2008-2010 sees a 25% increase in insurance premiums. This increase will see the typical premium soar by over £100.
Admiral insurance has revealed it put up motor premiums by 12 percent last year and plans to increase this rise by the equal amount this year.
There is a new “trend” for insurance companies to insist that damaged vehicles are taken only to an insurance approved repairers, no matter how inconvenient or far away. In some instances drivers have been forced to take their car tens of miles away to a repair centre unknown to the owner of the damaged vehicle [...]
At Car Magic we are an independent repairer and believe consumers need to know that they DO have a choice. Insurance companies should end their unethical market practices and stop treating motorists unfairly by diverting motorists away from the repairer they choose to the insurance company’s “preferred repairer”.
Some insurers are now:
quoting for repairs from photographs [...]
At Car Magic we are independent. Many insurance companies will try to direct claims to their recommended repairers, as they have negotiated low cost labour repair agreements with their repair network. This may compromise quality.
It is your right to have your car repaired by the repairer of your choice. Your rights were [...]
The average cost of running a car has risen by £240 or 11% in the last two years. The average annual price of running a car is now £2,388 up from £2,100 in 2007, this is based on the cost of insurance, fuel, servicing, MOT and tax and is up 2.68% since 2008.
Based between Berkhamsted and Chesham, Car Magic can repair accident damage to a vehicle at or below the excess level of your insurance. Only if the damage exceeds the excess would an insurance claim be [...]