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> A lot of insurers will give you a discount if you let them fit such a "telematics" box to your car. And for bonus points (pun not intended) will suspend your
by tolien 3y ago
> A lot of insurers will give you a discount if you let them fit such a "telematics" box to your car.
And for bonus points (pun not intended) will suspend your insurance because they think you're speeding even when you're not [0], with not a lot of recourse.
Driving without insurance could get you a £300 fine and 6 points on your license - enough to cancel it in one go if qualified less than 2 years, which is usually the target audience of these boxes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67335868 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67335868
- ndsipa_pomu 3y agoThat's obviously a fault with that insurance company and the recourse is to show that the particular road had a 60mph maximum limit. I'd expect you could sue them for breach of contract too if they suspend your insurance for a false reason.
- tolien 3y ago> When the comprehensive part of his cover was suspended on Friday for all the speeding alerts, Connor took a day off work to call the company and try to find a solution. > Sterling Insurance made Angela and her son go to the locations of his alleged speeding infractions and take pictures of the road signs next to a digital map on a phone. Yeah, just show them that their data is wrong - no big deal right? I guess in an ideal world such litigation would happen cheaply and quickly too.
- ndsipa_pomu 3y agoIf a company doesn't react rationally, then taking them to court is the solution. Ideally you should choose to do business with a company that isn't so obstinate that you have to resort to courts to remedy issues. Certainly, if you get into legal trouble for not having valid insurance, you could easily demonstrate the facts as to why the company illegally revoked your insurance and how they had no right to do so.