In addition to looking under the bonnet, prospective buyers will soon be able to look into a vehicle’s past – for free. The VIN-Lookup portal will help prevent consumers from unknowingly buying a previously written-off vehicle. Image: Shutterstock The delayed launch...
Have you ever been in a situation where you had to claim from your car insurance and the claim was rejected? Here’s how you can avoid it. Your car insurance claim can be rejected and cause you large financial losses if you have to pay for damage to another car, have...
Is your vehicle insured under the correct value? Understanding your insurance is vital when owning a car. Vehicles have three fundamental values, and you need to know the difference between each. Insuring your car under the correct value could prevent...
Since luxury vehicles and high-performance cars tend to bear (increasingly) lofty price-tags, there’s every reason to comprehensively insure them. Of course, a higher insured value generally comes with a higher monthly premium, though most owners would consider this...
Johannesburg – South Africans with short term policies have been receiving policy updates from their underwriters recently warning that they aren’t covered in the case of a total grid collapse. It is a sobering thought – on many counts. It’s also very galling,...
The criteria for civil and criminal cases in South Africa can differ, as demonstrated by a dispute brought before the Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance (OSTI). In the OSTI’s annual report for 2022, Assistant Ombudsman Abri Venter looked at a matter where an insurer...
