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FYI: Check your car IS registered AS insured !
#618062
24/05/2008 06:16
24/05/2008 06:16
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DeeTee
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DeeTee
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In a few SECONDS you can double-check that your car is OK... Listened to a feature on BBC Radio 4's You & Yours the other day where they were raising the issue of the NATIONAL MID database of cars WITH insurance - ie that (a) stops the police from siezing your car as uninsured; (b) allows you to road tax it online; etc. There's an "ASK MID" (Motor Insurance Database) website run by the Motor Insurance Bureau (MIB) given responsibility for collating all the UK's insured cars, that you can just input your car's reg # and double-check that your insurer has got your reg # on there properly... http://www.askmid.comWorth a few seconds for a little bit extra peace of mind...
Last edited by DeeTee; 24/05/2008 06:18.
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Re: FYI: Check your car IS registered AS insured !
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#618082
24/05/2008 13:32
24/05/2008 13:32
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Vickster
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Vickster
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The Man from Del Monte, he say yeeesssss ![laugh \:D](/forum/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif)
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Re: FYI: Check your car IS registered AS insured !
[Re: TimC]
#618305
24/05/2008 23:30
24/05/2008 23:30
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Johnny
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Johnny
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interesting, found someones car that isnt
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Re: FYI: Check your car IS registered AS insured !
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#618546
25/05/2008 15:33
25/05/2008 15:33
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Insy
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Insy
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Interesting find. All but one of my previous cars are no longer insured. Written off I expect ![smile \:\)](/forum/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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Re: FYI: Check your car IS registered AS insured !
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#618925
26/05/2008 06:09
26/05/2008 06:09
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Danirv
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Danirv
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I just checked my previous car KE52OJZ i think that car may have been written off too, i feel sad now. If its sold to a garage would it show as not insured too???
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Re: FYI: Check your car IS registered AS insured !
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#653483
28/07/2008 15:07
28/07/2008 15:07
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adam6900
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adam6900
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If its in trade it probably wont come up, most places dont have to add them in to the Mid
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#653515
28/07/2008 16:23
28/07/2008 16:23
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S1MMA
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mine is on there, I'd be slightly worried if it wasn't!
Sideways a LOT
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#654292
29/07/2008 17:53
29/07/2008 17:53
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cosmograph
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cosmograph
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If its in trade it probably wont come up, most places dont have to add them in to the Mid Can you expand on this Adam, which trade are you referring to? I spotted a 2 year old M5 on our site last week that looked decidedly dodgy, the rear plate was held on top of another with bits of string. The plate came up uninsured. It was also unrecognised by DVLA's vehicle check.
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#654300
29/07/2008 18:06
29/07/2008 18:06
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elder81
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elder81
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Worryingly my OH cinq is not one there! But I know it is insured as I paid the insurance in full last december! Concerned!
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Re: FYI: Check your car IS registered AS insured !
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#654849
30/07/2008 16:51
30/07/2008 16:51
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MattW
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MattW
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One of my cars isn't insured and it says it is! Dont crash it ![laugh \:D](/forum/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif)
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#654874
30/07/2008 17:22
30/07/2008 17:22
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elder81
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elder81
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Phoned insurance company and they confirmed it is insured, yet still not shown on the database!
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#657276
04/08/2008 01:29
04/08/2008 01:29
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adam6900
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adam6900
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If its in trade it probably wont come up, most places dont have to add them in to the Mid Can you expand on this Adam, which trade are you referring to? I spotted a 2 year old M5 on our site last week that looked decidedly dodgy, the rear plate was held on top of another with bits of string. The plate came up uninsured. It was also unrecognised by DVLA's vehicle check. In that case not coming up on the DVLA check it was some one up to no good and you should have reported it, probably Freshly Jacked from a local carpark or trafic lights! With motor trade policys you only have to Add the car to the MID if its a Personal (owned) car and that has to be done within 14 days of buying it, if its a stock car there is no need legaly to add it to the MID
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Re: FYI: Check your car IS registered AS insured !
[Re: Rog20VT]
#657277
04/08/2008 01:34
04/08/2008 01:34
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adam6900
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adam6900
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dont worry guys, it can take upto 30 days for a reg to be added, according to my friends that work in insurance.
My bike is listed as uninsured, even though it was re-newed 3 weeks ago. Thats Very wrong, the insurance company's have a legal duty to add vehicles to the MID witin 14 days Guide time of 7 days, mainly due to the fact the police will take your car if its not on the MID and you dont have your insurance cert with you
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Re: FYI: Check your car IS registered AS insured !
