12-10-2015, 03:42 AM | #1 |
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do I need to declare all damage/incidents on an insurance form?
About to renew and I got to the part where you say whether you've been involved in an accident etc in the last three years. It seems very comprehensive - any damage etc, regardless of whether you made a claim, otherwise your insurance may be invalidated.
so technically a supermarket scrape where some bugger drives off and you're none the wiser should be declared? I have one where I was hit in a car park and informed the insurance company (because I was told to by the police). But made no claim. It is now showing up as 'open' on my account. I rang them up and they said they'd close it and I didn't have to declare it because there was no claim. But the website suggests I should. What do you do in these situations? |
12-10-2015, 03:53 AM | #2 |
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If in doubt, let them know.They have access to shared data.
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12-10-2015, 03:53 AM | #3 | |
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I my view they use anything as an excuse to "adjust" the premiums but the suggestion really is to use your best criteria and report incidents you may need the insurance company to cover/get involved. |
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12-10-2015, 04:22 AM | #4 |
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You have to be open.
So any contact with any insurance company needs to be declared. You have to be careful, as not declaring things can mean that company refusing to insure you. That would then be another question on the next form - Have you ever been refused insurance' When I lived in North Yorkshire one of my neighbours failed to inform his insurance of an accident, he was then refused insurance by them, this made him a bit of a hot potato. If staying with a company, at renewal time it's worth having your file checked, I had an accident logged against mine by 'accident' by the company, was a different car, different part of country. |
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12-10-2015, 05:29 AM | #5 |
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As above, tell them absolutely everything. I know someone that failed to inform his insurance company when he got a speeding fine a few months after his policy started. He then wrote his car off in the winter (slid of the road into a ditch and tree). His claim was refused because he didn't notify the insurers of his SP30. He had lawyers and everything to fight it.
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12-10-2015, 06:38 AM | #6 |
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I'd disclose the material facts : mods, licence points, claims, etc.
If you pay someone like ChipsAway to repair minor damage, I wouldn't regard that as material.
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12-10-2015, 11:22 AM | #7 |
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As above. They share data if you've already logged it with your current insurer you may find that your new insurer is still part of the same insurer umbrella cover group or will find out about logged claim anyway
They really are legalised robbers.
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As stated they are legalised robbers if you go direct, whereas as the programme stated use an insurance broker where policies can still be underwritten with a pragmatic approach. Dickie |
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12-13-2015, 03:26 AM | #9 |
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If it was a supermarket scrape you fixed without involving the ins co I fail to see why you'd need to declare it. But if you claimed to fix then you would.
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12-13-2015, 03:53 AM | #10 |
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Pretty much, however if the other cars owner informed their insurance and passed your details (but did not claim) then you may have an entry on your policy.
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And anything at all is an excuse for them to bump your premium.
...you get the picture.
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