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Carole Cash! - Dave48 - 04-08-16
Now we all know about insurance companies & the way they treat their customers but thought I would add my latest little experience with Carole Nash.
Now being no "spring chicken" but with a decent amount of ncb (over 10 years on each)both on bike & car I recently had to phone to increase my annual mileage limit from 8 to 12 thousand on car due to extra round trips to Cornwall to visit aged mother ( She passed away at the beginning of May).
Was charged £40 admin fee plus £9 changeover. Now I dont drive anything exotic just a 15 plate Fiat Panda (1242cc) with less power than the Fazer.
My conversation went along the lines of "Well youve got me over a barrel since I am obliged to report any/all changes. I will pay this but will not have any future dealings with you and moreover will advise everyone to be aware that from 1st annual renewal to be ready for the big rip-off & SWITCH PROVIDER!
In all my time with CN i have only ever claimed for a scratched windscreen that would have been an MOT failure.
I switched to Bennetts in February when I got the latest Fazer & got full cover with all the extras for £115 per annum which I dont think is unreasonable living in the "second city".
Customer Loyalty is a THING OF THE PAST for me now & I include things like Broadband/Phone/ TV providers.
What I cant understand & maybe someone on here can explain is why these robbing b******s dont realise that good drivers/riders who dont get involved in claims procedures are profitable business for them ie they get our cash & dont have to fork out any.
Last time I hang one of their bloody calendars up. SO BE WARNED.
Re: Carole Cash! - dazza - 04-08-16
Just had a bad experience with Carole Nash too.. Kept me on hold several times for over half an hour on an 0300 no which they earn money on and which costs me a fortune from a mobile but most importantly really winds me up, to be told that they are quoting me £188 extra until my insurance renewal to add another bike.
When I asked them how much it would be for the year she blatantly tried fobbing me off with some bullshit about being unable to give me that quote due to my insurance being up for renewal in 56 days time. So they want £188 for 56 days Insurance. I ended up putting the Phone down on them after saying I will go elsewhere.
I don't get it either why they treat low risk loyal customers like that.
They will not be getting my business anymore after September when my other bikes policies expire.
Re: Carole Cash! - darrsi - 04-08-16
Sod loyalty, none of them give a shite about you, you're just a statistic.
I'll normally do a GoCompare search then if my renewal is more than likely more expensive each year then they can feck off.
After paying for my insurance online a couple of years ago i then found out i wasn't insured to ride other bikes, which isn't a major at all but it wasn't stated anywhere obvious whatsoever.
A bit of honesty and no strings blatancy works much better for me.
Insurance is bullshit at the best of times, they're just modern day Dick Turpin's.
Re: Carole Cash! - Edmund - 04-08-16
My son has just been shafted by bikesure, bought another bike and added it to his multi-bike policy so he could ride it home. He pays monthly and they added to his premium,with 7 months left cost him £700 he wasn't happy so a few weeks later after searching around and getting a good deal he cancelled his insurance. After the repayment on his policy they want £221 when he asked for a breakdown of there figures they took 4 days to reply after giving him 5 days to pay and threatened him with debt collectors. He's only 22 with a clean licence. thieving bastards!!
Re: Carole Cash! - Dave48 - 04-08-16
I wont miss listening to their crap background "tune?" while the greedy sods tell me all about how wonderful they are. when Carole Nash stared up many moons ago they were small,friendly, reasonable & efficient-guess they are a subsidiary of some foreign owned offshore outfit. They can stick their calendars where the sun dont shine(no use as loo roll-too shiny! :lol )
Re: Carole Cash! - greg1953 - 04-08-16
I very rarely stay with the same company, use the comparison sites, MCNs is very good.
Greg
Re: Carole Cash! - Andy W - 04-08-16
Aah..! Insurance companies...gotta love 'em!?? :eek
Andy's List For Insurance Renewal - I try & work by this for all insurance.
Rule 1 - Never accept renewal quote...shop around every year.
Rule 2 - Use comparison sites for price ammunition when you call your existing provider to haggle...staying put is easier as it saves all the paperwork changing companies if they will match other quotes.
Rule 3 - Watch out for the comparison site quotes sneaking the excess up from what you thought &/or have currently.
Rule 4 - If you telephone the big providers (Bikesure, MCE, etc) they often give you a ludicrous price quote until you mention the other realistic ones, then they often can drop by over 50%.
Rule 5 - Never pay extra for the Legal Protection - in my experience it is worse than useless & a complete waste of money. If the situation arises, deal with it yourself & never wait more than a day or two for an insurance company to get back to you...push them along.
Rule 6 - Pay close attention to admin. fees for changing bikes etc. if you are likely to do so during your cover period. It may be worth paying a slightly higher premium in order to pay less for changes during your policy.
Rule 7 - Every insurance company has a minimum quote, below which they will not do any business...what you are trying to get is that baseline quote. Sometimes your broker needs to be encouraged quite hard into looking for the company with the lowest baseline....after all, they are thinking of their commission.
