Nosey insurance company

[MarkJ]

I've sent copies of my licence and NCB to my new insurer which is par for the course. They've then sent an email back saying there are outstanding things I need to complete. Confused, I've looked through the documentation and the company the policy is actually with want me to explain why the bike wasn't insured for a month between the old insurance and the current one I've just taken out with them. (It was on SORN for a month as it wasn't going to be used)

Anyone else had this? What next, compulsory medicals for insurance?

[The Wobbly Orange]

"I was not using it for that month"
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[waffles]

Maybe they get a referral fee from the DVLA for grassing up people who have fallen foul of the continuous insurance thing? As you SORN'd it you are all above board so tell them that.
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[andyscooter]

I got bike and went on holiday your honour
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[arry]

Just answer the question. It's a stupid question I grant you, but they're asking so

[Rogerborg]

Do they really expect that anyone will respond with anything other than "Wasn't being used" ?

Really?
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[Mysteriass]

Your insurance company is supposed to help you, not immediately imply or assume that you're guilty of something.

Why pay a corporation to provide a service to you when they're more interested in helping anyone and anything but you?

Tell them that they can take a running jump or at least make a token effort to play the game. They can start by not taking an adversarial tone against a paying customer who is incidentally paying their wages and it wouldn't hurt to show some fucking respect.

We need to start "taking it back" from these entities who we permit to hold clubs over our heads. They need to be taught just who's running this bloody farcical bollocks of a system...Because it ain't them, the police, the government, the EU nor any bunch of transitory digital AI and its files on a bunch of servers somewhere ...We run the show.

If nobody paid their insurance - or whatever - tomorrow...what are they going to do about it?

It is a variation of this very dynamic that the authorities and their bottom feeders must be careful about. If they push enough people too far at once and enough of those people have got nothing to lose and say: "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore", then the bottom drops out of system and they've got big problems.

[MarkJ]

"Not in use, SORN'd" was sent back. There's actually 6 lines to fill out why it wasn't in use, I think they might be expecting a Tef-style response?

I'm going to ring them when they're open next time to ask what they're playing at. Policy is with Devitt but actually with someone else (can't remember who).

I think the DVLA referral thing might be true, sad times.

[Andy_Pagin]

I think they're just making a bit of an effort to tackle all the fraud and dishonesty in their industry that's been ramping up our premiums for the last twenty years or so. I wouldn't take it personally. In the long run forcing potential assureds to explain there situation fully should help then to get premiums back down to a sensible level.
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[Triton Thrasher]

It was crashed.

It was stolen and recovered.

I was long-term drunk.

I was too ill to drive.

I was in prison.

I was working overseas and my house and garage had no human occupation.

I was committed to an asylum.

I was banned.

Are all answers which might interest the insurers. There are others too, I expect.

If they ask and get an answer, even if you lie, they may feel they've applied due diligence.
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[Triton Thrasher]

[Andy_Pagin]

[Rogerborg]

[Triton Thrasher]

[Mudshark]

[iooi]

[SQL]

It was uninsured being ridden track init

[Andy_Pagin]

[Triton Thrasher]

[MarkJ]

[stinkwheel]

I'd be tempted to give them the full jack-o-nory.

They gave you six lines. Use them.

"Our Sharon texted Tracey to tell her Darleen said Mary's a slag. Mary kicked off right? So our Baz went round and done her windows then got lifted. Tracey like totally lost it and went down the station but they were "Whatever" then Baz punched the custody sergeant an they done him 2 weeks for ABH. But whatever. Baz had my garage keys in his pocket when he was lifted so I couldn't get the bike until he got let out. Right?"
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[mattyfattyboo...]

Yeah I'd ramble for the 6 lines too about all sorts of shite

[Triton Thrasher]

Abducted by aliens and couldn't sit down for a month.
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[Teflon-Mike]

Last silly question my insurance 'advisor' asked me was;
> "So is there anything else I can help you with today?"
I replied:-
<"Well, the lawn needs cutting, but I cant get the mower started... "
Resulted in
>"Sorry I don't understand"
<"You asked if you could help me with anything else..."
>"yes... I still don't understand..."
<"Well can you help me get my mower started, or cut the lawn?"
>"why?"
<"Because the grass is getting too long!"
>"Sorry, I still don't understand.. is there anything else I can help you with today?"
I don't think they have much of an imagination, or sense of humor when they work in insurance...
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[Rogerborg]

I am so 'shipping for Baz and Darleen.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike