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I’ve read a fair few comments on a UK EV forum where insurers were declining to offer renewal quotes for people that claimed to have no claims and no points on
by jarym 3y ago
I’ve read a fair few comments on a UK EV forum where insurers were declining to offer renewal quotes for people that claimed to have no claims and no points on their license.
As to your point about RRP.. £45k isn’t cheap but it doesn’t mean the owners (who often lease) will have expected such a huge increase in premiums.
I suspect a lot of the issue is due to issues getting parts post-covid which meant costs to insurers went up (since many offer hire cars while repairs are being carried out).
- martinald 3y agoYeah I've seen some data from Tesla insurance claims and it's absolutely eye watering: Very expensive parts with poor/non existent inventory Limited service network Leading to huge delays in getting repairs done (many months) As such I think a lot of fairly minor claims go to "write off" territory very quickly. Tesla does need to solve this as in the UK at least it's becoming a semi-well known fact that Teslas are very difficult and expensive to insure. Much more so than the ropey build quality.
- tom_ 3y agoThe post-COVID supply chain issues is a good point. I'd mercifully blanked the entire tedious experience until now reminded of it, but my car needed an insurance repair in 2022 (not my fault this time!): suspension bits, new wheel and tyre, some bodywork. Not at all an unusual car, nor fancy, with tens of thousands just like it on the road. Still took nearly 2 months.