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Avoid ecar insurance!!!!
after using beatthatquote.com for cheaper car insurance, i decided to go with ecar, after paying upfront they decided that i had lied about my licence, and threatened to cancel my policy 13 days into my cover, if i didnt pay another £900 on top of the £570 i had already payed. I can easily prove i didnt lie, and answered…
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Uncancelled phone insurance- reclaiming money
I have only just found out that I have still been paying for a phone insurance that I cancelled 18months ago . I have called the insurance company and they have looked into it ( they said that 97% of calls are recorded but couldn't find my cancellation call ) and they said the poilicy was never cancelled . They have…
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Mum scammed by sky cover company, could do with some advice
Basically company rang my mum Monday, somehow they knew she had cover with sky direct and he told her he was from them, I believe this as she made a note while on the call and took the blokes name. Bloke on the phone tells her, her renewall is up and that she can have 3 years cover for 8 payments of £25 rather than what…
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plenty of moans but who is good?
Plenty of people post bad experiences here but what about good ones. Can anyone list the companies who have given really good service? It's a bit hit and miss guessing who those might be.
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car insurance claim advice
Hi, Recently my dad was involved in a collision - heading from a side road onto a dual carriageway, my dad stopped. The guy behind didn't. The other driver's insurance company has assessed my dad's car and decided they don't want to repair it. It's an old car but running well and the amount they have offered is barely…
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Cashing in a Life Insurance Policy
My father-in-law died in February this year. He had a life insurance policy. We have been advised to cash in this policy. However we have been told we need the solicitor who couter-signed the policy to sign ir again in order to cash it in. The problem is the solicitors firm has now gone out of business and we can't find…
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Nationwide 'free' travel insurance is not so free
In August Nationwide told me I was now entitled to free travel insurance with my Flex Account. Great, I thought. In September, while on holiday I had my phone stolen. I sent off my claim on 19th October and they still haven't processed it (today is 25th November). Since first reporting the claim I have had to make 3 phone…
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Avoid Churchill
Someone crashed into my car 2 weeks ago whilst it was parked by the kerb & me at work (3rd party 'ill' on way home, crashed further down road into a lamppost) police attended, details from them (name, address, registration, insurance details); the policy is fully comp with 'guaranteed hire car'. Reported the details, the…
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uhoh...insurance2go...
How do I check when the insurance started on? They didn't take the first payment out of my account until the 4th September...but I just read in the T&C that the phone has to be less than 6mths old at time of taking out the insurance. The insurance2go letter I have is dated 11th August... your contract ends: 06/05/2012 next…
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Liverpool Victoria or Friends Provident - Insurance claims & people with ME/CFS
Do you have or have you had Critical Illness/Total Permanent Disability or PHI (Income Protection) Insurance with either Liverpool Victoria or Friends Provident? If so I would be very interested in hearing about your experience. Feel free to PM me if you prefer. On a positive note I would like to add that it is possible to…
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Accident not my fault - not done through insurance, other party disappeared! Help!
I had a minor bump last month. I was parked in a petrol station when this other guy reversed into the side of my car (1981 BMW 635 CSi) and put a dent in rear panel and driver door. He didn't want to go through his insurance so I got it repaired and told him how much it would be (£360). He agreed to pay up but now his…
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Under insured Caravan
Hi and Help I have a new for old policy on my caravan. 2 weeks ago it suffered damage when the awning was blown away in high winds. The loss adjuster called and inspected the damage to the caravan and agreed repairs of about £1500 with a local agent. The awning is a write off. I paid £12,000 for the caravan in 2007 and…
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Churchill and bereavement
Sadly we lost my M in Law recently. Her house was insured with Churchill and she paid yearly by dd. Unfortunately when she died, her account was frozen and has since been closed. The executors account is in a different bank. The house has thankfully sold and we rang to cancel the insurance. No problem they said, we'll put…
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RSA car Insurance
Been looking on moneysupermarket for car insurance & best quote is with a company called rsa formerly royal sun alliance has anyone had any dealings with these as am a bit dubious as they seem very cheap
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MSE News: Beat the predicted travel insurance price rises
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "A number of insurers have hinted they will up the cost of cover so holidaymakers have been urged to buy protection soon ..." Read the full story: Beat the predicted travel insurance price rises
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Fully Comp
I hope you don't mind this story, it is about a friend of mine. His wife got involved in a car accident and was injured, she was taken to hospital, as my friend arrived he went in to see her, she was talking all gibberish, the doctor said, "Is she fully compus mentus?" Well my friend is a little hard of hearing and said,…
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Car Accident, my fault, write off advice?
Hi all I drove into the back of someone last week and it looks likely that the insurance company will decide not to repair my car after £2000 worth of damage. My question is does any one have any advice reference the settlement they offer me, is there any website I can use to get a valuation of my car to see how much its…
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Car insurance Big Brother
I recently went on line with "Go Compare" as my car insurance is coming up for renewal, I liked one quote from L.V. so I took down their phone number and gave them a call, whilst waiting to be put through I listened to their pre recorded message, it amongst other information tells you will be credit checked as a matter of…
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Working from home and insurance
I'm looking at house insurance again (always fun) and now that I'm gong to be working from home I'm wondering what the correct answer to the question about business use. I've spoken to a agent about it but they kept saying that as I'm self-employed I need to say it's clerical use. But as I'm employed by another company…
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Getting home insurance for fathers uninhabited property
My Fathers Bungalow is currently empty (he moved out to a Care Home), and I (his son), am struggling to get the Home Insurance renewed as the property is empty now, and I am not the Property owner (although am Power of Attorney.) The existing Insurer has more than doubled their renewal quotation for the new Home Insurance…