Rule 8 - Never assume that everything you have now, you will get at renewal (from either your existing or potential providers). A good example is driving/riding other peoples' vehicles under 3rd,F&T. This was recently removed from my classic car policy & is not available now thru any provider as the industry is slowly removing it across the board..in a year or few you will not get it on your modern car & the industry is apparently looking to do away with 3rdF&T cover completely in the next few years. Brokers are very good at not mentioning what you won't get!
Rule 9 - Fuck Carole Nash! Any company that wants to charge you whilst they try & get your business is morally bankrupt & probably making more from phone calls than from premium commissions!
Phew!
Anyone could be forgiven for thinking that insurance companies are my pet hate! :rolleyes Re: Carole Cash! - Punkstig - 04-08-16
Little argument against #4 above- MCE have always quoted me lower than anyone else on first offer.
Plus with them there is no automatic renewal or even a renewal price- they just email saying it's due.
One thing I don't understand though, phone them up for renewal, they have all details in front to them (garaged, accidents, point on license etc) yet you have to go through every single thing again to get a price, why, nothings changed, if it had it wouldn't be a renewal, it would be a new policy!
Re: Carole Cash! - locksmith - 04-08-16
Rule 6 is the most important one. All insurance companies have charges for any changes (including change of address) so dont take it personally, just do a comparison every renewal.
I got charged £40 to cancel a £80 policy mid term once - ouch!
Re: Carole Cash! - Bretty - 04-08-16
I recently changed to Bennetts and as well as being very competitive, the little correspondence I've had with them over the last year has been very positive.
I called up prior to a Europe tour and they confirmed all was covered and even upgraded my breakdown cover for next to nothing for the remaining 2months on my policy. Very friendly over the phone, sounds like a UK call centre, very short wait to speak to a person and as far as I remember not a premium rate number either.
I also notified them of the after market changes to my bike, topbox, after market exhaust and a few buts and expected a rise in premium, but it was minimal with no admin fee that I know of.
I can't say I've made a claim with them, but won't look elsewhere at renewal time.
Re: Carole Cash! - fazersharp - 04-08-16
i go through this twice a year once for bike and once for car. its the next ppi i tell you, all the people who have auto renewed for the last 5 years and paid more than they need to will be compensated, the only problem there is that it will only put up the insurance for everyone to pay for it.
Just the other day I have done my multi car with my daughters car, was going to cost an extra £260 at auto renew, my insurance is about the lowest it can go but my daughters should be coming down as she is building no claims each year and is under 25 so each year she gets older should also bring the price down.
So I do the insurance dance - do the dance -everyone's doing the dan-harr-ance :guitar Get armed with some quotes and call the "I want to leave line" they answer quicker usually,and before they ask anything I say "how do I go about canceling :angel " They then read through the cover asking if anything has changed - one that always gets forgotten about is the car value, even if it has gone down by £500 that gives them an excuse to give a big discount so it doesn't look like they were trying to rip you off, so they press that discount button, they then say "ok lets just see because there are a few other discounts that I can apply" and one of those discounts is a button that says "shit we have been found out and the customer is leaving" :thumbup
I look forward to doing my bike in a few months NOT
Re: Carole Cash! - Grahamm - 04-08-16
(04-08-16, 05:12 AM)dazza link Wrote: Just had a bad experience with Carole Nash too.. Kept me on hold several times for over half an hour on an 0300 no which they earn money on
0800 2985522 also 0800 2985511
See http://www.saynoto0870.com/
Re: Carole Cash! - Arfa - 04-08-16
On the plus side for Carole Nash, I managed to blag a £20 voucher for SportsBikeShop from them, just by getting a quote over the phone. Sure, it's took a while giving them all the details for the quote and the final premium price they gave was a joke (£900 FC on a '08 FZ1). But hey-ho, I got £20 off them a week later.
Re: Carole Cash! - sadlonelygit - 05-08-16
With my camper I got the usual 25 % price hike due to adverse trading conditions line. Phoned around and got the price down but didn't need to use the old bus so let the policy lapse. Did a compare the money supermarket thing and lo and behold my previous insurer was a better price than last year. Apparently new customers get the best deals.
Re: Carole Cash! - Dave48 - 05-08-16
So the point is that "lure you in" special prices & introductory offers are only made to NEW customers & they then rely on peoples inertia to auto-renew-they are quick to send out their renewal notices to customers like me paying in one lump sum annually to avoid cost of credit instalment interest rates.
So GOOD RISK customers are not profitable and are to be fleeced accordingly-the worlds gone barking mad! Personally I can live without seeing their "dolly birds"at the bike shows( not enough meat on them!) and dont have to endure their advertising in the motorcycle press since I stopped buying bike mags-rather spend £4-20 on fuel for the Fazer!
I am pleased (so far) with Bennetts-but will see what happens at renewal time :eek
Car insurance with Carole Nash runs out in 6 weeks so will be studying meerkats & Welsh opera singers before hand!
Re: Carole Cash! - Punkstig - 05-08-16
(05-08-16, 08:25 PM)Dave48 link Wrote: So the point is that "lure you in" special prices & introductory offers are only made to NEW customers & they then rely on peoples inertia to auto-renew-they are quick to send out their renewal notices to customers like me paying in one lump sum annually to avoid cost of credit instalment interest rates.That's the same practice with credit cards- if you pay the full bill off every month they generally get rid of you after 12 months or so as they're not making any money from you!
