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Under 25 insurance
Has anyone any advice as to insurance for my son. He passed his test over two years ago and due to starting a new job with no parking but a good bus service he has not driven since. Being nearly 25 and now the need to buy a car we are not sure of the best insurance company ?
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Anyone used surewise.com-or have other recommendations for extended warranty?
I hope this is the right section to post in... My washer dryer is now 5 years old, my extended warranty with Domestic & General is coming to an end and, of course, the price for renewing it has shot up enormously (now 170 pounds for one year). Surewise.com are considerably cheaper (about 72 pounds for the year) but does…
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AA renewed my insurance before deadline
I am miffed as to why AA insurance have told me "thank you for renewing" when the date for renewal is the 11th. I wanted to change to another provider tomorrow and they seem to have taken the money already. Surely I can ask for a refund ?
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Renewing car Insurance.
Hi. Just need some advice. I am currently with Tesco Bank Car Insurance. Their renewal quote was ridiculously high. So I rang and cancelled the renewal. I've just been on a few price comparison sites and see that their price for a new customer is much lower.Also they already have my no claims bonus details so there's no…
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House buildings & contents - enquiry raises renewal premium
A few months ago, my wife dropped her phone & cracked the screen, so I called the insurance company (Legal & General) to enquire whether or not it would be worth claiming on my contents insurance. Because of the policy excess, and possible effect on future premiums, we decided not to claim & paid for the repair ourselves.…
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Advice on car insurance, please.
Three months ago, I initiated a car insurance policy, gave all my bank details and sent the requested documents. I was emailed to say a deposit had been taken, and that no further documents were needed. Last week, I checked with my bank to ask on what date my DD was being paid, and was informed that no payments had been…
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Spouse coming to UK London on Tourist visa for three months - Insurance!
Spouse coming to UK London on Tourist visa for three months - Insurance! Dear Forum members, I have recently moved to London on an assignment on work permit and my spouse is going to travel soon from India to London UK to stay with me for 3 months on tourist visa. Pls guide me and let me know which Health / Medical…
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Claiming water leak on buildings insurance
Hi, I just wanted some advice on claiming on buildings insurance. Basically, we had a leak in our bathroom - the water was going through the tiles when we had a shower and slowly built up resulting in the concrete ceiling in the flat below to become saturated. This has caused alot of the paint and plaster to peel and…
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Legal & General renewal
The house insurance is due soon and we are with L&G and I had a renewal quote sent. After trying on comparison sites I had a better quote from them but now I see they are offering a £70 Amazon Gift Certificate if entering MSEDEAL on the quote. I can't find anything in the T&Cs which excludes existing customers from this…
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Subsidance
I have a problem getting a cheep deal on my buildings and contents insurance. In 2001 my neighbour had underpinning work done, a builder had damaged the concrete raft that the house sits on. My quote are being doubled, on quote went from £196 to £375. The underwriters are penalising me and it's not my house that had…
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Insurance Disclosure
Hi, I'm writing on behalf of a friend (no internet). This is just a quick question... He owns a Phone & Gadget repair shop and has a part time employee. Over the last few weeks a few various small items have gone missing and he suspects (no evidence) that's it's the employee who's taking them. The items, at the moment, are…
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Insurance company claiming they never received written off car
Hi All, Really hope someone can help. My mrs had a non fault accident in december last year. The car was written off and she received she accepted the offer. She was told that if she wanted to keep the car 35% would be deducted from the payout. She said she didn't want to keep it so it was picked up and she received the…
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£4,000 plus for car insurance?
I'm a relatively new driver.. in my 30s! I was put off driving in my 20s because of the costs, and it being unnessasry living in London. I finally decided to learn so I can hire, and eventually buy a car when the time is right. Now the time is right... I've held my licence for over a year, I'm 31, married, no criminal…
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No fault treated as fault because don't know who hit car
My daughter's car was hit and damaged when parked in a gym carpark. There was no witness and no CCTV. The damage was several hundred pounds worth. Having explored every avenue to find a witness she did the right thing and reported it to her insurers. #KwikFit completed the (no fault) claim quickly and then told her that…
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Changing car insurance while claim open
I was involved in a collision while driving my wife’s car. The other driver’s insurers have accepted liability for the collision and we’ve received a cheque in settlement of the write-off. Throughout the period of making a claim we’ve not found our insurers particularly helpful and my wife is seriously considering changing…
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Car Insurance Co. Reducing NCB when no claim made with them!
Good Morning folks, I am after some advice please Me and the other half were involved in a crash in her vehicle in March this year, which was the result of someone crashing into the back of us while we were stationary in a queue of traffic. The accident was witnessed by police, and the man who hit us admitted liability for…
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Car Insurance SORN Insurance and No Claims Question
Hi I am letting my son have my car when he passes his driving test. In the meantime I will have to change my insurance to another car that I am going to drive instead. I know that I have to provide a SORN notice to the Driving Authority, however, the car will be parked in a public space so I assume that I need SORN…
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Changing Car Insurance - Storm Damaged
Hi, So I've held my license for 4 years but have only been driving for the last year. In February of this year we had freak winds which casused my neighbours wall to fall on my car and my other neighbour's car. He admitted fault straight away and said his insurance 'would pay for everything'... yeah they didn't as I…
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Insurance refusal by Saga.
I needed contents and buildings insurance, so called Saga for a quotation. I was astounded to be turned down because of a County Court Judgment which I incurred 40 years ago. Has anyone else experienced this astonishingly ridiculous situation? Despite the fact that I am a respectable and moderately successful businesman,…
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Domestic and General - is this a shady practice?
Last August, I purchased an oven and gas hob for our new kitchen. It was bought online and everything was in my name (Mr A, for the purposes of this thread). Today, my wife got two letters from D&G addressed to her by name (Mrs A, for the purpose of this thread) inviting her to extend the manufacturers guarantee for a…
