Hedge damaged in car crash, but Saga won't pay up The Guardian | My neighbour's father admitted fault, but I received no reply from his insurer | In November a white van belonging to a scaffolding company crashed into a car belonging to a neighbour's father. He was reversing into the driveway of his daughter's h...
Car insurance quotes 'jump £50' The Independent | The "shop around" price for annual comprehensive cover stands at £971.40, a 5.4% increase from £921.38 in October 2011, according to the body's British Insurance Premium Index. | The figure takes the average of the three cheapest quotes...
Car cover costs must be cut, MPs demand The Independent | The committee said car cover prices have spun out of control because of increasing claims for whiplash injuries. And it accused insurers and lawyers of cashing in on crash victims by taking fat fees for passing their names on to claims companies. |...
Lloyds TSB car insurance transfer put my premiums up 475% The Guardian | Lloyds moved my car insurance to BISL and my monthly payments rose from £40 to £230. What should I do? | My car insurance renewed automatically at the end of November. It was with Lloyds TSB the previous year, and I had been told via letters that...
Why has my Peugeot car warranty gone with the wind? The Guardian | My car's door hinge was damaged by a gust of wind, but why is the £85 repair charge not covered by Peugeot's warranty? | In 2010 we bought a Peugeot 308 from our local dealer, Motorhaven Hastings, and the car is still under warranty. Last June I w...
Don't let the cost of building insurance crack your budget The Independent | "We've gone through two severe winters that caused widespread property damage throughout the UK. Insurers are concerned about more frequent severe weather, such as flash floods," says Simon Douglas, the director of AA Insurance. | Insurer...
Obama: U.S. has 'very good' intelligence on Iran Detroit news By Julie Pace Associated Press Comments Melba Conway, an activist with the ANSWER Coalition, holds a stack of signs during a demonstration outside of the White House on Saturday. (Haraz N. Ghanbari / Associated Press) | Washington- President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a "very good estimate" of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, ...
Greece debt level spikes, but Italy's dips The Tribune San Luis Obispo | Debt levels in bailed-out countries Greece, Portugal and Ireland continued to rise in the third quarter of last year, but they fell for Italy and the 17-nation eurozone as a whole, official statistics showed Monday. | Greece's debt level was highest, spiking to 159.1 percent of gross domestic product and suggesting that repeated austerity cuts ha...
