I have just phoned up my Insurance company and asked about issuing me with a green card, as we are meant to be leaving the EU at sometime this year ! ! !
As I am planning to do several of the EURO RTE's. I thought it was a good Idea to get something sorted out,
Now this is where it gets very interesting. I was informed that my insurers, that shall remain nameless at the moment. That they only issue green cards for individual trips with specific dates and are charging £15.00 per card per trip. I asked if I could have a card for the year? Computer say's NO
I pointed out that I had read on the internet that, there were several insurance companies issuing green cards free of charge. I informed that I thought they were taking advantage of the current situation. The young lady explained that due to the increase in paperwork, at the moment due to requests for green cards that they had to make a charge.
I told her I felt that they were ripping me off. (I already pay a lot for comprehensive insurance).I asked her to register an official complaint as a customer which she agreed to do. (I wonder what my insurance will cost me next year).
She then asked if she could call me back as she wanted to speak to their underwriters directly on this matter.
While I was waiting for her to call me back, I went on line and found that one of the major UK underwriters issue Green cards FOC. Unfortunately not mine who shall also remain nameless at the moment (but power to my argument).
A short while later I got the phone call back from Devitts (bugger now I’ve given the insurers name away). I was informed that the underwriters Aviva, (bugger done it again) had agreed to issue me with a green card for the remainder of the year and it would be issued free of charge.
I hate complaining but sometimes it works.
PS
When are we leaving the EU?
As I am planning to do several of the EURO RTE's. I thought it was a good Idea to get something sorted out,
Now this is where it gets very interesting. I was informed that my insurers, that shall remain nameless at the moment. That they only issue green cards for individual trips with specific dates and are charging £15.00 per card per trip. I asked if I could have a card for the year? Computer say's NO
I pointed out that I had read on the internet that, there were several insurance companies issuing green cards free of charge. I informed that I thought they were taking advantage of the current situation. The young lady explained that due to the increase in paperwork, at the moment due to requests for green cards that they had to make a charge.
I told her I felt that they were ripping me off. (I already pay a lot for comprehensive insurance).I asked her to register an official complaint as a customer which she agreed to do. (I wonder what my insurance will cost me next year).
She then asked if she could call me back as she wanted to speak to their underwriters directly on this matter.
While I was waiting for her to call me back, I went on line and found that one of the major UK underwriters issue Green cards FOC. Unfortunately not mine who shall also remain nameless at the moment (but power to my argument).
A short while later I got the phone call back from Devitts (bugger now I’ve given the insurers name away). I was informed that the underwriters Aviva, (bugger done it again) had agreed to issue me with a green card for the remainder of the year and it would be issued free of charge.
I hate complaining but sometimes it works.
PS
When are we leaving the EU?