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shaun_from_Africa

If you assume that the risk of brake failure is fifty per cent at six months, then it is a hundred per cent at twelve months.

A person with a terminal condition may be told by a doctor that there is a 50% chance of them dying in the next 6 months, but this doesn't mean that if they reach the 6 month period and are still alive then it is 100% certain that they will die in the following 6 months.

This is exactly what you are stating above.

Flyboy152

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

A person with a terminal condition may be told by a doctor that there is a 50% chance of them dying in the next 6 months, but this doesn't mean that if they reach the 6 month period and are still alive then it is 100% certain that they will die in the following 6 months.

This is exactly what you are stating above.

The examples I gave were a crude example of the concept of increasing risks. However, the risk of failure increases as time goes by, doesn't it.

societys_child

Flyboy152 wrote: »

The examples I gave were a crude example of the concept of increasing risks. However, the risk of failure increases as time goes by, doesn't it.

Presuming, of course, that the vehicle has not been serviced or checked over during the past 12 months.

On the subject of databases, I recently checked my Nissan on MID. Was surprised when my reg number came back as a Ford Iveco and must have been wrongly listed for at least 3 years!

It was listed as a Nissan with the DLVA so you'd think I would have been pulled at some time, you'd also think the databases were linked. Apparently not.

scheming_gypsy

The MID goes off what's on your insurance documents. When i sold my BM last year i realised it had the wrong registration number on the documents so when i did the askMID it came back as uninsured but when i put the registration details into askMID for the ones on the documents; it came back as my car.

societys_child

Yeah, but . . . the insurance docs are correct. ie It's a Nissan. My broker knew it was a Nissan and referred me to the insurance company. On their website was a "Contact MID" link - a phone number which I rang. Was told to log-in and change it . . Eh?

Did get it corrected, had to get broker to write to insurance co who eventually got it sorted. Still can't understand why the databases are not linked though.