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Average Insurance Premiums stabilise after years of hikes!

Yeah their are quite a lot of specialist insurers nowadays that pick up high net worth, and high risk clients. when I first got into insurance I... see more

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Pets of the RAC Community

So we have three pets - a tortoise called Flo, a guinea pig called Valerie, and our latest addition, after years of telling my son no, was a young... see more

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EVs for children?

@Rolebama love the solution! Your friend was ahead of his time, getting his kid an electric car. see more

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What Use Is A Leaf Blower

In the areas I have lived in, the leaf blower was used to blow grass cuttings off the footpath back onto the grassed area. I have never seen the... see more

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Looks as though the above is not a one of; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1w29zw0q44o see more

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That's brilliant @Rolebama Of course stuff like that was safe back then! see more

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What Use Is A Leaf Blower

I've often wondered the same!! In fairness "moving from one place to another" is how we manage all waste disposal, isn't it? Maybe it does... see more

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Leaving a legacy

@Lily It was a good movie, but in the real life celebrations there's lots more Tequila going around; trust me. 😁 see more

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@Rolebama That is just plain wrong 😞 see more

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Average Insurance Premiums stabilise after years of hikes!

I don't know, but I suspect that people who own very expensive cars probably insure them through a broker directly with Llloyds. When I... see more

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Price comparison sites and Car Insurance Excess

The problem with insurance comparison sites is that the insurers want to rank high in the list, so they quote a bare-bones policy which may well have... see more

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What Use Is A Leaf Blower

We have just had the Borough Grass-Cutting Team come around. Three men, one riding a mower, one with a strimmer, and one with a leaf blower. The guy... see more

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Car battery advice: what actually helps your battery last longer?

@Lily https://bhgs.dca.ca.gov/forms_pubs/sb_244_industry_advisory_english.pdf see more

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Car battery advice: what actually helps your battery last longer?

@olduser I had no idea some plans let you get a new phone every year! Honestly, that would drive me a bit mad 😂 I get attached to familiar things,... see more

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@Rolebama that's so lovely to hear. I love cats, I grew up with a tuxedo cat called Sam (after the Lord of the Rings character). When we moved... see more

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Leaving a legacy

On the down side, when my sister-in-law died we had a tree planted in her name. (A 10yr old oak.) It was thriving, and around 5yrs later, (3yrs ago),... see more

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We no longer have a pet as such. Our last cat was a very sociable creature and would bring his friends in for treats. He died a few years ago, but... see more

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@Drivingforfun I'm sorry the uploading of pics is ot working, but I have good news! Apparently, the correct team is now aware of the issue and we... see more

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I was trying to get a pic of Jenson's teeth using my camera zoom (as he doesn't let us look at them for real) but one of the pictures turned out... see more

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Price comparison sites and Car Insurance Excess

I am amazed that people would not check the documentation, after all the policy is expensive, and the consequences of not being fully covered are... see more

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First-Time Classic Car Buyer – Any Advice Before I Commit?

To run a classic car needs very deep pocket unless you have the mechanical skills to keep it running. see more

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Average Insurance Premiums stabilise after years of hikes!

@Drivingforfun If you read what I wrote in my previous post, General damages refer to the value of each individual injury and are categorised as... see more

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Average Insurance Premiums stabilise after years of hikes!

Thank you for those explanations, very interesting 👍 I seem to remember once seeing a list of values for injuries on a policy document and being... see more

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Well, the judge clearly thought not, and I'd agree with him. But, she pleaded guilty. She may have to declare that to future insurers, depending... see more

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Car battery advice: what actually helps your battery last longer?

Oh those terrible Europeans making all these nasty rules.😀 I bet they wouldn't have got it through if the UK had still been in!🙄 see more

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Car battery advice: what actually helps your battery last longer?

I agree with you all the way, it would have to go to a repair shop who have (or should have) the kit to open the phone. Why are they like that?... see more

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Found this on the BBC web site; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0p5004311o Should she have been fined? Or Should the social media... see more

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First-Time Classic Car Buyer – Any Advice Before I Commit?

Hi everyone, I’ve recently started looking into buying a classic car and wanted to get some advice from people here who already own one or have... see more

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