[928uk] Insurance

[Mike Roberts]

Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 06:16:12 +0000
Subject: Re: [928uk] Insurance
>
> I was, in the 928 two years ago. Recently reinsured, the insurance company had been slow 
> in advising DVLA...interesting 20 minutes or so persuading the policeman concerned that 
> this middle aged couple hadn't stolen the car and that, yes, we were insured. Still had 
> to produce all docs at the local police station.
>
> darrell
> Garaged S4
>
> On 2 Feb 2012, at 21:22, Paul R. Smith wrote:
>
> I have. Back in 2005 I was stopped on the M1 because my car showed up on the database as 
> uninsured. I had my documentation with me, and the cop was happy with that, 

I have been stopped because my car appeared as uninsured on their system..again due to presumably a delay in updating the database. Luckily (or so I thought) I actually had all my documentation with me.. imagine my amusement when the police officer was still not satisfied, saying that "A certificate of insurance is not proof of insurance"(!)

Apparently, some unscrupulous types now take out insurance, get the certificate, then cancel the policy. It was night time so the insurer was not available on the phone, so he issued me with a producer. At which point I questioned what use me presenting the same documents (that I had just presented to him) would do at the police station, since they are now apparently not proof of anything.

You just can't win!
--
M.