Tesla insurance / tracker issue
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Morning.
A work salary sacrifice companies insurance company will only insure Tesla's if they have a tracker fitted. Tesla don't allow this. The sacrifice scheme will allow the car and servicing to go through them with insurance arranged by the business then added to the overall cost. Liability issues require finding an insurance company who will cover the Tesla as a small business fleet without the tracker fitted. Any help with this would be appreciated please because they can't find anything suitable at the moment.
A work salary sacrifice companies insurance company will only insure Tesla's if they have a tracker fitted. Tesla don't allow this. The sacrifice scheme will allow the car and servicing to go through them with insurance arranged by the business then added to the overall cost. Liability issues require finding an insurance company who will cover the Tesla as a small business fleet without the tracker fitted. Any help with this would be appreciated please because they can't find anything suitable at the moment.
Would you be placing the whole fleet with the new insurer in order to get the Tesla covered with no tracker, or are you just after a single vehicle business car policy on the Tesla with no tracker requirement. If the latter, I think you will struggle. If the former, how many vehicles on the fleet and I may be able to put you in touch with someone.
ZOLLAR said:
I thought Tesla's had tracker built into them (there's an app you can download), I know of at least two stolen Tesla's that were recovered using the app tracker.
Yes, if they just want GPS tracking, then you're right. But most insurers will insist and Thatcham cat 5 or 6 and it won't meet those requirements.TwigtheWonderkid said:
ZOLLAR said:
I thought Tesla's had tracker built into them (there's an app you can download), I know of at least two stolen Tesla's that were recovered using the app tracker.
Yes, if they just want GPS tracking, then you're right. But most insurers will insist and Thatcham cat 5 or 6 and it won't meet those requirements.One of the owners was able to remotely lock the doors of the car!
ZOLLAR said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
ZOLLAR said:
I thought Tesla's had tracker built into them (there's an app you can download), I know of at least two stolen Tesla's that were recovered using the app tracker.
Yes, if they just want GPS tracking, then you're right. But most insurers will insist and Thatcham cat 5 or 6 and it won't meet those requirements.One of the owners was able to remotely lock the doors of the car!
Truckosaurus said:
ZOLLAR said:
I thought Tesla's had tracker built into them ...
From the experience of a friend it seems plenty of run-of-the-mill modern cars have built in GPS tracking that the Police can use to instantly locate the vehicle.From what I was shown is the owner of the Tesla opened the app up had the location and locked the doors remotely, quick and easy.
All good having the tech but it's the accessibility and user friendly aspect that makes it a great tool.
George111 said:
Why don't Tesla permit you to fit a tracker to your car ? Even if they don't, how would they know ? Can you not do it anyway ?
I am curious about this as well.My partner has a Zoe and you could easily fit a tracker to it as a lot of the normal car functions still use a 12v 'normal' car electric system. I would be surprised if Tesla has recently invented the wheel for a lot of the ancillaries.
liner33 said:
The car has a permanent 3g connection to Tesla so yes they'd know
What does that mean? Separate 3g connections. Tesla might spot a constant drain on the battery but it's so minor that I wouldn't stand out.More probably they don't want a 3rd party messing with their loom, etc.
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