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Old 22-10-2009, 3:18 PM   #1
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Help with car insurance

After having a company car for the past 30 years, i now have my own car and need to get insurance.

All the online sites ask how many years no claim bonus do i have, i have have not had a claim of any sort for the last ten years, but i have a feeling that because the cars were insured for me to drive by the companys i worked for, this might not count as years of no claim bonus.

Be grateful if anyone in the car insurance business could give me some advice on this.

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Old 22-10-2009, 3:43 PM   #2
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Re: Help with car insurance

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After having a company car for the past 30 years, i now have my own car and need to get insurance.

All the online sites ask how many years no claim bonus do i have, i have have not had a claim of any sort for the last ten years, but i have a feeling that because the cars were insured for me to drive by the companys i worked for, this might not count as years of no claim bonus.

Be grateful if anyone in the car insurance business could give me some advice on this.

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On confused they have an area you can fill out for company car users. I haven't used it myself, but my friend recently went self employed and had to purchase his own car. I guess the company car no claims counts. It significantly lowered the premiums he was getting quoted.
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Re: Help with car insurance

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After having a company car for the past 30 years, i now have my own car and need to get insurance.

All the online sites ask how many years no claim bonus do i have, i have have not had a claim of any sort for the last ten years, but i have a feeling that because the cars were insured for me to drive by the companys i worked for, this might not count as years of no claim bonus.

Be grateful if anyone in the car insurance business could give me some advice on this.

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All you need is a letter from your company stating how long you have been on the company car policy and confirming that you haven't made a claim. It should count as proof of no claims bonus.
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Old 22-10-2009, 3:59 PM   #4
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All you need is a letter from your company stating how long you have been on the company car policy and confirming that you haven't made a claim. It should count as proof of no claims bonus.
Really? What's to stop them lying?
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Old 22-10-2009, 4:03 PM   #5
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Really? What's to stop them lying?
Would they risk a fraud investigation to lie for you?
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Old 22-10-2009, 4:16 PM   #6
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Really? What's to stop them lying?
I dont think it would do any favours to Lie, if it was a lie i would be complicit in the lie and if i had to claim and the insurance company checked it out, my insurance would not pay out.
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Re: Help with car insurance

My company car scheme will provide a no-claims certificate on request.

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