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Car insurance renewal 'haggle'
I was considering cancelling and renewing with 'another' but decided to give the current firm another chance. The re-quote wasn't much better but as I began the cancellation process, there was a brief interlude of music, after which a discount was magic-ed to match my best quote. Obviously there needs to be a customer…
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Home Insurance Automatic Renewal (Direct Line0
I received my "automated" home insurance renewal quote to day from Direct Line for home plus policy which coveres home and contents.... to say the least the price look high compared to last year time to shop around... just for interest I went onto Direct lines web site, entered my details for the same policy and the cost…
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my car was stolen
looking for advice please... my car was stolen while i was out shopping…… now I'm dealing with the car insurance they want me to do a call with me my Wife who is a named driver and the DVLA. The problem is that my wife has told me she didn't update the address on her licence could this cause any problems???
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Hire Car Insurance
Hi folks, I don't have a car myself at the moment but am considering hiring one over the Christmas period to make visiting family etc a bit easier. A colleague mentioned it being worth my while taking out insurance for hire cars but I'd never heard of this. Never having hired a car before I assumed you were covered by the…
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Flooded Kitchen with Faulty Screwfix Pipe
Hi there I was wondering if anyone could advise regarding flooding to our kitchen yesterday. We returned home to find water in the hall, kitchen and dining area. We managed to turn the water off and mopped up as best we could however it's likely that we'll need to replace the wooden laminate flooring in the dining area and…
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knowhow care plan for tv???
just recieved a letter from knowhow offering to protect my tv for £57 for 4 years. I have never heard of them but now understand they are conected to currys (where we bought of tv). We have also recieved a renewal certificate for D&G offering to protect our tv for 12months for £106.80. I was wondering if anyone else is…
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Scam Letter
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More Than Pet Insurance Anyone?
Morning All :) I am about to take out some Pet Insurance for our hairy son a 6 year old cross breed dog. I checked the cash back site and Top Cash Back are offering a huge £70 cash back on More Than Pet INsurance, got a quote from them and their top line product works out at £13 a month for us considering the cash back…
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landlord insurance - rent guarantee?
Hi All, after spending 2 years trying to sell our house we've finally decided to let it out so we can move to another area (where I work and where the schools are better) so I'm a complete noobie at renting, I have an agency charging me 7% a month (normally 10%) for a managed service but they offer no insurance or rent…
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Help! Gadget Insurance
Hi, Last week I bought myself a shiny new MacBook after a lllooonnng time of saving up hard! Obviously I want to insure it, along with a couple of other gadgets, but what is confusing me is whether I would be better off going for gadget insurance or going for contents cover (which I also don't have....I know I know!) I'm a…
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Who owns this van please?
Our friend had an accident in his van. The van was being paid for on a loan. It was a write off. The insurance company have paid the loan company a write off sum but it leaves a large defecit he still has to pay the loan company. The van is still with the garage who wrote it off. They have said that if it is not collected…
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Postponing building insurance claim or cash settlement
Hi, my flat was recently affected by flooding caused by another flat which damaged the parquet floor. I provided 2 repair quotes to the building insurance, which accepted one quote and gave me the green light to go ahead with the repairs. However, the property is currently let and the tenant does not want the hassle of…
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young women's life assurance?
some advice please from people in the know! before the price hikes, i thought i should look into life assurance. i'm 32, non-smoker, good health. anyone know of any good deals? i have 2 kiddoes so it would be a good idea, i think. thanking you xx
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insurance cover for self employed
hi all as a self employed builder im losing loads of days of work and it seams to be getting worse every year !!! im led to beleive in some counties you can take out insurances after 3 days off work to cover loss of earnings !!!! is there any insurance firms that would do the same in england . been a builder for 28 year /…
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Car Insurance 'loss' on my insurance record
Hi, Some advice please. Through until the end of October this year I had car insurance with a company via a broker. In September my car was broken into with a load of contents stolen. I rang up the broker to ask some general questions. On the call I requested info on my excess amount and what I could potentially claim for…
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Insurance fraud/ police report PLEASE HELP
Ok so last night I lost my phone in a public place. I got the contract in August and bought insurance at the same time - insurance recommended on this site and I particularly chose a good, expensive policy that I thought I could trust. After coming home to find out what I had to do to claim, I came to the conclusion I was…
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MSE News: Insurance scheme for flood-prone homes under threat
"A plan to help 200,000 homes get affordable flood insurance is on the verge of collapse..." Read the full story: Insurance scheme for flood-prone homes under threat
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Life insurance
Hi. My mum has just passed away and among the few little bits she had sorted out she seems to have a life insurance policy which seems bizarre and i just wondered if anyone had any opinions etc.. Basically, she seems to have started it in 1999 and paid £10 a month since. The thing that's weird, is that it is worth no more…
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Mobile phone insurance - proof of purchase?
Hi, I'm not sure where this goes but hopefully I can get some help here. I have damaged my phone screen so want to make a claim on my insurance (lloydstsb so lifestylegroupinsurance). However I lost the receipt that I got when I bought my phone. I asked three for some sort of proof of purchase and they have sent me this:…
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Life Insurance - Wills
Hi, I couldn't find a sub forum for wills, so thought this might be the closest thing. My wifes dad died at the beginning of the year (cancer), and she has just been told he had life insurance. She has been made the executor and is being sent the details through the post. She knows her dad didn't make a will, so it's…
