage i have to have buildings cover on my new property. The mortgage states that the insurance should be in joint names i.e myself and the mortgage company. Can someone tell me how i would go abouts adding the mortgage company to the policy. I have tried making a joint application but it keeps asking…
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Car insurance for regular use in Europe?
Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows of (or can recommend) any car insurance companies that offer insurance in Europe for long-term/frequent use? I work in the Netherlands, but occasionally bring my UK car over for several weeks at a time. I am currently insured through Admiral but they, like most insurance companies I have…
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"Pay as you drive" car insurance
Greetings everyone, My car insurance will expire by the end of May. Started to look around and so far seems that the "pay as you drive" option will be the best for me. - Last year annual premium was GBP457.00 (Norwich Union Direct) - Renewal from the same insurer will cost around GBP400.00 - "Pay as you drive" will cost…
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Lloyds TSB car insurance
I am really annoyed with what has just happened and need to vent:mad: I brought a policy online with Lloyds TSB and forgot to say in the modification bit that my car has alloy wheels. I call them up and ask them to add this fully aware that the premium will increase slightly only to be told that they will add on a £15…
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Advice on buildings claim (boiler) from electrical outage.
I need some advie from those in the know please. Last week we had a some power issues which affected our whole village. This has caused an issue with the electrical control unit for our boiler and having spoken to a heating engineer i now know it will require a fairly expensive replacement part. I rang Tesco who i havemy…
