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How to insure a car I am importing?
Hi,
I'm buying a car in the UK. I don't have a car at the moment. What is the cheapest way to insure myself for the one day for while driving it back to Ireland? I'm a named driver on my girlfriend's car but they are telling me that we can't transfer her policy.
Eoin Kelly (Naas)
Sep 2016 Filed under: insurance
My Audi A6 was rear-ended. Help...
Repair or replace?! I was rear ended in my Audi A6 and it needs a new bumper as quoted by an Audi dealer. Insurance company that is dealing with the claim has made the judgement that a repair will do, but I want a new bumper. What can I do?
Marc Sutton (Dublin)
May 2016 Filed under: insurance
I want to insure my three classic cars...
Hi,
I want to insure my three classic cars: a 1989 Mercedes-Benz 190e 2.0-litre petrol, a 1994 BMW 520 2.0-litre petrol and a 1996 Peugeot 306 XAD van, a 1.9 diesel. Can you tell me the best insurance company to try (not a broker) and also if you could give me a value on the three cars?
Regards
Thomas
Thomas Ryan (Dublin 12)
Mar 2016 Filed under: insurance
I can't get insurance on my old Honda!
Hi,
Is it legal to increase the price of an insurance premium times five? I was paying €400 last year (seven years NCB plus for 55 per cent discount) for a 1999 Honda Accord. I've got letter from my current insurer (AIG), with a new quote for €1,998. When I rang them, they told me the reason was that my car is too old! Car passing NCT every year, no problems whatsoever, no convictions either. Another two broker companies and three individual insurers have declined me for the same reason.
Any ideas?
Joe Black (Dublin 18)
Jan 2016 Filed under: insurance
Who will insure my 2003 Honda S2000?
What insurance companies will cover my 2003 Honda S2000? Currently with Aviva and it's up for renewal next month.
Thanks,
Barry
Barry Jones (Dublin)
Jan 2016 Filed under: insurance
I can't insure my 1999 Honda Civic. Help!
Hi,
I am a 34-year-old with a 1999 Honda Civic four-door. NCT passed every year and I have been declined insurance this year. I have a full clean driver licenve for over seven years and no penalty points, no convictions. FBD, Aviva, Axa and AA quoted €1,300; Liberty €1,020; and RSA Via Campion €791.88. I cannot get a personal loan or finance as I am either not earning enough or I can not afford the repayments. What's a girl to do?
Martha Clancy (Longford )
Jan 2016 Filed under: insurance
What insurance options for an older car?
My car is year 2000 and I can't get insurance due to being out of the country for only a year! Anywhooooo, what are my best options now? Have cancelled NCT and not buying tax!
Ash Aisling
Nov 2015 Filed under: insurance
Can you help me find insurance for my older car?
Hi there, it's John Hewitt again!
I'm desperate to get some reasonably priced insurance for my car. The situation is that I own a Renault 19 TR in excellent condition but because it's 24 years old (March 1990) and I use it as my main vehicle it can't come under classic car insurance and no other insurance company will insure it! I'm currently insured with Aviva and have been since 2003, 65 years of age, never made a claim, do less than 3,000 miles a year and have a clean driver's licence yet they still 'hammer' me every year. What price loyalty eh?
In normal circumstances I'd go elsewhere but they know I can't because no one else will insure me just because I use my vehicle on a regular basis. Can you please help me at all?
John Hewitt (Nenagh)
Jul 2015 Filed under: insurance
What is the market value for a 2006 Ford Focus 1.6 diesel?
What is the market value for a 2006 Ford Focus 1.6 diesel (for insurance purposes)?
Anna Murphy (Dublin)
May 2015 Filed under: insurance
How can I up my Almera's performance?
Hi guys, I have a 2007 Nissan Almera 1.5 SXE; are there any parts I can get to make it have a bit more power? Would it be possible to get a turbocharger installed in that model or K&N filter? Don't know if it's possible.
Thanks, it's so sluggish and I can't afford to insure anything bigger at the moment.
Michael Shannon (Daingean)
Feb 2015 Filed under: insurance
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