Your excess should be £600 (an example)

However, the company tell you that it's only £250 to get your business in. If you claim, they stump up £350 as part of the settlement, so you only lose £250.

It's a risk they take. They may well have their own insurance policy to cover that excess.

... them. C. Don't care either way. D. Probably not recommend them. E. Definitely not recommend them. F. Recommend alternatively people pour acid on their balls and rub vigorously with a cheese grater. ??????? I'll go with F ;)

... do. Since i got rid of my bike and was using a 400cc scooter instead they said that they may not be the most competitive for me as i wasn't really their target market but they were able to smash my MCE renewal price and get into the same ballpark as some of the best quotes i had elsewhere whilst ...

I had bike sure. I never had to use them for claiming but their customer services were excellent so if that's anything to go by then I'm sure claim department would be made to work just as hard

... is value and service that count too. So has anyone used or know of anyone who has used them in anger and in a position to rate the quality of their cover ?

... The problem is peak production and peak usage are mis-matched in timing. So all this solar power and the producing companies have to wind back their traditional producing during the day and ramp it up at night. That adds to operational costs and economically goes against solar. Before it becomes ...

... of pulling out. Sounds like a typical house sale in many respects. Its normally poor comms between solicitors. Do you have contact details for their estate agent? If they are selling too and the chain is going to break it's amazing what a motivated estate agent will do. I've bought and sold ...

Cav wrote:Same with buses over here mate.. we were just having this discussion at work

Oh I agree mate.
It was just D41's post that made me think, especially with California specifically being even more "Prius-y" ..

Maybe it's simply the capital costs that prohibits their production.

kiwikrasher wrote:https://www.visorcat.com/index.php?route=common/home

This doesn't look too bad.

Looks like someone has been reading Kwacky's gripes, and invented the answer.!
I wonder if it's priced to suit a solicitor for whom money is low on their priorities.?

The bike journos have got their hands on them today so we should be getting some initial reports fairly soon.

C00kiemonster wrote:
Who are the opponents? I thought it was usually insurance companies vs insurance companies?

Most of what is claimed are uninsured losses such as damages for injury, loss of earnings, care etc. The Claimant's lawyers claim their money from us (our insurer client's pay) when they're successful.

... than money. Would I service my own car to save 50 quid probably not. Would I do the wardrobes myself to save 6k yes most probably. Each to their own mate and would be a funny world if it wasn't.

... inconsiderate rude cocknocker cyclists who pay no attention to the world around them or the rules that govern the piece of tarmac they use to drag their unfit sock padded granny catchers round on.... * breathes * Now don't get me wrong, I'm not having a go a cyclists in general. I am one myself ...

... for sure. On the other hand i do think some practical trades now take the pi$$ in terms of the time it takes them to deliver what they do - i.e. their hourly rates are far too high. I guess the same is true in the legal profession with some of their rates :D

Not really sure where it went wrong tbh, as you say it could have been done very well, unusual for Tim Burton.
On a plus note, one of my customers got a mensh in the credits (I liked the Florence track) for their work, they've done loads of film work and hardly ever get noted for it, a win for them.

... of our heroes, all he had to say was "bit of an interesting chap really", sometimes someone you know well can really surprise you with their stunningly narrow vision.

... through these cold months and did give up but after 3 years of outside ownership I think it did well. I bought a new module and off I went again!! Their worth the money in my opinion

... I enjoy it, & will wish to repeat , or I dislike it anyway.??????? Every argument has two sides, and lots of people use drugs to enhance their enjoyment of life, so who am I to say it's wrong. (shake)

... they work, essentially whittling away the plastic. I'm holding the blade as I don't have a handle nearby. I'm giving them advice on how to improve their lockwire and, somewhat ironically, utilise their hand skills to better effect, when all of a sudden, the blade catches in the plastic and all ...

... not the life I'd enjoy/ like. I realise if you're in that kind of work then it will happen but I bet most of these guys just want to get on with their daily lives like anyone else would! Nope not for me!!