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Insurance - was it a claim or not a claim
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Ok, this is a rare one I keep getting different answers from different insurance companies and as I renew mine it is coming up more often
I have a years no claim which I have proof for, however a year before this I had a moped, insured and was in an accident (someone reversed into it while it was parked) I went through my insurance company but the third parties insurance paid out, is this classed as a claim or not? as the money was never paid out on my own policy. its just my new insurers say it IS NOT however my old ones on my proof of no claims have it down.
I have a years no claim which I have proof for, however a year before this I had a moped, insured and was in an accident (someone reversed into it while it was parked) I went through my insurance company but the third parties insurance paid out, is this classed as a claim or not? as the money was never paid out on my own policy. its just my new insurers say it IS NOT however my old ones on my proof of no claims have it down.
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If it was claimed on your insurance then it was a claim.
If it was claimed on somebody else's insurance then it is not a claim.
Does it make a huge difference in price, though?
not the price, as my new insurance broker (Crowthorne) didn't give me a price with it, they said it wasn't important and i bought a policy via them with groupama, now i have the forms and the proof of not claims to send to them but on the proof of no claims it says "claims - 2008 JAN (this was before this policy started) Accident - not at fault however I never CLAIMED on my insurance, I might give my old insurers a call "Kwik fit" however they've been a pain in the blooming ass.
Ok, re-reading that it looks completed so i'll break it down
June 07- June 08 - Motorbike insured by Ebike.com - Bike parked, crashed into and I called my insurance who put me through to a legal team (via my legal protection) who claimed ALL my costs back from third party who crashed into me
17June08 - 17June 09 - First car insured by Kwik fit who actually put my bike accident down as a claim I had made (even though I never claimed off my insurance)
17june 09 - 17june 10 I bought my policy via Crowthorne (with Groupama) for my new car and paid, sending forms in, they quoted me a price of £499 but that was without my accident logged on the policy as they do not see it as a "claim" as my insurance policy back with Ebike.com never had to pay out (they won all costs from thirdparty)
now the proof of no claims says I have this claim, however my policy form which I am about to sign says I do not have a claim, this is worrying as I do not want the new insurers to have an excuse to "void/cancel my policy"
That being said, inssurance companies, as a whole, are the biggest bunch of fucking wankers going and will seek out any means by which to screw you over.
A friend of a friend was told by their inssurance company that they were partly to blame for the build up of water in their kitchen from a burst water tank in the room above because they KEPT THE BACK DOOR LOCKED WHEN THEY WENT OUT :eek:
at the insurance firm i work for, we want to know about any accidents, claims or losses within the past 3 years. it doesn't matter whether the claim was made on your policy or not.
FRICK just what I thought, means they might make my premium go up as it isn't on the policy i have to sign for £499
A claim is a claim AFAIK.
Some insurers will use it to load your policy, and some won't. Eitehr way, you need to declare it if it is within the period of time they are asking about. A lady drove into my motorcycle, had her licence revoked, was prosecuted for it, and all the costs were recovered. 100% not my fault. Yet Elephant still wanted to load my policy when I was looking to insure a car...
Hey CTSM - slightly off topic - I have 2 years NCD + a bit, can I transfer this to a car insurance policy? My bike provider was eBike insurance.
If you have an accident and it was the other drivers fault (and hence their insurance company pay) then its not a claim. But you will have to advise them of your accident in another section of the application form/ phone call.
If the accident was your fault and your insurance company pay- then it is a claim.
The third way is if both insurance companys agree to go 50-50 on the costs. This then goes down as a claim for both drivers.
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Shyboy, when I tried to transfer my 1year ncb from ebike to car i got told by most that they do not accept it, and the rest it made no difference.
No, not with most insurers. I've heard rumours that the Co-op may do it, but don't quote me.
I was bummed when insuring the car. I had 4/5 years car NCB, but it lapsed during the 3 years I was on the bike daily. So I'm now back to 0NCB, paying £440 to insure a Mondeo.
Get quotes from several insurers with the accident, then remove it. Plenty of them will load your policy despite not being at fault...