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Ridiculous car insurance premium increase by Bank of Scotland
I am the named driver on my wife's car insurance with Bank of Scotland. I recently received the paperwork from them and noticed an error in that it said I did not have the use of another car. I do have my own car insured with AA so I contacted BOS to inform them of the error, I hoped that my wife's premium would be…
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Insurer not investigating claim
On 20th June 2022, a taxi drove into my cars open door in the gatwick airport drop off zone. There are plenty of cameras there so I immediately informed my insurer and followed the proper procedure. Several weeks later admiral asked if I wanted them to request the footage, this was the first red flag I can remember. I had…
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Insurance for learner drivers
Looking at getting a car for my daughter as she is learning to drive. How is the best way to go about getting insurance? We want to be on the insurance so that we can drive it to/from work, college etc so she can drive in other direction. If she buys a policy with us as named drivers and her on a provisional what happens…
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No win no fee insurance.
My son in law has bought a house and has now found Japanese knotweed in the garden. He has found a solicitor who says he will take the case on against the land owner who has it on their adjacent property on a no win no fee basis. But after recently seeing a group of people who did the same thing for faulty cavity wall…
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Buildings insurance for new home while selling old house.
We’re in the position where we need to insure (buildings) our next home which is 400miles away & is due to complete in a few weeks. The problem we have is our current home is still for sale & we will be living in it most of the week & going up to the new place every other week for 4-5 days. We’re hoping to get an offer…
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Insurer refusing to pay for replacement boiler pump
My insurer is refusing to pay for a replacement boiler pump for, despite them not being able to show me in their policy where pumps are exempt. This specific claim was made on a home emergency policy. I made a complaint because of the constant ping-pong between departments (and lack of communication over the last 6 weeks).…
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Insurance for stolen phone
My phone was stolen so I claimed on travel insurance anyway I have never had to do this before so have some questions? How often do they pay out? I have a £50 excess so this comes off any pay out? I uploaded the phone blocking screenshot, price of stolen phone £999 replacement was £699, my email to police in Belgium and my…
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Horrible company
Marshmallow)! They will let you down when you need them the most and i promise they will base it on the fact that they are an online company. You will not understand how scam they actually are until you have an active claim with them. They will waste your time and have you suffer even more when you’re already feeling…
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Car insurance groups
I am looking to buy a car. Is there anywhere I can find accurate insurance groups? Every time I try to find out they seem to differ.
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21 or 23 days ?????
Hi I am looking for some advice please, I know Martin has mentioned a certain number of days to buy insurance as it may work out more cost effective. I'm just trying to figure out whether it's 21 or 23 days prior to car insurance being due, also would that be from the day I'm making the enquiry, do I count 21/23 from today…
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Home Insurance - NCB invalidation
i had 5 years of NCB regarding my home insurance.. however i hadnt noticed that it had lapsed until i noticed that my DD hadnt been taken with my previous supplier. I found a new policy as soon as i did but my new provider has said because of the GAP in insurance (literally less than 30 days) i cant use my previous NCB and…
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Which underwriting should I disclose on private medical insurance
I wish to ask which underwriting option should I disclose on private medical insurance? Moratorium or full medical underwriting?
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Private Health Insurance - share treatment cost
Hi My work has provided me with health insurance, which is great. And it's pretty comprehensive, not excluding any preexisting conditions, Etc. I had my own private health insurance policy before taking this, which I've had for many years with Bupa. My worry was that if I cancel my own policy and take the one offered by…
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Building insurance for loft room
Hi, I am close to exchange on my first home, and started enquiring building insurance. The house is sold to be as 2 bedrooms plus a loft. The loft is original but my surveyor said it’s not meeting the current regulations for a bedroom, although it is currently used as a bedroom and I plan to continue using it as a guest…
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Time limit on dental insurance
I've had continuous dental insurance for the past 9 years. I have some fairly extensive treatment 6.5 years ago and for various reasons never made a claim. I still have the receipts. Is it worth putting the time in to try to make a claim or have I no hope?
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Non-renewal of insurance while making a claim
I am in the process of a claim with my insurance company for a broken pipe under my porch which caused my porch to become unstable and have to be taken down and rebuilt. This claim has been going on since Feb and they have still not settled, just dragging things out. I have now been informed by them that they are not going…
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Renewal
Hi Existing broker seems loathe to send out my renewal notice which in turn stops me making comparison with other providers. MSE urges me to check at least 21 days on advance of mu renewal 2nd July. Any thoughts about hurrying my broker up? I am claim free for 8 years and have per mile cover which suits me, a retired…
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Travel insurance for stolen phone
So I had my phone stolen in Belgium. Police station was closed at midi and I had to back next day. I need a police report for my travel insurance. How can I report online? No English available and asks for Belgium residents number? Called UK police bur they can’t help?
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Insurance for new car vs old car
I just bought a new car and asked my current insurer for a quote to changeover but the quote was far too high and I have now purchased cheaper insurance with another provider, quoting / using my NCD of course. I still have my old car and have not cancelled the old insurance yet, question = is my old car still legally…
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Lines on tv insurance question
I have insurance for my Phillips led ambilight tv with domestic and general my tv has just been out on this morning and it has lines on it across the top and middle would I be able to claim for it says that if it suffers a mechanical or electrical breakdown after the manufacturers guarantee they will at there option…
