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craftydevil
Last year I took out contents insurance from Lloyds TSB with the promise of £25.00 cashback. I had to chase Lloyds for this - I received a cheque from them made out by Lloyds Bank and when I paid it in the cheque bounced!! It took me quite a while to sort this out, with the excuse from Lloyds that they issued a cheque on…
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Naughty Saga Car Insurance
Just been shopping around for cheaper car insurance - found it £100 cheaper to take affect next week this morning opened a letter from my existing insurers (Saga) - thinking it was just a renewal reminder I was gob-smacked to find full insurance policy and details (10 page document) to start next week to add insult to that…
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Car insurance rates - times are a con?
Having searched for Car Insurance quotes as renewal due soon, I find that the rates are excessive having driven for over 45 years the rates have always gone up every year, on this occassion I find the rates have increased again to a point that on one site I was quoted £200.00 + plus £100-200 excess plus voluntry excess…
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does this mean my personal belongings are covered on holiday?
Hi there, I have More Than home insurance, I was looking to buy travel insurance, but I am taking my laptop and camera, so expensive personal belongings, and I read more than wording and dos this mean I am covered from more then even on my holiday? well my personal belongings not me.. "Covers your possessions against…
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Simplyhealth too good to be true????
I have been offered a plan at work for only £5 a month (£60 a year) In return I will get £50 a year dental payout, £50 a year Optical payout I would use both every year .I would also get £100 a year to- wards Chiropractic treatment (75%) which I would also use!! I may also use the £50 a year to-wards chiropody So for my…
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What if car isnt parked in garage all the time...
Im sorting my first insurance, clearly its cheaper if its going to be parked in the garage, but what happens if it isnt always parked in the garage, what happens if its parked there most of the time but that one time i park it on the street it gets broken into or bumped.... newbie to all this
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Trees, insurance claim cover, the work
My Mother owns a property that is rented out. There has been major problems with cracks monitored over the past couple of years due to a tree. The council eventually arranged a contractor and the tree was taken down and the insurance company have instructed a company to carry out work starting in June. It was going to take…
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Co-op: Good with money...Crap with customers
If you're thinking of paying for any service or product from the Co-Op...think again. Here's why... When my father passed away last year - Co-Op simply failed to turn up. No notice, no call - they just left us waiting for 3 hours until the police called another company. The motor and home insurance departments (technically…
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insurance against going into a care home
Hi Does anyone know of a good insurance company that insures against going into a care home I'm sure I heard somethng about paying £6k at 60 or 65 to cover care home bills Thank you Lesley:)
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Cat Insurance help!
First post and I apologise if this goes over stuff already covered. I've done a search but have struggled to find anything definitive. So my situation, I have a cat that was given to us around 3 years ago by a couple who emigrated to Australia and we have since lost contact as they've gone on their travels. We've grown…
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Home insurance - recommended companies
It might be naughty to divulge this, but the best rated insurance companies for home insurance by a very well known consumer group is as follows: - NFU - Hiscox - John Lewis - M&S - LV - Ecclesiastical I've had several lower quotes from other companies inc Sheila's Wheels and E-sure , but having read some of the tales on…
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Loan insurance
I've recently had PPI taken off my loan and I'm now looking to have a stand alone insurance put in place on it. Has anybody done this before and are able to recommend a good, trustworthy company? :money:
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At fault cost question ??
Are you not allowed to find out the cost of how much a claim against your policy cost. I've been told I'm not allowed to know due to data protection ! thanks
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Legal cover - do I need it?
Car insurance is up for renewal, I have legal cover under my contents insurance, do I need legal cover with my car insurance?
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Admiral + Elephant car insurance totally fuming
Hi To cut a long story short I went with Admiral for my car last year and when it was due for renewal I had a quote for £616 which I threw in the bin as I always get it cheaper by comparioson sites. I then went with Elephant.co.uk who have not sent me any documents online or through the post. I then looked on the reviews…
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Wits End!
I need some advice on what to do next please. My husband and I decided to emigrate to NZ. (we are home again now after 2 years) He went first and I stayed behind to sell cars etc. Some idiot bumped into me in a private car park. I tried to press charges but the police informed me that if I wasnt in the country when it went…
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Not driven for years = extortionate premiums! Any help please?
Hello all I passed my test 10 years ago but sold my car around 5 as living in London I found it was an unnecessary expense. However changes in circumstances mean I now need a car. I have just tried online for a quote on third party, fire and theft and it comes to £1,600! This is almost as much as the cost of the car! I…
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BUPA insurance - really value for money?
We have held a family BUPA health insurance for the last 10 years, but in light of recent developments, I am about to make a move away from this insurer for the following reasons: 1. Our health insurance premiums rise each year by an amount that massively outstrips inflation. Okay, I realise that as we age, we become a…
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Family annual travel policy with 18yr old
Does anyone know of any insurers who do a family policy which would include mum, dad, two 18 year olds + 14 year old? LV seems to include kids up to 23 but i'd like to shop around moneysupermarket won't permit to to search family policies as tehre are more than 2 people over 18 in th family.
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Travel insurance for USA
Wondering if anyone can help? My 20 year old daughter is in USA studying until 18th May. She then finishes her uni placement but isn't coming back until 29th June. Her insurance is through her British uni but she can't extend the cover with them. From a few sites i have looked at they seem to all say that you have to be in…