So GOOD RISK customers are not profitable and are to be fleeced accordingly-the worlds gone barking mad! Personally I can live without seeing their "dolly birds"at the bike shows( not enough meat on them!) and dont have to endure their advertising in the motorcycle press since I stopped buying bike mags-rather spend £4-20 on fuel for the Fazer!
I am pleased (so far) with Bennetts-but will see what happens at renewal time :eek
Car insurance with Carole Nash runs out in 6 weeks so will be studying meerkats & Welsh opera singers before hand!
Re: Carole Cash! - locksmith - 06-08-16
Quote:That's the same practice with credit cards- if you pay the full bill off every month they generally get rid of you after 12 months or so as they're not making any money from you!
They are, as they charge the retailer a hefty fee as well for all the stuff you bought!
Quote:Car insurance with Carole Nash runs out in 6 weeks so will be studying meerkats & Welsh opera singers before hand!I just cant use that site that features a dancing poof with high heels and huuuuge ass :lol
Re: Carole Cash! - mtread - 06-08-16
Quote:QuoteThat's the same practice with credit cards- if you pay the full bill off every month they generally get rid of you after 12 months or so as they're not making any money from you!
They are, as they charge the retailer a hefty fee as well for all the stuff you bought!
In fact they make so much, that my credit card company actually pays me 1% of what I spend !
Re: Carole Cash! - Millietant - 08-08-16
Further on the "lure you in" comment, can I plead with everyone to stay away from the "premium reducing safe driver monitoring boxes".
As soon as these things become "popular" you can bet that the story will change.
Anyone who doesn't have one will be severely penalised, to the point that you won't be able to afford insurance without one - and then the prices of the boxes will go up too.
BUT even worse that this, the boxes are telematic and tracking systems that the insurers will use to find every possible reason to exclude any claim that you may ever make.
If you're 1mph over a speed limit and hit a wheel that came off a lorry driving along in front of you......sorry, you were speeding, you reduced your chance of avoiding the wheel, so you're not covered.
If you normally live and drive in Cornwall, but have an accident on the A82 in Scotland - sorry you're not covered, you've changed your driving habits and we based our cover and your premium on the risk we perceived from your normal driving routine.
If you're on a bike and fall off on a diesel spill whilst going briskly, but legally around a corner - sorry but your lean angle was too great for normal road conditions/speeds and a fully seated (not knee-out) rider, so gues what, we can see it was your fault so you're not covered.
The sooner we punters wise up to this scam, the better - but unfortunately, because having insurance is a legal requirement, and the barstewards are already ripping us off, lots of customers will jump at the chance now to get a premium reduction for having a "safe driving box" in their car or on their bike.
Basically, we're Focced - in future we'll all be paying premiums for worthless cover because tracking telematic systems will give insurers everything they need to deny every claim......and don't mention the breach of privacy.....and commercial value to the insurers of your travel data..... Every journey you make will be fracked, recorded, monitored, and e data sold to the highest bidder so that they can try and sell you stuff they think you'll want because of the businesses around your parking/stopping points.
Paranoia ???? - I think not.
Re: Carole Cash! - fazersharp - 08-08-16
(08-08-16, 09:13 PM)Millietant link Wrote: Further on the "lure you in" comment, can I plead with everyone to stay away from the "premium reducing safe driver monitoring boxes".100% agree with you well said
As soon as these things become "popular" you can bet that the story will change.
Anyone who doesn't have one will be severely penalised, to the point that you won't be able to afford insurance without one - and then the prices of the boxes will go up too.
BUT even worse that this, the boxes are telematic and tracking systems that the insurers will use to find every possible reason to exclude any claim that you may ever make.
If you're 1mph over a speed limit and hit a wheel that came off a lorry driving along in front of you......sorry, you were speeding, you reduced your chance of avoiding the wheel, so you're not covered.
If you normally live and drive in Cornwall, but have an accident on the A82 in Scotland - sorry you're not covered, you've changed your driving habits and we based our cover and your premium on the risk we perceived from your normal driving routine.
If you're on a bike and fall off on a diesel spill whilst going briskly, but legally around a corner - sorry but your lean angle was too great for normal road conditions/speeds and a fully seated (not knee-out) rider, so gues what, we can see it was your fault so you're not covered.
The sooner we punters wise up to this scam, the better - but unfortunately, because having insurance is a legal requirement, and the barstewards are already ripping us off, lots of customers will jump at the chance now to get a premium reduction for having a "safe driving box" in their car or on their bike.
Basically, we're Focced - in future we'll all be paying premiums for worthless cover because tracking telematic systems will give insurers everything they need to deny every claim......and don't mention the breach of privacy.....and commercial value to the insurers of your travel data..... Every journey you make will be fracked, recorded, monitored, and e data sold to the highest bidder so that they can try and sell you stuff they think you'll want because of the businesses around your parking/stopping points.
Paranoia ???? - I think not.
I have been saying similar things about smart meters.