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Summer holiday car hire: don’t get taken for a ride

It’s not just about getting the best price, you also need to avoid ruses used to rip off the unwary

Swiftcover won’t pay out what I’m due after a serious car accident

We claimed, but we can’t get the £1,000 or so the vehicle was worth

Car insurance premiums fall in advance of whiplash payout reforms

Prices down £100, with drop in registrations also a factor, says comparison website

£350 bill for cancelling a policy … within the cooling-off period

Carrot insurance is charging me the fee although I was only five days into the 14 days allowed

Brexit: what happens the next day if there is no deal?

If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, what will be the immediate impact on your finances, rights and travel plans?

‘I’m 90 and my car insurance soared to more than £2,000’

Peter Newton’s premium leaped but, unlike Prince Philip, he hasn’t had a crash. Are older drivers being ripped off?

Goldcar told me to buy its insurance policy or I’d get no car keys

We had already bought our own but we feared getting stranded if we didn’t pay

RAC accused of hiding 37% rise in cost of breakdown cover

Policy renewal letter did not mention annual premium increase, says one customer, despite it being mandatory

Why is my insurance more due to other drivers’ mistakes?

I have a clean licence and big no claims – but my premium has gone up to nearly £2,000

Aviva vows end to car and home insurance loyalty rip-off

UK’s biggest insurer vows loyal policyholders will get same deal as new customers

How one insurer is prepping for a world of driverless cars

Smartdriverclub is preparing for a future of autonomous vehicles by developing tracking technology. But will everyone be happy to hand over this personal data?

Does your insurance cover you to drive a friend’s car?

Policy exclusions mean you could end up unwittingly breaking the law

Why did Nissan dealership not tell us our car had been stolen?

It went in for repairs, but was supposedly taken from a locked compound

Drivers fume as breakdown firms put up premiums and slow down help

More and more motorists are reporting long waits, sometimes overnight, for help from RAC and AA

AA blames profits fall on callout surge fuelled by ‘pothole epidemic’

Effects of weather and decline in road spending hits half-year figures, spooking investors

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