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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.
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home insurence
took out loyds home insurence then a while after house got burgled loyds saying I didn't tell them about a old cancelled policy but nowhere did it ask says about any claims in last five years said I claimed 150 pound for broken tv now saying I withheld about cancelled policy
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Vitality - new "Play" rewards
Not sure if anyone else has Vitality Life/Health insurance - would be interested to know your thoughts on the new rewards experience they've introduced from this week. For me it's probably the final straw. Around a year ago, earning 40 points a week would get me Amazon Prime membership fully paid for, a cinema ticket each…
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Travel insurance to Caribbean ( medical conditions)
I have had a look but cant find any information that's pertinent . I planned a 3 month break in the Caribbean this winter and then got hit by TIA and prostate cancer. I am being treated and stable. I have checked and there should be no bar to travelling but my holiday insurance company has withdrawn cover and stated they…
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Are the 'best' health insurance companies like BUPA pretty good at paying for claims?
As in, are there any which are particularly fussy, always querying claims, history, etc? And which ones are not as fussy? I'm pondering signing up for Bupa's comprehensive cover (costing approx £100 per month) but I do have a history of assorted health issues - generally nothing serious, just various annoyances, plus I've…
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Does a Survey and Scope of Works have to be completed prior to commencing a rip-out?
Hello, My house suffered substantial water damage in September 2024. An emergency attended the property to do stabilisation and directed for a rip out of floors, skirting and kitchen. The appointed loss adjuster recommended this course of action but would not authorise any rip out until liability was accepted by the…
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Travel Insurance for trip more than 90 days
My wife and I are planning a trip to NZ and Australia that means we're away from 93 days. Probably bad planning by us as we have annual travel insurance but it only covers trips up to 90 days. We spoke to our insurer to extend but they will only add an extra 30 days and it works out quite expensive i.e. several hundred…
