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Daughter's car insurance
Quick question - I'm letting my 31 year old daughter use my second car on a pretty much permanent basis. She doesn't live with me. I am still the owner and registered keeper of the car, but I'd like to insure it for her. If I insure it myself, with her as a named driver, and main driver, I get a quote of c.£250. If she…
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Are Admiral staff up to something dodgy?
I called Admiral today to discuss my renewal price. This time, I was told that I order for them to give me a quote review, I would need to update my payment details and accept the current quote. If I didn't like the new quote they would then offer me, I could cancel the policy with no charge. I have never, ever encountered…
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rebuild costs
I'm really struggling at the moment, our building and contents insurance is due, its gone up by £100, we pay a silly price anyway due to it being a old farm house with outbuilding attached. I've tried doing a price comparison search , but because we don't tick all the right boxes its difficult. BUT my main problem is they…
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health insurance
will not yet say which insurance firm it was, but the main complaints were they told me I must have a colonoscopy because the hospital found blood in my stool. They admitted they did not ask for a full report so I obtained one for them Said report said the blood was caused by my hemorrhoids and there was no need for…
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That "Have you or someone in your household ever been refused insurance" question.
A couple of years ago a car crashed into our house causing £40k of damage, which will be recovered from the driver's insurance. It was a freak accident where a car shot out of the neighbouring driveway. We live down a quiet country lane where there are few cars passing. Our insurance company declined to quote when the time…
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Cancelling my life assurance direct debit
I am insured with Phoenix Life. Now I'm retired my premiums are too expensive and the benefit not needed. I have cheaper life assurance with another provider which now meets my needs. I notice that Legal and General cover people for 60 days after missing two direct debits before cancelling the policy. I can't find anything…
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Courtesy car scam?
So my husband had a horrific car crash where his car was written off (3rd party agreed fault) and while dazed at the side of the road Googled admiral report accident. He rang the first number that came up and got them to come sort his car etc. A week later admiral still hadn’t told him when his courtesy car was arriving ….…
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Builing and contents insurance
I have renewal via a local broker. I pay for it over 10 months. And its gone up by £6 per month. I would go with just any bog standard company but I have a tree that's within 5 meters of the house. its over 20 years old. I keep it down and has never goes taller than the house. My current insurer is ok with that. But I am…
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What defines a "good" insurer?
This a serious, open question. I've seen several posts where it's been suggested that people should use a good/reputable/ethical insurer, but how does the average person (me) know? Is there a professional membership or accreditation etc that you should look for? Just to clarify, I'm not looking for recommendations for…
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Private health insurance.
I'm currently looking at getting Private Health insurance for my wife and I, I'm 68,my wife is 65.I've been quoted £325 per month for Bupa cover. Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
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House Insurance & Fences/Hedges
Hi all, As usual - I really appreciate any responses and you are all great :) I live in the North of England and in an area that's recently suffered from various arson attacks - so this has got me to wondering what would happen were my hedge to be set on fire? Thank you.
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Multiple home insurance claims in a short period
Hello, Just wanted to get some advice on multiple home insurance claims within the last year. Unfortunately, we had a leak in kitchen in rental property 6 months ago, settled with landlord home insurance policy via their loss adjustor. My own property had a leak in April 2023 in one on the wetrooms, down into the living…
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Admiral Insurance refusing to pursue hit and run
I hope to have put this in the right section, thanks all in advance. My parked vehicle was hit outside my parents home by someone who drove off without stopping, despite people trying to flag him down. It was outside a school and fortunately i was able to obtain CCTV footage of the incident happening and various other…
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Not Happy with Home Emergency Cover
Something I have discovered is commonplace is emergency home cover is often not worth the paper it is written on.Had a pipe leak in the bathroom and upon phoning under the emergency cover of my insurance with Admiral was first of all told they had no one available for that day to come out, then was told that certain…
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Forklift caused damage to a van - no CCTV
Dear Forum Readers, I'm yet again in a position where I need to seek your advice. We (hubby and I)are renting a storage unit at a local business park. We sometimes also leave a van there overnight. Thursday night last week my husband left the van in a parking space just outside the estate office, he did it unintentionally…
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Government injury portal
Sorry if this is not the correct section for this, but it was the closest I could see! I have relatively minor injuries after a traffic accident and I am thinking of using the government portal to claim compensation instead of using a solicitor. Is it just a case of going through the portal or do I still need "after the…
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Insurance for log cabin granny annexe
Does anyone have recommendations for an insurance company which will cover a self contained log cabin annexe (for parental use). Preferably a stand alone policy separate from the main house, but any considered. Many thanks.
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Flat car park gates voiding car insurance
Bit of a weird one, I live in a block of flats with a private car park which have gates that are opened with a fob. They have been broke (stuck open) for around 3 months now as the management company are struggling to find cheap enough quotes to fix. Mine and my partners car insurance are down as cars being parked in a…
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Beat HUGE car & home insurance price hikes.
I enjoyed very much Martin's show tonight and he has also mentioned again briefly Using sites such as Quidco to get money back once you purchase home or car insurance. I followed his advice previously given and purchased Car policy on 13 April this year via Quidco Compare Car Insurance and the purchase has been tracked for…
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Bathroom suite + tiles damage replacement
I fell in the bath last week and broke it; it's not repairable. It's also an odd colour that I've never seen elsewhere (it's old), with matching toilet and washbasin. The bathroom fitter who just came said that when he takes the bath out, it will certainly take half the tiles off the wall with it, on three sides (it's a…