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Does your car insurance really cover stolen possessions?
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (566+ words) In the year to September 2025, there were 399,000 thefts from vehicles in England and Wales, according to Office for National Statistics figures. If you come back to your car to find a smashed window and your bag or laptop gone, will…...
Potholes can wreck your car – and your insurance
1+ week, 2+ day ago (813+ words) If your car hits a pothole, it can mean paying hundreds in repair costs. And pothole damage is at its peak from January to April,according to insurers. If you're staring at a bill for damaged shock absorbers or broken…...
The best car insurance policies you won’t find on comparison sites
3+ week, 2+ day ago (793+ words) From decoding money topics to curating gift guides, Ravi's writing helps readers save money - and pick the perfect present. Price comparison websites are a popular and useful way to shop for car insurance. But they don't show every insurer or…...
Winter pothole surge: should you claim on your car insurance for damage?
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (961+ words) Matthew is an award-winning journalist, specialising in savings, tax and insurance. Freezing and wet weather can crack and crater roads, and'new data from Admiral shows almost half of pothole-related claims in 2025 were made between January and April.' Despite the insurer…...
'Have my penalty points pushed up my car insurance premiums?' - Which?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (406+ words) I was given three penalty points for speeding in November 2024." I only remembered to tell my insurer when I had to raise another query. My yearly premium has now risen by 25%." The insurer also told me that had I given…...
Drivers urged to find new cover after Premier Insurance goes into administration
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (728+ words) Matthew is an award-winning journalist, specialising in savings, tax and insurance. Customers with a policy from failed firm Premier Insurance only have until Monday (1 December) to find alternative cover or be left unprotected. An urgent warning has been issued to…...
One in six who buy 'black box' car insurance don't know how it works – could it save you money?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (656+ words) One in five drivers have bought car insurance that uses a black box or app to track how they drive, according to new research from Consumer Intelligence. Yet some who take out these policies say they didn't realise their driving…...
6 legal ways to cut the cost of your insurance
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (919+ words) Matthew is an award-winning journalist, specialising in savings, tax and insurance. Fraudulent insurance claims jumped by 12% last year, with insurers detecting more than "1bn in scams. New Association of British Insurers (ABI) data shows that most shady claims were for car…...
'My car was written off but my insurer's paying peanuts"
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (500+ words) My car was written off in an accident that wasn't my fault." It was assessed and deemed to be a total write-off, and my insurer made an offer of "15,500 to replace the car." However, it's simply not possible to buy…...
Why are fewer people switching car and home insurance?
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1040+ words) Matthew is an award-winning journalist, specialising in savings, tax and insurance. Switching provider is often one of the easiest steps you can take to lower insurance premiums, but new research found that the number of customers moving firms has fallen....