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You responded to a cry for help from GP of Tolleshunt Major in respect of an accident in which his (her) daughter had received a County Court Summons. Here are some thoughts that may be helpful. The accident...
Last year my local shopping mall installed black and yellow speed humps that were too high. These damaged my Rover 75 sump tray. It took me a month to find who was responsible. I sent them an estimate...
An article in the motoring section recently talked about the rising cost of insurance. It failed to mention some of the reasons for these increases. 1) The high, almost obscene charges made by solicitors...
Although my experience of accident management companies is limited to using them via a corporate lease plan, I have to say that even then, I question their usefulness. A skip delivery lorry recently drove...
I had legal assistance cover on my insurance policy. After an accident my impression of their service is that they seem to be fixed on getting me into a hire car. I was wondering whether I would be better...
I had just taken delivery of a brand new car. It was parked on the road outside my house. Three quarters of an hour later, a lady knocked at the door. She said that she, along with three other horse riders,...
I have been following your correspondence concerning "Claims Management" and whiplash scams. Can you give advice what to do at the time of an incident, please? Is it possible to deter the other party...
The correspondence from EH and others recently is a very real worry to anyone who has been blamed for a traffic accident, no matter how slight. It seems surprising that EH's insurers did not contest, as...
In your recent Saturday columns there has been a number of references to the disturbing practices of accident management companies, resulting in high cost claims for car hire and medical expenses in accident...
My daughter’s car was stolen in July, 2009. It was smashed into a car causing a write-off of my daughter's car. The insurers did not pay up as she had lost her keys, and they said she didn’t keep car safe...
 

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