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Home Contents Insurance
I know there is a spreadsheet somewhere to help with working out how much to insure your home contents, but for the life of me I am unable to find it. Is anyone able to help please - need to change insurance and contents is currently unlimited but it is working out way too expensive!
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Insurance- unable to work!
HI, hope this is in the right place, not good at the techie stuff. I have been on long term incapacity for a while, my employers paid into a policy to cover employees, so consequently I have been receiving a small monthly payment from the insurers as I am unable to work. Apparently, the insurers pay my employer and in turn…
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Norwich Union
Hi All, i insured my moped through Bennetts, who put it with Norwich union. i had my moped stolen,now here is the problem!! Norwich union tell me that they will only pay me 250pounds, but written into the policy is an involantry excess of 150pounds & 50pounds self excess, so i would only recieve 50pounds.then today…
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Car Damaged While Being Repaired - Help Please!!
Unknown person damaged my car in supermarket car park. (I am due to sell it privately this month having declined garage trade in offer last year). Claimed on my insurance. Insurance company arranged repairs with their approved garage (nationwide chain of repairers). They quoted £200 MORE than my garage (BMW) but insurance…
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Caribbean cruise insurance, Help please.
Hi Folks, Does anyone out there have any experience of the best place to look for the best quote for 2 couples going on a cruise. My head is just totally battered with trying to go through the different companies. If any of you nice folks has had a good quote could you please let me know which company you went with. We…
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National Insurance Query
My wife is 36 and has worked since leaving school. My military career took us overseas for just under 3 years and my wife did not work. On returning to the UK she did not work for another 3 years. We had a letter quite a while back saying, pay us £700 by April 2009 or her national pension will be reduced for the years that…
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Pet Insurance
Hi All, Unfortuntely our cat was run over 2 months ago and broke his pelvis, luckily we gave a very good vet and he is now on the mend and should make a complete recovery. We put a claim in to E & L for the vets costs (around £1500) and have had the claim approved without any problems. However we have now been waiting 6…
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Arghhh broken glass in home, do i claim?
This is sooo gonna sound like a lie on here, but i promise you it isn't. My flat is kinda a weird plan, but basically i have a door coming off my lounge that leads into a square and off the square is the bathroom and 2 bedroom doors. All the flats are the same and next to the door coming off the lounge this leading into…
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Home Insurance
Just wanted to say that I recently got my Barclays Home Insurance down, from £66.08 a month to £39.66. This came about because my tracker mortgage expires in October and as part of finding a new mortgage (they all have product fees now - gggggrrr) you are encouraged by your IFA (Independent Financial Advisor) to review…
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Newbie driver questions about car insurance.
Hey all, I just passed my test and have two questions which may seem dumb but i;d like to find an answer anyway! Firstly, i'm not currently insured on anything but want to get insured on my mum's, however its my birthday in a week. Will my quote decrease quite literally on the day of my birthday or is that a lie i have…
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Home Legal Protection
Hi All, I have a noise dispute that I first reported to environmental health in Jan 2008, the matter was resolved with a letter until a month or two ago. It has now got to a point where I want to take private legal action however would like to use the support of my home legal protection. I have Direct Line plus insurance…
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AIG Direct Home Insdurance
Anybody using the above. Their price seems very competitive, are they any good? I guess, you will not know until you have to claim!! Thanks
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Van Insurance
Hello everyone... Basically, I'm in a band and we need to get a van and insure it. I am 19, have no no-claims, but have had my license for 2 years. An Escort Van in too small really, so we would like to get a transit. (A ford connect would be perfect, but they are too new and too expensive). Our van price will be around…
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Barclays home insurance - warning!
I decided to take out home insurance with Barclays last year after getting a quote that was less than half what I previously paid for the same cover - plus a £50 "internet cashback". Big mistake. Their admin is incompetent, to put it mildly. They sent the cashback cheque. But that's all I received. No insurance documents -…
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Automatic renewal home insurance
My home insurance is due to be renewed soon. I am with the AA and I have not heard anyhing from them yet. I do not think, they will do automatic renewal, just in case they do, do they have to inform first & let me know the premiums? Thanks
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car insurance - newbie questions
I'm thinking about getting a cheap second hand car and am looking at insurance quotes. I'm F, 33, full license for over ten years, no points claims etc. However, because I have not had my own car in the last ten years (been driving my parents or hire cars on rare occasions) my insurance quotes are very high. Most companies…
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CIS useless - beware!
Just spent 4 months trying to get £150 out of the CIS for a stolen mobile. Its been a nightmare start to finish so BEWARE!
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Can we do anything about this?
We have just had our car scrapped due to any faults and it not passing its MOT. I went to cancel the insurance and they are going to charge me £280 to cancel it. I find this extortionate but can I claim any of it back or is there anyway I could complain and maybe have it reduced? They will waive the fees if I take out…
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Insurance For Motorcycle/scooter Whos The Best
HI ive recently just got a new 125cc honda sh 2003 model im trying to find the best insurer for fully comprehensive cover with breakdown,courtesy bike,legal and low excess 150.00 tops can anybody help thanks in advance
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Insurance "Admin" Rip-off!
As a result of a change in my circumstances I have just telephoned my insurance company to inform them as it will affect the price of my premium i.e. it will go up and, on top of costing me an extra £4:00 per month I was told that there was a one off "administration" charge of £10:00. I could hear the girl in the…