Showing as uninsured on askMID

marks87
marks87 Posts: 180 Forumite
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I'm insured with Quotemehappy. My previous policy expired yesterday (31 May).

I checked the comparison sites a few days ago and found a cheaper quote from Quotemehappy than my renewal. So I cancelled auto-renew and took out the new policy to start at midnight today (1 June).

However, I'm showing as uninsured on askMID. Presumably it takes time to update, but I'm concerned about being pulled in that time. Is the solution as simple as printing my certificate of insurance and carrying it with me? It clearly shows the start date and SDPC use.
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  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    Yes it does take a few days to update and you gave it less than one hour

    Your idea to keep the cert to hand till its updated is sound
  • marks87
    marks87 Posts: 180 Forumite
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    Quentin wrote: »
    Yes it does take a few days to update and you gave it less than one hour
    Aye, it was more out of hope than expectation that there would be no break on the database. I'm sure there must be a logical explanation for why auto-renewals appear OK, but new policies don't.

    Thanks for confirming that carrying the certificate should suffice in the interim.
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    You waited up to check that? My question is why would you feel the need to check your car was on the database?
  • Hermione_Granger
    Hermione_Granger Posts: 1,418 Forumite
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    Hintza wrote: »
    You waited up to check that?

    Or maybe they are working on a night shift, or possibly just back from a Saturday night out.
    Whatever the reason, does it really matter why the OP wanted to check the insurance databace at the time they did?
  • marks87
    marks87 Posts: 180 Forumite
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    Hintza wrote: »
    You waited up to check that?
    No.
    My question is why would you feel the need to check your car was on the database?
    Take a wild guess.
  • Buellguy
    Buellguy Posts: 629 Forumite
    I'd give it till Tuesday-ish, if it's not on there by then give your insurer a ring and tell em
  • facade
    facade Posts: 7,530 Forumite
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    Same for me, my policy autorenews (so I don't have to ring them @ £500 a minute :eek:)

    I have the new policy emailed to me, they took payment on 29th and it is recorded as NOT insured today.

    So it looks like I still have to ring them on the £500 a minute number :mad::mad::mad:

    At least I can wave a printed out certificate (that I could easily have knocked up myself ;)) at the Nice Policeman when I get stopped tomorrow:rotfl:
    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
  • Buellguy
    Buellguy Posts: 629 Forumite
    The info gets transmitted/put on MID overnight (at least that's what I was told when I worked in car insurance), it's a weekend it'll probably go on Monday morning, just check Tuesday/Wednesday
  • molerat
    molerat Posts: 34,422 Forumite
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    facade wrote: »
    Same for me, my policy autorenews (so I don't have to ring them @ £500 a minute :eek:)

    I have the new policy emailed to me, they took payment on 29th and it is recorded as NOT insured today.

    So it looks like I still have to ring them on the £500 a minute number :mad::mad::mad:

    At least I can wave a printed out certificate (that I could easily have knocked up myself ;)) at the Nice Policeman when I get stopped tomorrow:rotfl:
    http://www.saynoto0870.com/search.php
  • pvt
    pvt Posts: 1,433 Forumite
    edited 1 June 2014 at 12:40PM
    Hintza wrote: »
    You waited up to check that? My question is why would you feel the need to check your car was on the database?

    You got up at 7am to ask these questions? My question is why would you give a sh*t?
    Optimists see a glass half full :)
    Pessimists see a glass half empty :(
    Engineers just see a glass twice the size it needed to be :D
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