Submitted on Thursday 7th February 2019
Published on Friday 15th February 2019
Current status: Closed
Closed: Thursday 15th August 2019
Signatures: 27
Stop car insurers hiking premiums for 'non-fault' or 'notification only' cases
I recently received my renewal invitation. They had hiked my premiums by nearly 3x. They told me that it was because I had notified them March last year that someone had smashed my windscreen. I did not make a claim. They had classed the notification as an 'at fault claim'. This needs to stop.
"Admiral is one insurer that bumps up premiums after just one non-fault accident. It claims it is justified in doing so because those involved in one are more likely to be involved in another accident later on.
"By having a non-fault claim our customers fall into a category that we see as a higher risk to insure."
‘We rate on the fact an incident has occurred, whether they have claimed or not.’
Original article:
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-3052191/How-drivers-insurance-costs-soar-no-fault-accidents-don-t-claim.html
It has to stop. The industry needs tighter regulations against this kind of profiteering, as that's what I, and a LOT of drivers see it as
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