any one seen the news this arvo???


They are putting up there premiums by 16% as an average accross the board....



Time for there policy holders to jump ship....



Wonder if there marketing director gets the boot, cant see that doin much for sales lol



john

 

16% average going up to 40% higher for the boy racer type

Thats a heck of a price hike !!!

The main blame they gave was due to lawyers getting 40p of every £1 payout due to all the personal injury claims made

 

I left when they moved call centre to India, Phoned for a quote on my Transit for work, the operator didn't know what a transit van was!!!!!

 

i guess they need to define a boy racer lol

young in a fast car????? well counts me out, i bought the poverty model WRX PPP lol




QUOTE ME HAPPY, not f11ckin likely lol


john

 

To think their phrase was "Quote me happy", they need to change it to "Quote me to pi$$ me off"

 

LOOLzz thats good i got 2 give it 2 ya

but really wat now, who next on the list to go for ?

 

old people that dont watch where they are driving would be a pretty good start lol



john

 

At what age do they class you as a boy racer?!

Am I a boy racer at 21?

Was I a boy racer at 17?

In both I think not, I drove a fiesta and a fabia, how many boy racers drive a fabia?

and what is a boy racer?
Is it a young man with a cap permanently pointing up at 45 degrees in a corsa?
Most of the lads I know have 1.0 cars that have body kits on, they don't race (cos they can't)

What exactly defines a boy racer?

I've been at traffic lights and girls have been more eager to race than lads!
I mean 30-40years old! Come on, bump up the old biddies prices as most of them can't drive for ****!
Fair enough if you have just past your test and driving anything over 1.4
or you've got points. But its stupid, is a geek a boy racer? Stupid insurence companys.

 

Whether they increase their prices by 16%, 2% or 250% means absolutely NOTHING - unless, you are the one facing a hike .............. but then you move company don't you??

No need to get wound up - just act accordingly!

Direct Line used to 'Cherry Pick' and I must admit I would too!

Imagine you are the one Insuring cars for a living, would YOU insure a 25 year old in an Impreza??

NO you would NOT!!

Would you Insure a car owned and driven by someone who had modified it and therefore had the brains of a mouse?

NO you would NOT!!

Would you insure someone with speeding convictions and a basball cap?

NO you would NOT!!

So why should they??

Pete

 

im 25 and i dont have a problem insuring my 05 wrx ppp, none what so ever, its now less than £800 with mods declared and 4yrs protected NCB


im happy with that


john

 

As above there is becoming a very big problem with personal injury claims.

The old classic of someone being fine after an accident, then going down the pub and chat to their mates, then a stiff neck appears and they get £3000 personal injury.

Also i am led to believe there are certain groups of people who go out and have accidents of purpose, just to claim injury money.

 

One other thing.....

Norwich union are the biggest company who insure people in EU licences and have only just moved into the country.

Put 2 and 2 together........

 

hey, as if anyone would pull a stunt like that

 

Originally Posted by Moley_WRX

Also i am led to believe there are certain groups of people who go out and have accidents of purpose, just to claim injury moni


i heard on the radio the other day that some people had been found out to be doing by over taking on the motor way then getting in front then slamming the brakes on so they would go up their a*s then claim the money

danny

 

Happens all the time on the race track, you ever see the touring cars, i thought that way was totally acceptable lol, nothing wrong with a bit of out braking into a corner pmsl

 

4 people in a car, driver hits a tree, 3 passengers all claim personal injury, then split the money between the 4 of them.

Nice little earner.

 

LOLL u joker

 

Do you know what industry i work in???

 

Nope Moley, what is it ?

 

he arranges staged car accidents for people seeking asylum

 

does it pay well?


and how seveer (sp) are you allowed to make them lol


john

 

Really, well my lads insurance was £355 so i phoned and moaned a little and got it down to £265

 

Problem is they are a market leader, so the rest will just follow suit.

Rob

 

This was proven in Coventry last year,there were groups of "individuals" who were doing this ALOT.
They were caught eventually and dealt with acordingly made quite alot of money before hand though.

 

Yes really, like i said, it was accross the board a 16% increase


that could mean that some are as high as 40% and some are down

 

NU doubled my house & contents premium this year. I've never claimed off them so I called to ask why so expensive. Was told that they had re-rated different types of houses.
Suffice to say I'm now paying the same amount as last year with a different company.

 

good work there, i hope they fall off the face of the earth lol