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Guide discussion: Bicycle insurance
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Breakdown cover when you have business insurance on your car
I have been told by the RAC that because I have business insurance on my car (I work for the nhs and sometimes visit people’s homes with colleagues) that I cannot have standard personal or vehicle cover, it has to be “business” cover. They said that If I had the personal cover and traveled in someone else’s car who had…
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Can MIB Tell Me Everything?
Hi All, I want to double check my insurance history, can a MIB request tell me everything? I want to check my claims history, motoring convictions and if any policies were ever cancelled. I think everything is fine but I want to double check.
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Car insurance cancellation pro-rota fee
Hello, I'm having a problem with my previous car insurance company quotemehappy (aviva), regarding cancellation fee. My policy renewed in January, then in March changed the car all fine no problems. Last month I made the Decision to buy a VW transporter shuttle, this would now be my main vehicle so I wanted my no claims…
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Travel insurance question - Can I Still Claim Travel Insurance for a Trip We Can’t T
Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone can offer some advice. I booked a UK break back in February for travel in May 2025. At the time, I didn’t take out the insurance offered by the provider. Just before the trip, my son was unexpectedly admitted to intensive care and we couldn’t travel. I contacted the provider and they were…
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Insurance excess court hearing
Long story short, someone hit me at a roundabout last yr, went through insurances and they admitted liability via their insurance company. My car went off to get fixed and I had to pay out my excess and claim it back. My insurance company solicitors are shocking, ive had to chase them over things and they set my claim up…
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car insurance renewal
Hi everyone, I was under the impression that car insurance renewals have been coming down recently, but my experience seems the opposite. * My renewal quote from my current provider has come in at just under £605 (I usually pay monthly). * I checked with another provider and their quote came in at £960 for the same…
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One Call Insurance Dubious Communications
I recently switched to One Call via Compare the Market, probably forgetting the old adage that if something seems too good to be true…. Today I received an email from them telling me they had found an error in details, that correcting it has increased my premium, and they are also charging £42 for the admin. They don’t…
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Nationwide Flexplus Insurances
I recently had the invite letter from Aviva to renew my Nationwide Flexplus additional travel insurance policy upgrade, the quote was for around £110 more than last year, making the cost of running the FP account around £550 for the next 12 months. My reason for maintaining the FP account has always been for the worldwide…
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Car insurance legal owner on HP finance
So I’m looking to buy a car on finance. I’m trying to pre set my insurance to change over. I understand I’m the registered keeper and not legal owner. The question is what do I put for legal owner on my insurance, my own insurance/comparison sites don’t have an option for “finance company”.the options are always proposer…
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Obtaining car insurance quotes after an accident
Looking for some advice please. Unfortunately had an accident earlier this month (a truck attempted to squeeze past my stationary vehicle and failed :| ), and it happened just before I had to renew. The renewal invite from the current insurer (who I was planning to switch from before the accident) has just jumped…
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Building and content insurance with building work due
Hi - currently getting estimates for building work - refurb of loft conversion, new dormer window and replacing roof tiles. Estimate work will be £90K-£120K. The work might start later this autumn and be around 10 weeks. Our current building and content insurer has said our policy would be void if the cost of work is over…
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Car Insurance Quote Anomalies
I’m in the process of changing my car and have put the details of my preferrred cars into the Direct Line quote page. I’m currently paying £475 for a group 24 Mini Countryman.EV I’ve been quoted a refund of £38 for a group 32 Hyundai Kona, an extra £100 for a Ford Explorer on group 29 and an extra £51 for a group 38…
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"YourRepair" - boiler breakdown cover
This company let me down when I needed them, after I'd been paying them for two years. Their responses were slow and unhelpful, the engineer they sent seemed to struggle with the boiler and left without telling me, and when I complained I was fobbed off, including them telling me there's no higher / independent body to…
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Insurance Overnight Stay
I’m a carer and want to do a craft course and an overnight stay in Wales for my birthday. Is it possible to get insurance for such a trip and would I be covered if I had to cancel because the person I care for got ill?
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House Insurance
Is it possible to cancell a House Insurance policy at 11.59 and then renew with the same company the following day?
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Group income protection settlement
Hi, hope this is the right place to ask.. I have been off work for mental health reasons for about 3 years and get paid 70% of my wage monthly via my employers group income protection insurance. The policy states that it is until retirement (with continuous medical reviews and if still eligible of course). I have been…
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Home insurance question for joint ownership?
Hi -- I am the part-owner of a house that I alone have lived in for the past 18 years, and my two brothers (who have their own homes) have a financial share in the house too (by the way, there is no mortgage on the house). Since my mother died, about 18 years ago, leaving the house to us, I've been insuring the house just…
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Neighbour has died, how do i go about getting his life ins policy to pay funeral
Hello - my elderly neighbour has died, he had no next of kin, didnt leave a will. lived ina rented property. Although I was his only friend I am no next of kin as he dodnt have any family but I am wonderig what to do next, he left a few letters from sunlife, looks like he had three policies (the oer 50 type ones) but as…
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Should I have life insurance?
I am 31 with a 15 month old son, I am the main bread winner in my house as my girlfriend only works part time. I have looked into policies and life insurance is coming out at around £20 a month. Is it something I should have as I have two people at home who depend on me.