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Gina Said:

travel insurance?

We Answered:

The best way would be to call a reputable company (such as the AA or your bank) to get a quote and explain exactly what you need - a real person should be able to tell you exactly the type of cover you need - much easier than an online form.
Don't buy straight away unless the price is great, and ask for the quote to be emailed to you, so you can read the terms and conditions and check you are covered for what you want to do (I expect some volunteering work may be more hazardous than other). That will show you what to look for when getting other quotes.

Edit - Just for Insurance Pickle, in the UK, the Automobile Association (commonly known as The AA, www.theaa.co.uk) does sell insurance even if not always cheap, and most UK banks do too...
But hey, don't let facts get in the way of a 'good joke'.
And my advice to go with a reputable company, not someone own blog / business on the side still stands...

Milton Said:

Anyone got any advice on getting travel insurance for backpacking?

We Answered:

Speak to Worldwide Insure http://www.worldwideinsure.com/ although they also have an 18 month time limit. I took my backpacking travel insurance out with them and were pretty good.

Eugene Said:

I received a mail from a recruitment agency going to UK, I want to check whether this a spam recruitment.?

We Answered:

According to a website I found by Googling the e-mail address, it is a scam.

Harold Said:

Which travel insurance companies insure you for holidays that involve more than one trip?

We Answered:

If this is done concurrently, it is classed as one trip! Travel insurance companies go by dates first then countries. So your insurance will be from Manchester to US and return and the cover is normally for 30 days maximum. If it is more then a more specialised insurance is required.

Don't confuse this with multi-trip - that means many trips in one year. We always take this one out as we have more than two overseas holidays a year.

Moneysupermarket.com is the best place to look. There are normally three categories - Europe, Worldwide excluding USA and Worldwide including USA - you will obviously need the latter.

Zachary Said:

What are the best ways for a new, young driver to get cheap(ish) car insurance?

We Answered:

Taking the PassPlus will help with some insurance companies but not all.
All you can really do is shop around.
It is a simple fact of life these days that insurance companies will boost the premiums for new young drivers.
I am surprised though that you are being quoted that much for a Smart.