[928uk] Insurance

[Graham Ridgway]

Yes I think the use of producers (HORT?) has either stopped or is used much
less because of this.

On 3 February 2012 12:12, Mike Roberts <mroberts at collective.com> wrote:

> 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.
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