Motor insurance complaints hit five-year high
The latest Financial Ombudsman Service data, published today, shows a spike in motor insurance cases caused by valuation disputes, customer service issues, and delays in payouts.
Vehicle-related complaints now make up 25% of all cases received by the Financial Ombudsman Service.
While the worst culprit adding to the ombudsman’s workload was vehicle financing, with 4,622
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