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Car insurance renewal help after accident

Weewdy
Weewdy Posts: 96 Forumite
I was involved in an accident whilst driving my partners car, i was a named driver on his policy, insurance decided on the other parties favour so i was at fault.

When we renew his policy the question is, has the driver been involved in any accidents/claims in the last 5 years? Do we put yes under my partners name (as the claim was made on his insurance) or my name (as i was the one to blame, and who had the accident).

Comments

  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    As long as you remain on the policy it goes down as part of your claims history
  • Bigphil1474
    Bigphil1474 Posts: 3,718 Forumite
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    If you are renewing with the same company, then you don't normally need to do anything. If you are planning to go to another company or via a comparison site, the answer to the question would be 'No' for your partner, and 'Yes' for you, if you are added as a named driver on the new policy. The question is normally 'has the policy holder...' and 'has the named driver ....'
  • System
    System Posts: 178,376 Community Admin
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    Who was driving when you had the accident? That's your answer.
    This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
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