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Dealership problems! *UPDATE First Post*

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  • fivetide
    fivetide Posts: 3,811 Forumite
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    Response to Jamie:

    To be fair I was just offering benefit of experience as you were not sure if it would count and the OP seems to have been badly advised there. I have always had to declare any claim on either policy unfortunately.

    I would still hit the garage with it as it could well be a case for mis-selling with the OP getting something they cannot use at all.
    What if there was no such thing as a rhetorical question?
  • fivetide wrote: »
    Response to Jamie:

    To be fair I was just offering benefit of experience as you were not sure if it would count and the OP seems to have been badly advised there. I have always had to declare any claim on either policy unfortunately.

    I would still hit the garage with it as it could well be a case for mis-selling with the OP getting something they cannot use at all.

    I was agreeing with you (I've always been honest with my insurance too), this dealer sounds like a right rogue though.

  • She didn't claim on that bump and the new insurer only seems to specify actual claims rather than accidents.
  • fivetide
    fivetide Posts: 3,811 Forumite
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    I was agreeing with you (I've always been honest with my insurance too), this dealer sounds like a right rogue though.


    I think "saying what the OP wanted to hear" was spot on.

    What a shock for a car salesman though... of course they never do that normally. This bloke must be a one off....
    What if there was no such thing as a rhetorical question?
  • Well isn't this a learning curve!

    Thanks everyone
    Emergency savings: 4600
    0% Credit card: 1965.00
  • Brallaqueen
    Brallaqueen Posts: 1,355 Forumite
    *********** UPDATE***************

    Just to update:
    the dealership are going to confirm whether the car was insured as it should have been (system down),

    they have confirmed that I am ineligible for the free policy and that they made a mistake in saying that I was eligible

    and have so far made a formal offer to cover 350 towards a similar insurance policy by way of compensation.

    I have pointed out that as a driver in my first year, 350 is not going to cover costs, and salesperson has asked me to bring in quotes to discuss further.
    Emergency savings: 4600
    0% Credit card: 1965.00
  • fivetide
    fivetide Posts: 3,811 Forumite
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    Good luck with it. Thanks for the update too. Let us know how you get on.
    What if there was no such thing as a rhetorical question?
  • OddballJamie
    OddballJamie Posts: 2,660 Forumite
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    Try Tesco as a new driver, they've been very reasonable for my partner and they also currently have £50 Quidco.
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