Does this sort of thing annoy anybody else?
Does this sort of thing annoy anybody else?
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dwilkie

Original Poster:

2,222 posts

215 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/824265.htm

Specifically the bit about insuring it as a non-turbo. It's all well and good until you wipe out someones pride and joy and your insurance company refuses to cover you because you falsly represented your car on the insurance.

Grrr, I've always paid a fortune to keep my cars insured by the time I've declared absolutely everything, I even had to phone my insurer to double check that the car bought up on the online thing was right as it was bringing it up as a 420 GSi and I wanted to check that they had it as a turbo (which they did)

Kaelic

2,720 posts

230 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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More than annoys me

fktards like this are the reason insurance is so high for honest people.


Neil_H

15,418 posts

280 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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What a spacktard that guy is, not only advising people to commit insurance fraud, but as good as admitting he does already and therefore has no insurance.

mically

1,204 posts

216 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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hmm, I really couldn't read it - that surely must be the worlds longest sentance.

on and on on and on on and on on and on

scotal

8,751 posts

308 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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Report the advert.

toppstuff

13,698 posts

276 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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He's committing an offence. Send in the BiB as far as I am concerned.

dwilkie

Original Poster:

2,222 posts

215 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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Scotal,

How do I do that? I live with an MDP Copper, I'll ask him if I'll get anywhere reporting it as most of the crimefiles he ends up doing are traffic related so he should know the process cop

Mr E

23,035 posts

288 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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The 3rd party would still be covered. The fraudulently insured scooby would not be.

esselte

14,626 posts

296 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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dwilkie said:
Scotal,

How do I do that? I live with an MDP Copper, I'll ask him if I'll get anywhere reporting it as most of the crimefiles he ends up doing are traffic related so he should know the process cop
You can report the advert to PH admin by using the button at the top right of the ad.

kambites

71,446 posts

250 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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Mr E said:
The 3rd party would still be covered. The fraudulently insured scooby would not be.
Yeah the insurance company will generally pay out to the third party and then bill the policy holder for the costs.

dwilkie

Original Poster:

2,222 posts

215 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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Ah right, I didn't know that I just figured the insurance company would void the cover and you'd have to go through the whole hit by an uninsured drive palava...

It doesn't make it any better though rage

mechsympathy

58,576 posts

284 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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Neil_H said:
What a spacktard that guy is, not only advising people to commit insurance fraud, but as good as admitting he does already and therefore has no insurance.
Luckily his plate is visible in the pictures. So M318TRJ will hopefully get a visit from the BiB or a rude letter from his insurer wink

dwilkie

Original Poster:

2,222 posts

215 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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Reported - boy do I feel daft now... And I'm an IT Manager too frown

Isn't there a website where you can check a vehicle is insured - and doesn't that tell you the make and the model of the insured car? I'm sure I've seen it somewhere...

Edited by dwilkie on Thursday 8th January 10:55

Sheepy

3,164 posts

278 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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dwilkie said:
Reported - boy do I feel daft now...
Don't worry, crimestoppers website is anonymous wink

Cookie172

856 posts

240 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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dwilkie said:
Reported - boy do I feel daft now... And I'm an IT Manager too frown

Isn't there a website where you can check a vehicle is insured - and doesn't that tell you the make and the model of the insured car? I'm sure I've seen it somewhere...

Edited by dwilkie on Thursday 8th January 10:55
http://www.askmid.com

Does indeed show you the make and model

dwilkie

Original Poster:

2,222 posts

215 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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Ooh I didn't think of Crimestoppers. Not sure they'd really be the people to talk to about this though, I reckon a quick call to the local station would be a better option?

james_tigerwoods

16,347 posts

226 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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Is it actually possible to report this sort of thing - or anything like this (such as ridiculously loud exhausts, illegal numberplates, etc)?

dwilkie

Original Poster:

2,222 posts

215 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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Hmmm, not 100% sure that I can use that as I don't own the vehicle or drive it, and I'm not certain that this would count as reasonable cause... Better to let the police check for themselves I guess as I wouldn't want to incur the wrath of the information commissioner... rolleyes

Dracoro

9,025 posts

274 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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My mate used to own this car.

It's changed a lot since he had it!!

it's (was) a wrx import (260bhp).

It was a darker blue back then too.

Rofly Lollers

759 posts

224 months

Thursday 8th January 2009
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The details on the MID are:

Vehicle Make/Model: SUBARU IMPREZA 2.0I (95-00)GL 4WD 4DR


rolleyes