Yes you can claim but you will pay the excess agreed when the policy started - it will be on the documents.
These days a few battle scars are more acceptable than higher insurance premiums, don't forget you will have to pay the first part of the claim depending on how much excess you agreed on your policy. Both voluntary and compulsory this could be as high as £800.
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