Which accident management company done you good?
Poll: Which accident management company done you good?
Total Members Polled: 111
Discussion
No naming and shaning due to forum rules
Have you found any of the above helpful or was the experience lessthan worthwhile
No idea what this is going to do
I seem to be able to edit the poll to add another box
But if I press skip voting I cant go and vote next time around
Have you found any of the above helpful or was the experience lessthan worthwhile
No idea what this is going to do
I seem to be able to edit the poll to add another box
But if I press skip voting I cant go and vote next time around
Edited by saaby93 on Thursday 12th May 17:54
Unfortunately my car was driven into twice in the last year. As I only have TPFT insurance, both times I was referred to Drive Assist by my insurance company. They were very quick at getting me a like for like car, and were fairly efficient, keeping me regularly updated even when the first case dragged on as it was fairly complex.
One thing I was impressed with was the opportunity to pay a £10 fee, which means that if for some reason the accident turned out to not be the other guys fault, I would not be liable to the hire car charges. This gave me peace of mind after hearing horror stories about people being faced with huge bills for hire charges after the accident.
One thing I was impressed with was the opportunity to pay a £10 fee, which means that if for some reason the accident turned out to not be the other guys fault, I would not be liable to the hire car charges. This gave me peace of mind after hearing horror stories about people being faced with huge bills for hire charges after the accident.
ZOLLAR said:
Just out of curiosity, what is the point of this thread?.
It would be useful to know which is the best to use in the event of a non-fault claim. After all, if somebody drives into the back of my car I've no desire to spend the next month driving a 3 cylinder Corsa whilst my car is repaired.ZOLLAR said:
Just out of curiosity, what is the point of this thread?.
Also you need an option for "wouldn't use one due to inflated costs they charge insurers which in turn increases insurance costs", or something along those lines.
thats another type of discussion I was trying to avoid and its corollary Also you need an option for "wouldn't use one due to inflated costs they charge insurers which in turn increases insurance costs", or something along those lines.
From users weve had both sides
those who've had their car sorted out quickly and back on the road
those who've found themselves on the ende of months of hire car with nothing being fixed
Obviously cant name and shame so put all those in a big box
Fox- said:
It would be useful to know which is the best to use in the event of a non-fault claim. After all, if somebody drives into the back of my car I've no desire to spend the next month driving a 3 cylinder Corsa whilst my car is repaired.
If it's definitely a no-fault claim, you car should be repaired immediately - mine was done within three weeks of someone driving into the back of me.
mkopc said:
Admiral still heavily in bed with Albany ZOLLAR?
To the extent that if they don;t then you could add c10% to the highly competitive premiums they offer.If you offered them the opportunity of not earning tis income, but also removed the parasitical cost of AMCs then I'm sure they'd snatch your arm off.
The key is that AMCs take money out of the system, so that money has to be topped up year on year by the paying customer If the money swirling around isn't eroded, then premiums will be fairly static.
As saaby wrote exactly the same thread in SP&L forum (albeit naming me as the reason for it), then here's the answer I gave on there.
R1 Loon said:
What the hell has this got to do with me? I don't like AMCs because I know how much their business models put onto the cost of claims and subsequently onto premiums. However, anyone who's used one and got a "result" will see them as perfect.
So to put this into perspective, here's the other side of the argument.
Credit Hire is provided by Accident Management Companies to innocent drivers who were left with a damaged vehicle following an accident with a negligent driver. The service is simple they fix your car and give you a "free" car whilst yours is repaired.
The cost is then charged back to the guilty party's insurer at significantly higher rates than you could get if you went to any hire car place yourself.
The cost to the industry is c£500million per annum, which equates to around 10% of your premium.
So to put this into perspective, here's the other side of the argument.
Credit Hire is provided by Accident Management Companies to innocent drivers who were left with a damaged vehicle following an accident with a negligent driver. The service is simple they fix your car and give you a "free" car whilst yours is repaired.
The cost is then charged back to the guilty party's insurer at significantly higher rates than you could get if you went to any hire car place yourself.
The cost to the industry is c£500million per annum, which equates to around 10% of your premium.
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