Understanding GAP Insurance??

[Sysman]

I think the insurance companies here are a bit okay but in the US they are utter thieves.

I've no experience of the US, but I consider the UK insurance companies to be thieves.

Take car insurance. If you don't change insurers regularly you get stiffed by ever rising premiums. How else do you explain the amount of advertising they do?

You simply don't get that amount of advertising for car insurance sur le continent. Case rests, M'Lud.

[SueEllen]

Sounds like you've been done. Ombudsman time.

WHS

Just make sure you have got everything in writing before the referral i.e. quotes from the BMW dealer.

[norrahe]

Sounds like you've been done. Ombudsman time.

WHS

They are trying it on with you. They are ignoring the T&C's of their policy and are just trying to fleece you. I'm lukcy enough to have worked on the underwriting side for a while so when it has been tried on me in the past and I used to be able to quote rules and regs verbatim, so had less of a problem.

Get a quote from glass on line (£3.50), contact your local ombudsman and speak to the customer advice bureau.

[Clippy]

I've no experience of the US, but I consider the UK insurance companies to be thieves.

Take car insurance. If you don't change insurers regularly you get stiffed by ever rising premiums. How else do you explain the amount of advertising they do?

You simply don't get that amount of advertising for car insurance sur le continent. Case rests, M'Lud.

Don't I know it.

Been with my insurer for 5 years with no claims in that period, 15 years NCD and doing very low mileage.

Last year, got my premium down to a very low £180. This year, they decided to double it. Tossers!