Do insurance co always check for proof of NCB, and chase up the request for the proof?
What counts as proof? Renewal notice from your old insurance co (where it states 5yrs+ NCB etc)? If you 'hibernate' your NCB for a year or two, should you ask your old company for NCB certificate (if there is such a thing?), or would the old renewal letter do? I get the feeling some of these insurance companies charge for sending out proof of NCBs?
yes and yes and should you fail to provide they will invalidate your insurance
states 5yrs+ NCB etc)? If you 'hibernate' your NCB for a year or two, should you ask your old company for NCB certificate (if there is such a thing?), or would the old renewal letter do? I get the feeling some of these insurance companies charge for sending out proof of NCBs?
your current renewal letter should suffice if you don't have one your previous insurers should provide one I have not been charged but that probably applies to only reputable companies - its like the human body somewhere there will be an ar*ehole Derek
It depends on the insurance company. You may not be asked for proof until there's a claim.
If there is no claim, I assume the (unproven) NCB increments by one year at the end of the year and your renewal notice will show such? Which would be proof for another insurer if you switch.
If you've been hibernating, your last insurance company will send you a letter on request confriming the NCB status as of termination/cancellation of your last policy.
Usually renewal notice which shows the NCB plus the policy number.
Explain to your new insurer. THey'll tell you what you need to do and if its a decent broker, will probably do it on your behalf if you have the old policy number.
Previous certificate, schedule, letter from insurers? I get my motorbike insurance through a brokers called Hastings. They recently renegotiated their policies with my insurer then asked me for proof of no claims, the idiots.
Well, you all want to listen up!!! I had 5 years, YES 5 Years NCB on protected status since 4, lost my job so had to sell my car and had no transport for a year. Got new job and with first months salary bought a 2nd hand car and thought nothing better than to insure it with 5 years NCB. XX WRONG XX as I haven't been on the road for the last year I revert to ZILCH NCB!!! and all the other insurers I tried all pulled the same scam including the AA!!! so read the small print before you insure!!!
You've been done. NCD expires (apparently) if not used for _two_ years, but should be OK after one. We had my wife's car on a classic policy (no NCD) for a year; we reverted to a normal policy when we realised she'd lose her NCD if she stayed on the classic.
The various companies may share this type of information. In the past I've had a email stating that my NCB has been validated without me having to provide any proof*.
There is also the possibility that many of the insurance company names you see advertised are all part of the same group or holding company. Also bear in mind that you are not necessarily buying insurance from Tesco, Coo-op, the AA, Swinton etc. as these are just the middlemen and your insurance may be from a bigger company (or the owned by the same holding company providing all the services to these brokers).
You may also find that lying when asked about your NCB may invalidate your insurance if you make a claim.
I do know that when applying for insurance that your credit record may be checked.
When applying to drive, or hire a car, on the insurance provided by my one time employer I was made aware that they could electronically check things like the driving record with just the licence number (points on licence etc.)
*With a financial product arranged over the phone I was told that my identity had been fully electronically checked after I had only given some basic details.
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