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RSA on the hook for credit hire fee following Supreme Court ruling

By 2024-02-15T14:00:00

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The decision sets ‘a framework to prevent sums that are not a reasonable pre-estimate of loss from being recovered’, explains law firm

Insurer RSA may have to shell out £1,560 to credit hire company Helphire after The Supreme Court supported an appeal made by claimant Lorna Armstead following two non-fault road traffic accidents in 2015.

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