Admiral charging for red light fine

My insurance is with Admiral, I did not declare last September on the renewal that I got a red light fine but i went to a awareness course so assumed i don't need to declare it. But Admiral has found out and want to charge me £320 for that, what can i do now?
the cost of a year insurance was £450 how can they charge so much for that?
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  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    Don't admiral ask about course attending,?

    If so you chose to risk it by not disclosing your course.

    Red light jumping can mean very expensive claims!

    At renewal maybe look for an insurer that doesn't enquire about courses
  • molerat
    molerat Posts: 34,258 Forumite
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    Your renewal notice / policy booklet clearly states that driver awareness courses must be reported and they can charge whatever they feel is the correct premium. The alternative is that they void your policy for failing to inform which is a whole bigger can of worms.
  • ymk101
    ymk101 Posts: 34 Forumite
    molerat wrote: »
    Your renewal notice / policy booklet clearly states that driver awareness courses must be reported and they can charge whatever they feel is the correct premium.

    just checked the booklet no mention of driver awareness courses
  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,149 Ambassador
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    ymk101 wrote: »
    just checked the booklet no mention of driver awareness courses

    Admiral usually renew online, with the latest T&Cs available to read online or download.
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  • k3lvc
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    ymk101 wrote: »
    just checked the booklet no mention of driver awareness courses
    Inner_Zone wrote: »


    Oops - busted
  • molerat
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    edited 5 July 2017 at 6:27PM
    ymk101 wrote: »
    just checked the booklet no mention of driver awareness courses
    Took me about 10 seconds to find it and I am not insured with Admiral !

    Page 13 item 3 of the latest version but is mentioned in all the renewal amendment leaflets from Feb 2016.
  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    One issue is that the lecturers at these courses seem to think they are experts in motor insurance as well as teaching you why you should stop at red and advise their miscreants they don't need to disclose their attendance at all to insurers
  • From my own course they told us that Admiral, and its sub-companies (Elephant etc.), do you over for the speed awareness courses. 2 year old info so maybe others are playing at it now but looks like it saved me a big headache as I was with Admiral so avoided them at renewal as a result.

    Sorry OP
  • mattk_180
    mattk_180 Posts: 375 Forumite
    Quentin wrote: »
    One issue is that the lecturers at these courses seem to think they are experts in motor insurance as well as teaching you why you should stop at red and advise their miscreants they don't need to disclose their attendance at all to insurers


    I attended a speed awareness course and quite literally the last thing they said as we were about to finish was "Don't tell your insurer and if they ask, tell them it's none of their business".


    Absolutely clueless cowboys.
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