This is a question many people ask when weighing up the ‘extras’ on a car insurance policy. A hire car is a convenience many people find invaluable when their car is out of action, but the higher premium it incurs can be a significant deterrent. Many policies only provide...

  Car insurance isn’t just about your car and the cost of getting it repaired. Think about the difference your vehicle makes to you and your lifestyle, not to mention your family, your job and your independence. As smash repairers we manage car insurance claims for people...

  Smash repairers unfortunately see a lot of damaged vehicles whose owners, for whatever reason, aren’t properly covered for the cost of repairs. We also know exactly how inconvenient and distressing it can be for busy people to be left without transport while their vehicles...

  What is insurance fraud? Legally, ‘fraud’ is a form of theft based on deception – i.e. it involves lying (about anything) to gain something you wouldn’t otherwise be entitled to. Penalties range from a substantial fine to a 10-year prison term, and you can probably forget...

  Your car is valuable. It’s probably the biggest financial investment in your life, after your home. But what’s more valuable is what’s inside your car (we’re talking about the people, not the leather seats). As smash repairers, we’ve seen the results of accidents on...

  How many cars do you think are on the road today, worldwide? The answer is maybe not so surprising: somewhere between 850 million and 1 billion cars are in use today globally. Given our current world population of 7 billion, that would mean roughly 12 cars per hundred...

  We’re very used to helping people understand their car insurance! As smash repairers we deal with insurance companies all day, every day, and we’re always happy to help our clients untangle their policies and claims. But while we can help you understand your policy and...

  We get asked about insurance all the time, and it’s not really surprising. Taking out a policy can be complicated and time-consuming and you can still end up not really knowing if you got the policy that’s right for you. One of the most common things we get asked about is...

  We get asked this question a lot! We deal with car insurance on a daily basis and we think it’s important for everyone to understand how it works and how it applies to their circumstances, especially if they’ve been in an accident. In legal-speak, the Compulsory Third...

  What does the colour of your car say about you? We work with colour a lot – most accident damage involves some form of denting, scratching or chipping of your car’s paintwork, and we do a lot of custom paint jobs too. We all know that practically speaking, the colour makes...