Unjust cancelation of insurance
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Caterham 160 in professional long term storage over the winter i.e. off road.
Yesterday I moved my address from a flat to a Narrowboat in a residential marina.
Phoned insurer to say I’ve changed address and car is in storage until April.
Insurance now immediately invalid - 7 day statutory DVLA notice, despite 6 months to run.
The new address, even has a valid post code, quiet rural location with off street parking, is not a category of home address they can cover.
They will not even cover it in storage.
No option but to SORN it.
Needless to say I’m furious @^ £#!
Yesterday I moved my address from a flat to a Narrowboat in a residential marina.
Phoned insurer to say I’ve changed address and car is in storage until April.
Insurance now immediately invalid - 7 day statutory DVLA notice, despite 6 months to run.
The new address, even has a valid post code, quiet rural location with off street parking, is not a category of home address they can cover.
They will not even cover it in storage.
No option but to SORN it.
Needless to say I’m furious @^ £#!
Flux sold me insurance while I built my Seven, and said I could upgrade to fully comp when it was registered. Of course when I phoned to upgrade they denied all knowledge of the advice they gave me and insisted I needed a new policy.
Of course I didn't buy my new policy from them, and I don't plan to return to them in the future.
Of course I didn't buy my new policy from them, and I don't plan to return to them in the future.
HeadForTheHills said:
Caterham 160 in professional long term storage over the winter i.e. off road.
Yesterday I moved my address from a flat to a Narrowboat in a residential marina.
Phoned insurer to say I’ve changed address and car is in storage until April.
Insurance now immediately invalid - 7 day statutory DVLA notice, despite 6 months to run.
The new address, even has a valid post code, quiet rural location with off street parking, is not a category of home address they can cover.
They will not even cover it in storage.
No option but to SORN it.
Needless to say I’m furious @^ £#!
Adrian Flux are allegedly Insurance Brokers. If the Insurers they've placed you with are unable to continue cover, then they should be seeking alternative insurers for you. I'm sure another broker would be able to help you out.Yesterday I moved my address from a flat to a Narrowboat in a residential marina.
Phoned insurer to say I’ve changed address and car is in storage until April.
Insurance now immediately invalid - 7 day statutory DVLA notice, despite 6 months to run.
The new address, even has a valid post code, quiet rural location with off street parking, is not a category of home address they can cover.
They will not even cover it in storage.
No option but to SORN it.
Needless to say I’m furious @^ £#!
downsman said:
Flux sold me insurance while I built my Seven, and said I could upgrade to fully comp when it was registered. Of course when I phoned to upgrade they denied all knowledge of the advice they gave me and insisted I needed a new policy.
Of course I didn't buy my new policy from them, and I don't plan to return to them in the future.
They did that to me, but still have the gall to contact me at renewal time.Of course I didn't buy my new policy from them, and I don't plan to return to them in the future.
Or, at least, they did until I blocked their number and marked their emails as spam ...
How they remain in business is beyond me.
85Carrera said:
downsman said:
Flux sold me insurance while I built my Seven, and said I could upgrade to fully comp when it was registered. Of course when I phoned to upgrade they denied all knowledge of the advice they gave me and insisted I needed a new policy.
Of course I didn't buy my new policy from them, and I don't plan to return to them in the future.
They did that to me, but still have the gall to contact me at renewal time.Of course I didn't buy my new policy from them, and I don't plan to return to them in the future.
Or, at least, they did until I blocked their number and marked their emails as spam ...
How they remain in business is beyond me.
I have my Caterham 7 ( 1993 HPC ) insured with Hagerty ( along with my other nine classics) - my cars alternate between being garaged at home and in secure storage about fifteen miles from home.
I don't live on a riverboat but the storage position may duplicate your situation. I've always found Hagerty to be absolutely excellent in every respect and wouldn't go anywhere else. Perhaps worth a try ?
Good Luck and hope you get sorted out.
I don't live on a riverboat but the storage position may duplicate your situation. I've always found Hagerty to be absolutely excellent in every respect and wouldn't go anywhere else. Perhaps worth a try ?
Good Luck and hope you get sorted out.
Monty1502 said:
I have my Caterham 7 ( 1993 HPC ) insured with Hagerty ( along with my other nine classics) - my cars alternate between being garaged at home and in secure storage about fifteen miles from home.
I don't live on a riverboat but the storage position may duplicate your situation. I've always found Hagerty to be absolutely excellent in every respect and wouldn't go anywhere else. Perhaps worth a try ?
Good Luck and hope you get sorted out.
Thanks, the classic car route through Hagerty turned out to be just the ticket I was looking for.I don't live on a riverboat but the storage position may duplicate your situation. I've always found Hagerty to be absolutely excellent in every respect and wouldn't go anywhere else. Perhaps worth a try ?
Good Luck and hope you get sorted out.
They knew immediately of the car storage business I was using and spoke like car enthusiast rather than businessmen.
20 years ago I used to be insured with adrian flux and they were always fine. How times change.
Called them last week for a quote on an evora..15 minutes of questions from a bored teenager and then they quoted me almost twice what classicline want and more than compare the market too. Sounds like a lucky escape. For what it's worth my caterham is insured with Frank Pickles, great to deal with and about £130 a year.
Called them last week for a quote on an evora..15 minutes of questions from a bored teenager and then they quoted me almost twice what classicline want and more than compare the market too. Sounds like a lucky escape. For what it's worth my caterham is insured with Frank Pickles, great to deal with and about £130 a year.
Edited by spanky3 on Wednesday 13th November 21:47
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