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Daily Car Insurance and SORN
Hi there, I am looking to tax my car, and only take out daily car insurance policies as I only use the car very irregularly. (plus the cheapest annual insurance I can find has jumped up this year from £525 to £825, despite having an extra years NCD etc..! crazy insurers). However, can anyone please enlighten me on how it…
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Mobile home insurance
Hello, I am moving into a twin lodge unit (big mobile home) with my family for a couple of years to save money and be closer to the rest of our family. This has been purchased outright and is on my own land so there are no overheads apart from the usual - heating, water, electricity, coubcil tax (grrr), etc. I have been…
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Property Insurance and acts of God
Hi everyone Not sure if this question has been asked before? But here goes. Over this weekend we've experienced high winds with gusts of 60mph and my neighbours fence is dangerously close to collapsing due to rotten fence posts. Its been in a poor state of repair for over 12 months now and I'm increasingly worried every…
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Travel insurance help
I hope someone can advise me as to if this sounds correct or is what does happen. In August last year we bought our travel insurance policy. My partner has his medical conditions declared. When Covid became more of a world problem I got an email on March 11th offering travel disruption extension cover, we paid £19.98 to…
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Sony Xperia 1 Insurance
Just purchased a Sony Xperia 1 and trying to get my insurance for this sorted. Anyone care to recommend a provider to have a look at?
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Co-op travel insurance refunded without asking???
I took out a CO-OP travel insurance to cover a three day trip to Disneyland Paris. The trip in April was not possible due to COVID and the trip rebooked for April 2021. I emailed the CO-OP to inform them of the date change and they have now refunded the premium. Are they allowed to do this?
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Car insurance cheaper with lower excess.
Others may well have seen this before but new to me. Checking out prices prior to renewal next month I went through quote process on moneysupermarket leaving the voluntary excess at £250 cheapest quote came back at £195 with a total excess of £400. I then did what I usually do edited the voluntary excess to 0 (starting the…
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Fox poo 💩 No can do
please Help advise Me My problem is with the insurance company Castelan . My dog went out rolled in Fox poo . We got home before I could shower her she pushed the stair gate open on my living room and frolicked all over my two sofas rubbing her self on the way . I tried to catch her i am not the fastest have bad RA got her…
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Travel insurance auto renewal
My Leisureguard lite insurance policy was renewed yesterday without my permission or any notice - no email to warn me 21 days prior to renewal as stated on their policy - I can't get an answer on the phone ( 39 minutes on hold today ) and only automated responses to emails . Any advice as to how I can sort this problem out…
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When is a Road a River? - AXA Insurance
Hi All A heads up as I'm sure the following might affect many and to ask the community for advice. I was refused house insurance by Axa. Axa said this was due to their Flood Risk Map which they use. However, on scrutiny the Flood Risk Map is clearly wrong as it shows a road close to my house as being a river and a river…
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Pet insurance renewal...too expensive.
Tesco pet insurance have pretty much doubled what I pay now in their renewal quote. I pay monthly but yearly it was £318 and now they want £511. It’s an extra £20 a month for a 13 year old cat. If I do a quote as a new customer with same policy details it comes up cheaper. Is it possible to cancel and then just buy a…
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Best Insurance pulling my Income protection policy because of Covid
Hi, today I have received a letter from Best Insurance, I pay for an income protection policy in case of redundancy. The letter states that the underwriters (Building Block Insurance) are now withdrawing from unemployment products and so they will no longer support my policy when it is up for renewal in August, they are…
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Car Insurance and DVLA Medical condition
Hi Hope all are safe and well and thank you in advance for any help that can be offered. i was looking for some advice please on how I answer the question for the reportable DVLA medical condition. I am currently in limbo as on discharge from hospital I was advised not to drive until I had been seen again in clinic in 6…
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Were we mis-sold life insurance?
Hello, everyone. I would like to ask for your help in this matter, please. Me and my wife bought our first house last year. Started with a mortgage broker ,who found us a lender that will charge us 2.5% interest first two years, then to be variable. Everything looked good, then the mortgage advisor who worked for this…
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Buildings insurance
Could anybody give me some advice as to which insurance companies will insure an empty house with not extortionate premuims, although nobody is staying overnight we are visiting it everyday opening and closing blinds etc.
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Insuring a friend on own car and making yourself a named driver.
Moving to North London and shocked at insurance prices - I will be taking my car but will use it very rarely, so my idea was to share the car with a friend (making them a named driver) and share cost of the insurance. The friend in question has a much larger no claims discount, would it be legal to have them as the main…
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Motor Insurance after PCP Plan Ended but car not collected due to Covid-19 disruption
My PCP agreement ended on 31/05/2020 and I have elected to hardback the car to the finance company. They have told me that I am obliged to keep the car insured until they can arrange for collection by their agent. Since I am no longer the registered owner this doesn't seem right. Am I legally required to keep the vehicle…
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The best house and contents insurance company?
Dear all, I would like to ask for your experience with house and contents insurance companies. I would like to take out insurance with a good company that is fair and reasonable if things go wrong. Can you recommend some? Thank you
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Care home quandary
My mother has advancing Alzheimer’s, we’ve been her carers for the last 3 years but her needs are more advanced now and sadly we can’t manage so we have found a suitable residential home. It will be part funded by the LA as she has no property of her own and no savings. Her pensions will be taken off her and we as her…
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Home Insurance Renewal - but moving overseas
hi all, my home insurance is up for renewal next week. We'll only need it for a few months as we are moving overseas. We are selling the house here in the UK. I'm intending to get insurance as usual (building and contents) and then cancel when we do move, probably after 3 months. I've found the cheapest quote and confirmed…
