Post Office Insurance

[Digger]

Just got a reasonable quote from the post office online. Its just for one bike tho. i need to phone them for a multibike quote.

Any body have any experience with them..

my insurance is due on the 9th july and i am looking for a sensible quote..

[998gsb]

Yeah Last year Digger.....and never again!

We insured better halfs mini cooper S convertible with them.

3 months ago we got a call from some dweeb - which went basically like this...

Him - "Im ringing to let you know that we are going to have to cancel your insurance as your vehicle description is incorrect and does not exist...."

Us - "Pardon??"

Him Repeats

Him "We have been advised by the underwriter that they have refused to pay out on circa 100 policies with Mini Copper S Convertibles as they are not convertibles they are cabriolets, and there is a difference."

Us "But it says Mini Cooper S Convertible on the sales brochures, the V5 and even the handbook - so it must be a Convertible ?"

Him "No - its a cabriolet and your insurance is void - we are sending you a new policy but dont worry - the problem arose with the manufacturer misdescribing it not you, so the new policy will be free for 12 months -"

Us "Great"

Following week.........

Dweeb rings again

"Hello its Dweeb again, about your Mini Cooper S insurance, when I told you it would be free, I made a mistake, it will actually go up £300 more than your current premium, but as your old poilcy has two months until renewal, we'll honour the policy until its expiry".....



To be perfectly honest - they were a nightmare - and wouldn't go near them again..

[Digger]

Originally Posted by 998gsb

Yeah Last year Digger.....and never again!

We insured better halfs mini cooper S convertible with them.

3 months ago we got a call from some dweeb - which went basically like this...

Him - "Im ringing to let you know that we are going to have to cancel your insurance as your vehicle description is incorrect and does not exist...."

Us - "Pardon??"

Him Repeats

Him "We have been advised by the underwriter that they have refused to pay out on circa 100 policies with Mini Copper S Convertibles as they are not convertibles they are cabriolets, and there is a difference."

Us "But it says Mini Cooper S Convertible on the sales brochures, the V5 and even the handbook - so it must be a Convertible ?"

Him "No - its a cabriolet and your insurance is void - we are sending you a new policy but dont worry - the problem arose with the manufacturer misdescribing it not you, so the new policy will be free for 12 months -"

Us "Great"

Following week.........

Dweeb rings again

"Hello its Dweeb again, about your Mini Cooper S insurance, when I told you it would be free, I made a mistake, it will actually go up £300 more than your current premium, but as your old poilcy has two months until renewal, we'll honour the policy until its expiry".....



To be perfectly honest - they were a nightmare - and wouldn't go near them again..

i will probably not bother with them then. I have called my present insurer and they gave me a reasonable quote which was about £20 more than last year but i didn't have the duke last year, i had a zzr & gt550, they told me to have a look around and call them back and they'll "try" and match.

thanks for the info..