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Advice needed please, yet another car accident thread.
Long story short, I was in two lane one way road when a driver slightly ahead of me in the left hand lane decides to enter a bus station (there are signs prohibiting this) on the right hand side, cutting me up in the process. I hit him in the side of the rear door and we exchanged details. He verbally admitted he was at…
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Compare The Market - AA Marketing Call
I had just completed a compare the market quotation for car insurance and I got a phone call from the AA within seconds. I know you have just done a quote and we are looking for your business. The phone call was on the house phone and I had listed my mobile no. Don't think I'll be using that comparison site again. Far too…
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Specialist van insurance for a musician?
Hi! I'm a 24 year old musician, and finding insurance this time round is proving even harder than usual. My renewal quote went up loads (around 50%), which I can't afford. I drive a 6-seat van, and have 4 years no claims on it. Does anyone know of any specialist companies I could approach? Thanks in advance! C
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Any Advice appreciated
My daughter was parked up (not in the car) when it was hit by a taxi. Police arrived and her car towed as it is a write off. This was on 12/02/2012. It was a 97 Skoda and she loved it ! The insurance has still not paid out even though she is fully comp. She is seriously ill and been in intensive care unrelated illness but…
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No Claims Discount Gone
Up until this year I have full no claims discount (14 years without a claim). However last month I was involved in an accident which has gone 50/50 and silly me forgot to protect my no claims. My insurer has now taken all my no claims off me when my renewal came through. I have read that other insurers may not have been so…
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Adding named drives
Hi I know car types can greatly affect price but this seems slightly extreme. I have a 2005 ford focus 1.4 5 door and do 8000 miles. Im only 23 but had licence for 6 years with 3 years no claims. I do however have 3 points for driving with mobile phone and my insurance quote for year is around 400. My boyfriend is also a…
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Long distance commuting insurance
I travel every week from Belfast to my place of work in England, by plane and train. My employer covers me for other business trips, but the weekly commute is not covered. Can anyone advise what insurance I should have to cover for illness or accident, or if the worst happens and the plane falls out of the sky? Regards Paul
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Home Insurance, Exchange and Completion
Hi I understand that it is the purchasers responsibility and legal obligation, to have home insurance in place upon exchange of contracts. In our case the vendor has requested three weeks after exchange to find alternative accomodation. As part of our insurance quotation we had to state who the occupier is and how many…
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Claims Handler instead of insurance company?
Hi Any one used a good claims handler? I do not want to go through my car insurance to deal with the the claim as I will lose my NCD and pay £500 excess or I will have to use there sister company Albany Assistance and I have read horror stories about them! I want a company that will deal direct with the third part…
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Trouble with my no claims.. and swapping ins to new car-help please!
Hi! I have had my trusty old car insured by Tescos over the last 2 years, and it's just been renewed. I am due to buy a new car in about 3 weeks time so needed to renew current insurance while we waited for the new one ( from a friend moving abroad, so couldn't swap cars sooner). While getting a new quote on the phone…
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car insurance no claims 3 years
I was wondering if there were any insurance companies who accept no claims discount years that have been out of use for a maximum of three year? (car insurance)
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Great car insurance result
Had my renewal for Admiral Multicar in the post - £548 (down from £660, which was my first policy at 25 I should add) for my car, £370 for my brother. A few minutes later, having browsed the standard comparison sites, I find Admiral quoting the cheapest at £458 on a single policy for myself, rather than the multi car…
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eCar insurance query - can't get in touch
I wonder if anyone has had experience of eCar insurance. I insured my car with them last year; expires 17th June this year. I have not had a renewal quote yet, and can't access one through the website. When I tried phoning there is a message saying best to email them as they are an internet based service. When i emailed…
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Car insurance
Anyone know cheapest car insurance for family of 4 with 2 children aged 19 and 20?
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Pet Insurance
Hi everyone! I'm a forum newbie and was wondering if anyone could offer some advice in me trying to skim down my outgoings... We have two 3-year-old very pampered moggies that we've always had insured, however I've recently been told that our premiums seem excessive. We're currently paying £26 for both cats through Pet…
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car accident not my fault. with my partner and 2 kids what do i do
yesterday i was involved in a major road acident. i was driving along a road next to the sea and was pulling in to sit on a bech to eat our dinner when a car bashed into the backl of us. forcing us over the embankment and the carred rolled over down A 30 feet bank onto the beach. the car is a write off. we had to get the…
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Car insurance up 40%
I have been with Saga for 4 years and received my renewal quote last week showing an increase of 40%, up from £500 to £700! A quick check on the comparison sites got AXA at £443 so I rang Saga who then reduced their quote to £550 but wouldn't go any lower. I will obviously go with AXA but as Sagas business model is to…
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Excluding serious illness from holiday insurance
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Insurance - Change of address never recieved!
Having a bad time of late. Was involved in a minor ding on Saturday, went into the back of someone. Did not admit liablity, but it was my fault. Phoned the insurance company tell them, gave them my current postcode, they had no record of me at that address. I then gave them my old address, they found me. I gave them my new…
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John Lewis car insurance - any experience of out there?
Thanks to hours and hours of internet research, I have probably narrowed down the choice of next car insurance provider to: John Lewis NFU Volkswagen Insurance I can't find any reviews on the internet whatsoever regarding Volkswagen Insurance (part of Volkswagen Finance) which seems very strange. I was all set to go with…
