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Title: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: r1 on 23 April 2011, 19:07:36
last year my mrs insured her car over the internet and we never printed any documents of as we didnt have a printer.now its been taxed on line but it must be about time for renewal as we are getting letters from other companys.
but we cant remeber who its insured with and havnt recevied a letter so is there any way we can find out?
Title: Re: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: RobG on 23 April 2011, 19:18:26
Bank or credit card statements :question :-/
Title: Re: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: Kate on 23 April 2011, 19:22:59
You should get a renewal letter when it's due unless you've moved house?
Title: Re: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: Jimbob on 23 April 2011, 19:25:35
did you not even save the docs on your computer  :o

No way I can think of, except maybe a friendly chat with the police, they should have access to the info.
Title: Re: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: r1 on 23 April 2011, 19:53:15
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did you not even save the docs on your computer  :o

No way I can think of, except maybe a friendly chat with the police, they should have access to the info.


yes did save to computer but the computer got a virus and had to be wiped so lost everything.
Title: Re: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: Kate on 23 April 2011, 19:58:01
You can check if you are insured here:

http://www.askmid.com/

Maybe you could write to the MID?
Title: Re: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: r1 on 23 April 2011, 20:50:58
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You can check if you are insured here:

http://www.askmid.com/

Maybe you could write to the MID?

Thanks kate  :y :y
acording to that we are still insured
i suppose if i check it every day we will be okay
Title: Re: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: Jimbob on 23 April 2011, 20:55:28
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You can check if you are insured here:

http://www.askmid.com/

Maybe you could write to the MID?

Thanks kate  :y :y
acording to that we are still insured
i suppose if i check it every day we will be okay


I beleive it can be upto a fortnight out of date.  :'(

the DVLA may sell you the info for £2 or £3.  sure they can do that sort of thing. 

I'd pop in the police station, with all your docs, and explain and ask if they can find out you, your trying to avoid breaking the law after all.
Title: Re: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: Kevin Wood on 23 April 2011, 23:47:29
You will need to provide the insurance information if you are unfortunate enough to have an accident, so it'd be worth getting to the bottom of it.

I can't believe a company would not even send a paper certificate. Not much to ask for a sheet of paper, an envelope and a stamp considering how much insurance costs. >:(

Kevin
Title: Re: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: Andy B on 23 April 2011, 23:54:20
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I can't believe a company would not even send a paper certificate. Not much to ask for a sheet of paper, an envelope and a stamp considering how much insurance costs. >:(

Kevin

You print your own off if you insure via Swift Cover, they don't send out paper certificates.  :-?
Title: Re: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: Martian on 24 April 2011, 03:44:33
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I can't believe a company would not even send a paper certificate. Not much to ask for a sheet of paper, an envelope and a stamp considering how much insurance costs. >:(

Kevin

You print your own off if you insure via Swift Cover, they don't send out paper certificates.  :-?
Same applies with Budget Insurance.
Title: Re: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: Jimbob on 24 April 2011, 08:20:45
aye, fair few paperless ones out there now.
Fine by me, less clutter  :y
Title: Re: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: Danny on 24 April 2011, 12:02:04
OP said no printer

they e-mail the documents too, have you not got the e-mail saved?
Title: Re: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: Andy B on 24 April 2011, 16:55:39
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they e-mail the documents too, have you not got the e-mail saved?

See reply #4  ;)
Title: Re: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: henryd on 25 April 2011, 21:14:05
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did you not even save the docs on your computer  :o

No way I can think of, except maybe a friendly chat with the police, they should have access to the info.


yes did save to computer but the computer got a virus and had to be wiped so lost everything.

Get yourself a gmail account or similar, then when you get confirmation email it can be put in the saved mailbox and is stored online so if your computer goes tits up you can still access via another pc
Title: Re: insurance help needed not the usual question
Post by: bigegg on 25 April 2011, 21:33:16
when I had this problem, I asked a friend of mine (who works for an insurance co.) to look it up on the MID.