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Aviva life insurance scam ?
Hi I wonder if anyone can help ? My FIL has been contacted supposedly by Aviva, to say there is around £300.00 to claim from a policy my mil had. Now mil has died over 23 years ago and they had divorced and she had remarried. So we would be talking about maybe 35 to 40 years ago. They say he needs a copy of mil death…
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Window replacement claim following an fire
I had a fire at my property. Window firm instructed by the insurance company. Came to replace one window way beyond repair(which didn't happen due to needing a lintel, hope I don't have to pay for that) But the other window damaged they cleaned but I've noticed not all of the smoke damage have fully been removed and…
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Car insurance after write-off
I was involved in a car accident which was not my fault but my car was written off. I have been paid out as a settlement (less excess) at the value of the car and was given 30 days to find another car. My insurers cancelled my insurance as I hadn't been able to find a replacement for the money I had been awarded. Now that…
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car insurance question the internet cant answer
because I live in a rural area I have a 2014 land rover discovery 4 with low mileage,, I have comprehensive up to date insurance, up to date MOT and have an up to date complete service record (last one done in feb/march for £1500!!)this morning I drove it to the nearest garage(about 30miles) as it felt strange and whilst…
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Inappropriate VOIDANCE
Following my recently trying to claim on my house insurance the insurance company have refused to accept the claim and issued me with a voidance on the grounds that as my stepdaughter was living with me at the time the policy was taken out and had a live IVA (Individual Voluntary Arrangement) that I did not declare. I was…
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Car Insurance ‘Incident’ recorded
Hello Looking for some advice. We bought a second hand car Volvo XC40 last year and after a few days it was suffering with intermittent electrical faults. It was an automatic and wouldn’t go into drive. I contacted the third party dealership who were in another part of the country and they told me to take it to a local…
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Covea home insurance
Hello, Covea is coming up with the cheapest quote for my home insurance, and I wondered does anyone here have experience with making claims with them and how reasonable were they?
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Home Insurance Up c£100, Car Insurance Down c£100 - Why?
My car and household insurance renew in mid October, and I have received the latest quotes from my provider. Last year, I am sure my household insurance was relatively the same as the previous year, but my car increased over £100. I shopped around for another provider for the car insurance, but none came out better so I…
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Car insurance write off… can’t afford another car
Some (Removed by Forum Team) smashed into the back of my car last week, it’s drivable but will probably be a write off. The car is 15 years old, and I’ve had it from brand new. I’ve always looked after it and kept it well maintained. It was purchased when I had a very well paid job, alas now I’m not in the same scenario.…
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Too much cover?
Hi Would appreciate some advice on this. My husband and I have been working for the NHS for over 20yrs (each) so I would say we are pretty secure in our jobs. We are also both signed up to the NHS pension scheme. Having renewed our mortgage with a new provider, our (new) advisor suggested that we take out the following…
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Empty Home Insurance
Hi I need to insure an unoccupied house and
have found a reasonable quote from “Arkel Adapt” via Money Supermarket website. However I have been able to find anything
much on them and wonder if anyone on here has heard of them or can recommend
them. Other quotes from different
companies have been ludicrously expensive.…
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Commuting to a second place of work
Hi. I work out of a local office however I have been asked to visit the Head Office every 2 or 3 months for a Team meeting. Not wholly unreasonable and a good opportunity to meet up with others face-to-face. I spoke with LV my car insurers and confirmed that the "Commuting" aspect only covers a single place of work. As a…
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Critical Illness Insurance and Mortgage Protection- But no mortgage yet?
Long story short. Son buying first property. First flat fell through. Present property he is buying is taking forever due to the deeds not been written in the correct format. He got accepted for his Mortgage in April 2024 and his advisor told him he should take out mortgage protection insurance and critical illness…
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Uswitch car insurance comparison: Beware
Been looking for a good deal on car insurance renewal and got quotes through all the usual sites including Uswitch. They listed RAC for £163.36 so I decided to proceed.For reasons unknown on the RAC site, the "license held since/driving test passed" appeared as September 1991 although we held our licenses since the early…
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Home Insurance with Business Use
Hi I'm trying to avoid losing several hours of my life ringing my home insurance company, has anyone experience of or can anyone advise on the following? I run a small, one to one part time dog grooming business from our detached garage. I have business insurance in place for it. Our home insurance is due for renewal with…
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Car accident (no fault) any advice re. dealing with claim/repair/hire car etc.
Hi, my car was hit from behind at a roundabout last night and have sore neck/upper back. Car not too badly damaged but guessing will need new rear bumper panel which is cracked/wobbles. Phoned Post Office insurance but seem to have been handed over to a company called Carpenters. In fairness arrangements seem to have…
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Declaring a claim on renewal of car insurance
My car was empty of people and parked in a public car park and someone hit it. I was out of the country and my daughter was using it. The person very kindly reported it to their insurance company, who contacted me to advise that they would repair any damage and give me a courtesy car whilst mine is away, at no cost to…
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Contact from third party insurance company
Just a little advice please. On Friday my parked car was reversed into. I put my claim in to my insurance company which has so far adealtse very promptly with organising repairs. The other driver has admitted liability so all should be smooth. However, the other insurance company keeps contacting me with an offer of…
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Re car insurance doubled after no fault accident!
Hi I would like to know if I can take action against car insurance company for doubling my premium after a no fault accident. I was paying £30.50 for my car monthly then renewal went to £62 for same car how iis this allowed I am being penalised for a accident that was 100% as proven by dashcam video of incident? Can anyone…
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Shocking Pet Insurance Renewal
I nearly fell off my chair this morning when I got an email from our pet insurer Napo with a renewal price. We have a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel that turned 1 in March and has been insured for with Napo coming up to a year end of May with a price of £39.40 per month. I wanted to be a responsible dog owner so got…