[Re: barnacle]
#666104
20/08/2008 11:55
20/08/2008 11:55
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lickyl
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lickyl
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When i had insurance with Aon mine never showed up as been insured, and it was checked lots of times by the police.
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#669694
27/08/2008 21:30
27/08/2008 21:30
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rosso145
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rosso145
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That site can't be reliable as it says "not on the insurance database", when entering my registration. My insurance was renewed 22.8.08 an I have verification, so I wouldn't rely too haevily on it. In fact, I wouldn't set any store by it all from the above experience!
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#670351
29/08/2008 00:47
29/08/2008 00:47
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adam6900
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adam6900
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That site can't be reliable as it says "not on the insurance database", when entering my registration. My insurance was renewed 22.8.08 an I have verification, so I wouldn't rely too haevily on it. In fact, I wouldn't set any store by it all from the above experience!
Its EXACTLY the same data the police use, the only time it wont be on there is if your insurance co have messed up!
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#670954
30/08/2008 12:00
30/08/2008 12:00
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rosso145
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rosso145
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In that case, its' unreliability has just been proven as I have both certificate of insurance and receipt for payment in full.
It just goes to show, doesn't it?
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#671520
31/08/2008 20:43
31/08/2008 20:43
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adam6900
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adam6900
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Not the site mate its your insurance company thats failed to update the Mid
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#671523
31/08/2008 20:45
31/08/2008 20:45
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adam6900
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adam6900
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Re: FYI: Check your car IS registered AS insured !
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#676443
08/09/2008 22:34
08/09/2008 22:34
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Crazycoop
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Crazycoop
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well thats rather a good little tool ![smile \:\)](/forum/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) After re-insuring Angelica after 2 months sorned (and having major withdrawal symptoms) i decided to wack it on the plastic and get her back out to play so i just checked and she's on there. Altho i wont have a tax disc to display for a few days
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#677641
11/09/2008 02:05
11/09/2008 02:05
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Fariniac
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Fariniac
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my coop ...she legal
strangely enough, my old 1986 Ford Orion is on there as well..I sent it to the knackers yard about 10 years ago and there was nothing salvageable left on it!!!!
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#677664
11/09/2008 08:29
11/09/2008 08:29
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AJ
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AJ
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The really worrying thing - if you go through an ANPR camera and get stopped if you don't have the insurance paperwork and the MID reports your car for not being insured the police will seize your car then. You will then be left to make your way home, get the insurance certificate and go to the police station. It could be quite a hassle if you live a long way from where you get caught - and all this due to an error caused by your insurers/the MID.
Be warned - this happened to a friend who was working in Leeds from near me. A fun train ride back to Wycombe the following day, collect certificate, train ride back. The really worrying thing is that all this hassle is most likely caused by some tard somewhere not doing there job properly, and the insurance company offered no form of compensation for the lost day's work, the hotel room and the travel expense.
Last edited by AJ; 11/09/2008 08:35.
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#677671
11/09/2008 08:57
11/09/2008 08:57
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AndrewR
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The police should contact the insurance company at the roadside if you know who you're covered with. The certificate is as good as useless because you can get one by taking out a policy and then cancelling it.
Dear monos, a secret truth.
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Re: FYI: Check your car IS registered AS insured !
[Re: Guzbod]
#677740
11/09/2008 10:55
11/09/2008 10:55
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AJ
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AJ
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Of course he tried to get the police to contact his insurers but was met with the response it is not up to the police to prove he is insured, that is the duty of the driver. It is not the first time I have heard of this either, there was a spate of it happening near us: http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/3643840.BFP_reporter_s_car_wrongly_seized/The problem is you innocently insure your car and for whatever reason the database finds no details it is you who is inconvenienced.
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#677797
11/09/2008 12:20
11/09/2008 12:20
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AndrewR
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I AM a Coop
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But according to that link the police did contact the insurer - it was the insurer's fault that one of their call centre monkeys said that the policy had lapsed and they were offering to pay compensation to the driver.
Dear monos, a secret truth.
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Re: FYI: Check your car IS registered AS insured !
[Re: AndrewR]
#677847
11/09/2008 14:04
11/09/2008 14:04
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AJ
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AJ
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True, though the same effect - some tard somewhere hasn't done something right causing an effect on an innocent. I can also imagine the attitude of my friend didn't help as he can be a bit short and rude at the best of times.
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