Car Insurance News

A car accident without insurance in the UK still means you must stop, exchange details, document the scene and report it, even though driving uninsured is an offence. Stopping and swapping details is a legal duty under the Road Traffic Act 1988 whether or not you were covered, and leaving the scene makes your position […]

Acorn car insurance is specialist motor cover arranged by Acorn Insurance, a UK broker that has provided private car, taxi and commercial vehicle policies since 1982. It is aimed at drivers standard insurers often decline or price highly, including young drivers, people who have been refused cover elsewhere, and those who need telematics (black box) […]

A car insurance excess is the amount you agree to pay towards a claim before your insurer covers the rest. If your excess is £300 and a repair costs £1,200, you pay the first £300 and the insurer pays the remaining £900. It applies each time you claim on your own policy for damage, theft […]

Car insurance can cover repairs, but only when your cover level and the cause of the damage both allow it. Comprehensive cover usually pays to repair your own car after an accident, vandalism, fire, theft or many accidental-damage events. Third party only insurance does not pay to repair your own vehicle at all, only damage […]

Which car insurance is best depends on your car, the cover level you need and your claims history, because no single insurer is the best choice for every UK driver. The right policy is the one that covers your situation properly at a fair price, not simply the one with the biggest name or the […]

Car insurance cover for repairs depends entirely on the level of policy you hold and how the damage happened. Comprehensive car insurance usually pays to repair your own vehicle after an accident, fire, theft or vandalism, even when the accident is your fault, but no motor policy at any level covers everyday wear and tear […]