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Advice needed... :o(

onedaymyfriend
onedaymyfriend Posts: 150 Forumite
Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
edited 5 April 2011 at 9:24PM in Insurance & life assurance
Good evening guys,

My sisters swapped cars a couple of years ago with out changing ownership. My eldest sisters husband has arranged the insurance policies for her for the past couple of years; thinking that she was actually the registered keeper.

On Monday morning my eldest sister was in an rta with an 18 wheeler. The lorry drove in to her and dragged her car down the motorway. Her vehicle is a total right off. Thankfully she is ok, just a little shaken and achy.

My question is, will her insurance be completely invalid, as she isn't the registered owner? The lorry driver had admitted liability. Can anyone shed any light on this for me please.

Many thanks as always.
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  • vaio
    vaio Posts: 12,287 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    No such thing as registered owner, only registered keeper but in any event as the lorry drive has admitted liability she just needs to claim direct off his insurance and shouldn’t have any problem.

    Her insurance company need to be notified but for information only.

    Now would probably be a good time to get the V5 on the other car updated
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