Last year I was involved in an accident( for want of a better phrase ) I just had the second unsolicited phone call in regards to making a claim. I thought that the insurance company's had stopped selling details, has this been changed ? Are these people still allowed to contact insurance customers ? Ta

 

It's probably nothing to do with the actual claim, it's chancers trying their luck.

I get them all the time in my work phone, and I've never had an accident.


(I normally string them along for a few minutes, then let them know they are ringing an insurance broker, which tends to make them vanish!)

 

I tell them I work for a newspaper, that usually does the trick

 

Had quite a few myself recently, I've been in a few none fault claims so no idea if they have "real" info or chancing it.

I asked where they got my name last time and they hung up.

 

Yip i get them all the time on the phone in my cab, they are just chancing there luck with random numbers, i usually string them along if im bored lol

 

Hi, thanks for replies, as mentioned before when I asked where they got my name they just hung up

 

I get quite a few as well. They inform me that i can claim for 'minor discomfort' and i don't need any medical evidence to support it.

Like Jay, i normally string them along. They get quite frustrated when i say that i didn't suffer any minor discomfort what so ever and for me to state any different would be a lie.

"Well, what are we going to do with this money we have lined up for you" the exclaim!
"You'll just have to give it back to the insurance compnay" I reply, then hang up