Can't remember who insures my car!
Can't remember who insures my car!
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Frimley111R

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19,232 posts

263 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Somehow i have lost all the info on this. I can see it is insured but how do i find out who insures it??

davamer23

1,158 posts

183 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Askmid website.

mcflurry

9,189 posts

282 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Your bank statement or credit card bill?

richs2891

906 posts

282 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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davamer23 said:
Askmid website.
Does it show who insures it - or merely that is is on the MID ?

Doofus

34,384 posts

202 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Emails?

Old Merc

3,817 posts

196 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Frimley111R said:
Somehow i have lost all the info on this. I can see it is insured but how do i find out who insures it??
Are you serious? most people have the Insurance company emergency phone number in the car.

randlemarcus

13,646 posts

260 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Old Merc said:
Frimley111R said:
Somehow i have lost all the info on this. I can see it is insured but how do i find out who insures it??
Are you serious? most people have the Insurance company emergency phone number in the car.
Not sure they do. I know my mother does, but she's old smile Normal people might have an email on their phone. Having done exactly the same myself, it's trawling back through emails or bank statements time.

super7

2,252 posts

237 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Old Merc said:
Frimley111R said:
Somehow i have lost all the info on this. I can see it is insured but how do i find out who insures it??
Are you serious? most people have the Insurance company emergency phone number in the car.
Are YOU serious. Do people really have their Insurers emergency number in the car????

Monkeylegend

29,237 posts

260 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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super7 said:
Are YOU serious. Do people really have their Insurers emergency number in the car????
I do.

Jimi.K.

248 posts

106 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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super7 said:
Old Merc said:
Frimley111R said:
Somehow i have lost all the info on this. I can see it is insured but how do i find out who insures it??
Are you serious? most people have the Insurance company emergency phone number in the car.
Are YOU serious. Do people really have their Insurers emergency number in the car????
I don't, and I suspect neither do most people.

Gareth79

9,039 posts

275 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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You can submit a Subject Access Request to MID - they specifically recommend it for this situation:

"Requesting your insurance history"

https://www.mib.org.uk/check-insurance-details/req...

KungFuPanda

4,640 posts

199 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Easiest way is to use askmid mobile app. Check a third party as if you've been involved in and accident and type in your own registration details. They'll provide the insurer name.

Old Merc

3,817 posts

196 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Jimi.K. said:
super7 said:
Old Merc said:
Frimley111R said:
Somehow i have lost all the info on this. I can see it is insured but how do i find out who insures it??
Are you serious? most people have the Insurance company emergency phone number in the car.
Are YOU serious. Do people really have their Insurers emergency number in the car????
I don't, and I suspect neither do most people.
Just what is wrong with having a very important contact number to hand? OK,not IN the car, on your phone,in your wallet,somewhere handy so you can phone them if you have just had an accident. A lot of insurers give you a little sticker or a key fob thingy.

ElectricPics

761 posts

110 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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super7 said:
Are YOU serious. Do people really have their Insurers emergency number in the car????
Pretty much everyone I know has their insurer's emergency number in their phone contacts. Seems pointless having it at home if you need it out on the road. Many companies give their company car drivers a card with emergency contact details - including their insurer in case they need to provide details after an accident.

gazapc

1,393 posts

189 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Old Merc said:
Just what is wrong with having a very important contact number to hand? OK,not IN the car, on your phone,in your wallet,somewhere handy so you can phone them if you have just had an accident. A lot of insurers give you a little sticker or a key fob thingy.
There is nothing wrong with it but a lot people have this sort of information stashed away in an email somewhere they can retrieve if necessary. Having to report a crash is hardly an emergency situation.

I suspect this is one of those generational things...

Graveworm

9,225 posts

100 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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gazapc said:
There is nothing wrong with it but a lot people have this sort of information stashed away in an email somewhere they can retrieve if necessary. Having to report a crash is hardly an emergency situation.

I suspect this is one of those generational things...
You do know that when you stop after
an accident you have to show your insurance details to anyone who reasonably requests it. If you don't it's a personal report of the accident at a police station.. So if you have an accident it can be a time saver

Doofus

34,384 posts

202 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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My insurance docs are on Dropbox, so I can retrieve them by the road side if I need to.

LunarOne

7,318 posts

166 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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I print my certificate of Insurance and stuff it in the glovebox. I'd have thought that's the least amount of effort that covers your back in case of doubt.

wazztie16

1,683 posts

160 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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You can search emails by typing in the search box on Hotmail, for example.

Just search a few companies you think it might be, or type car insurance, something like that.

eskidavies

5,851 posts

188 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Reading this I’d forgotten mine ,typed insurance in search bar on email and up pops welcome to axa insurance,simple