Pulled over by Police as MID not updated by Swinton!

lisyloo

That could be quite useful for a thief!

Why?
Anyone can walk up to my house any time of day or night.
Why does having a piece of paper help them?

Quentin

Ignorance is said to be bliss!

lisyloo

There is a balance to be stuck between what we carry and security which we all make everyday if we have a purse/wallet/handbag.

I leave most of my debit/credit cards and driving licence at home in a hidden safe, so I can assure you that I have thought it through.

You might not agree with my individual decisions but I can assure that they are carefully considered and not ignorant.

Quentin

If you have no worries then fine.

But it was you who posted the question:

lisyloo wrote: »

Is it not sensible to have the insurance details in your car?

Why ask for advice then just argue when you are given some?

lisyloo

Quite simply, because I didn't understand the answer.

Anyone can go onto the internet and find my street name or just walk up it or drive up it anytime they want. I didn't understand why seeing it in print makes then more likely to try burglary when it's so easy to find a street anyway.
In fact if they nicked my 20 year old rust bucket I happen to think they'd be less likely to think I had anything of value.

If I was a thief I'd look for my target properties on the internet (perhaps estate agents site would identify my target area). I wouldn't look at pieces of paper that tell me nothing about the viability of the property.
But perhaps you know thiefs better than me??

Quentin

The "thief" I referred to was the car thief who would have both your car and documents giving the correct id of the owner.

You have changed "thief" to "house burglar" and gone off at a tangent!

madmoe_2

Hi chivers1977
I don't want to Hi jack your post as I did once by mistake to other post .
if you look at this :-
PLEASE ADD http:
//forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=19734073#post19734073
you see I been there it is not the first time I think .
let me know if you think your case is the same as mine

ts_aly2000

Computer Says No.

ijgreer

Back to original post, Swinton are brokers, its the insurance company that logs the information to the MID which can take up to 5 weeks to load.

Rolandtheroadie

I've been stopped before by one of the cars reading reg numbers even although I was insured.

Thats life. As has been said, if they catch one uninsured driver, it's worth it.