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StevenH72 said:No point modding a car, if you can't afford the longer term costs.
StevenH72 said:"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination".
or no lack of imagination .....

StevenH72 said:No point modding a car, if you can't afford the longer term costs.
StevenH72 said:"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination".

StevenH72 said:Do some actual research about risk assessment and then maybe somebody will listen to you inane whining.
Devilsadvocate said:Why does my wife pay extra to change her name when we got married?
Why do I pay more for adding a private plate? but not a speeding offence?
Explain my ignorance on my personal experience.....
Just which one do you work for again?![]()
StevenH72 said:I think the "money grabbing b******s" comments on here show nothing but ignorance at how insurance actually works. The insurance company cover your risk.
You fit new, big, shiny alloys or get your car wrapped it's going to make it more of a target to jealous idiots/ scum who might find it funny key it, or in case of CSLs try to steal the wheels due to their value.
Obviously this makes your car more of a risk and therefore your premium will be higher.
No money grabbing about it, just simple risk assessment.
There are a lot of dishonest people around, so I can't blame the insurers for using any means they can to assess risk.
Yes but no other company charged for the same detail changes and they had the same admin job to do, council tax, bank, etc etc, even the driving licences were free../Simon_P said:Devilsadvocate said:Why does my wife pay extra to change her name when we got married?
Why do I pay more for adding a private plate? but not a speeding offence?
Explain my ignorance on my personal experience.....
Just which one do you work for again?![]()
I don't work for any Insurance company, I loath them but not as much as you :wink:
Simple answer to your questions above - admin fee for change to original policy. System update and new paperwork has to be generated and sent out eg your certificate. Cost to you £20 Think of it as a learning fine to make sure you don't do it next year.![]()

Devilsadvocate said:Yes but no other company charged for the same detail changes and they had the same admin job to do, council tax, bank, etc etcSimon_P said:Devilsadvocate said:Why does my wife pay extra to change her name when we got married?
Why do I pay more for adding a private plate? but not a speeding offence?
Explain my ignorance on my personal experience.....
Just which one do you work for again?![]()
I don't work for any Insurance company, I loath them but not as much as you :wink:
Simple answer to your questions above - admin fee for change to original policy. System update and new paperwork has to be generated and sent out eg your certificate. Cost to you £20 Think of it as a learning fine to make sure you don't do it next year.![]()
ranski said:StevenH72 said:I think the "money grabbing b******s" comments on here show nothing but ignorance at how insurance actually works. The insurance company cover your risk.
You fit new, big, shiny alloys or get your car wrapped it's going to make it more of a target to jealous idiots/ scum who might find it funny key it, or in case of CSLs try to steal the wheels due to their value.
Obviously this makes your car more of a risk and therefore your premium will be higher.
No money grabbing about it, just simple risk assessment.
There are a lot of dishonest people around, so I can't blame the insurers for using any means they can to assess risk.
Hands down you are the first person I have ever come across who defends and admires? how insurance companies operate, squeezing every penny out of their customers
Bravo!
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StevenH72 said:Ah I certainly don't admire insurance companies. But I deplore people who moan about situations they don't understand.
Devilsadvocate said:Yes but no other company charged for the same detail changes and they had the same admin job to do, council tax, bank, etc etc, even the driving licences were free../Simon_P said:Devilsadvocate said:Why does my wife pay extra to change her name when we got married?
Why do I pay more for adding a private plate? but not a speeding offence?
Explain my ignorance on my personal experience.....
Just which one do you work for again?![]()
I don't work for any Insurance company, I loath them but not as much as you :wink:
Simple answer to your questions above - admin fee for change to original policy. System update and new paperwork has to be generated and sent out eg your certificate. Cost to you £20 Think of it as a learning fine to make sure you don't do it next year.![]()
And I notice you selectively missed answering the first question....
and the cost to me.... £47, not £20.
Devilsadvocate said:Why do I pay more when I moved house into an area that is less of a risk according to the industry risk ratings by postcode.?
Tim3906 said:After reading this I have just informed my Insurance company about my new wheels - waiting for the bad news on the cost now!![]()
Tim3906 said:Tim3906 said:After reading this I have just informed my Insurance company about my new wheels - waiting for the bad news on the cost now!![]()
£18.00 more for the wheel change!
Simon_P said:Devilsadvocate said:Why does my wife pay extra to change her name when we got married?
and the cost to me.... £47, not £20
As I said a new certificate and paperwork is issued with new details. Nothing would be issued just the computer system updated in the companies you mention above.
Simon_P said:£47 you need a better insurance company![]()
Devilsadvocate said:So what about the DVLA, who had to issue new driving licence photocard, counterpart, new V5 documents? and update their computer records.... and at what cost... Nada, Nothing, Zilch, But phone up the insurers... that'll be £47.
Devilsadvocate said:Yes and I have one now, But mid term is when it happened, and you have to pay more than that to cancel and then lose a part years NCB.
Why? because they are robbing bastards.
Simon_P said:Think I/we get you hate insurance companies now, but your arguments don't hold any water for debate and are just childish rants. Sorry.

StevenH72 said:I think the "money grabbing b******s" comments on here show nothing but ignorance at how insurance actually works. The insurance company cover your risk.
You fit new, big, shiny alloys or get your car wrapped it's going to make it more of a target to jealous idiots/ scum who might find it funny key it, or in case of CSLs try to steal the wheels due to their value.
Obviously this makes your car more of a risk and therefore your premium will be higher.
No money grabbing about it, just simple risk assessment.
There are a lot of dishonest people around, so I can't blame the insurers for using any means they can to assess risk.
Cyberface said:When I insured my car they never asked anything about alloys (I have 16" 104s ) so if I fit 18" std or reps how are they to
Know they re different to what was on the car at the time? As far as they know the could have been there all along!
bandit12 said:Shall I inform my insurance company about the forum sticker in the windscreen????