New Posts For Thread: car insurance is weirdhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31584545/car-insurance-is-weirdup to renew soon so had a look at various comparison sites, they keep your details from previous year and got a quotethe wife is on it as an additional driver, has her own car so down as occasional user and only other named driver.wondered what the pyeah 'cos unregulated markets worked so very well in the banking sectorhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31584545/car-insurance-is-weird?post_id=558036233#558036233yeah 'cos unregulated markets worked so very well in the banking sectorSat, 28 Sep 2019 06:26:59 -0500I believe in personal responsibility so would tend toward the free (regulated) market.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31584545/car-insurance-is-weird?post_id=558036179#558036179I believe in personal responsibility so would tend toward the free (regulated) market.Sat, 28 Sep 2019 06:19:23 -0500not everyone can put in the "hard yards" and this is the free market v capitalism argument.One can profit but is regulated for the benefit of society the other is given free reign toprofit unregulated and for the benefit of...........?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31584545/car-insurance-is-weird?post_id=558036123#558036123not everyone can put in the "hard yards" and this is the free market v capitalism argument.One can profit but is regulated for the benefit of society the other is given free reign toprofit unregulated and for the benefit of...........?Sat, 28 Sep 2019 06:07:13 -0500*northanlitehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31584545/car-insurance-is-weird?post_id=558036009#558036009*northanliteSat, 28 Sep 2019 05:43:46 -0500It's competition I guess, nothanlite. In nearly every industry, the consumer who puts the hard yards in will benefit over the consumers who put in less effort. The grey area (pardon the pun) is the older generation not always familiar with the trickshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31584545/car-insurance-is-weird?post_id=558036003#558036003It's competition I guess, nothanlite. In nearly every industry, the consumer who puts the hard yards in will benefit over the consumers who put in less effort. The grey area (pardon the pun) is the older generation not always familiar with the tricksSat, 28 Sep 2019 05:43:04 -0500^ that is a terrible way to run a market imo.i know you can argue buyer beware and the shrewd get the best deals but prays onthe vulnerable and less clued up. again i realise the argument will be that is howa free market economy works but the amountshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31584545/car-insurance-is-weird?post_id=558035955#558035955^ that is a terrible way to run a market imo.i know you can argue buyer beware and the shrewd get the best deals but prays onthe vulnerable and less clued up. again i realise the argument will be that is howa free market economy works but the amountsSat, 28 Sep 2019 05:33:15 -0500To be fair to the insurance companies, there'll be plenty of policy holders who forget to renew and would be thankful for auto renewal.People who switch every year are effectively taking advantage of loss leaders. People who don't switch every year shttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31584545/car-insurance-is-weird?post_id=558035925#558035925To be fair to the insurance companies, there'll be plenty of policy holders who forget to renew and would be thankful for auto renewal.People who switch every year are effectively taking advantage of loss leaders. People who don't switch every year sSat, 28 Sep 2019 05:17:46 -0500my insurance is due next Thurs, on Friday morning i got an email saying thanks for renewing.They took the payment the previous day and claimed their t&c's entitled them to. I politely pointed out their t&c's mean f**k all in law and refund that moneyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31584545/car-insurance-is-weird?post_id=558035369#558035369my insurance is due next Thurs, on Friday morning i got an email saying thanks for renewing.They took the payment the previous day and claimed their t&c's entitled them to. I politely pointed out their t&c's mean f**k all in law and refund that moneySat, 28 Sep 2019 03:38:12 -0500https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/car-insurance/Lots of info on lowering quotes here.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31584545/car-insurance-is-weird?post_id=558035137#558035137https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/car-insurance/Lots of info on lowering quotes here.Sat, 28 Sep 2019 02:13:57 -0500Exactly lyb. Never renew automatically until you have shopped around. Insurance companies are just like the mobile/broadband/tv/utility companies to name a few, they fleece those who are loyal.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31584545/car-insurance-is-weird?post_id=558033011#558033011Exactly lyb. Never renew automatically until you have shopped around. Insurance companies are just like the mobile/broadband/tv/utility companies to name a few, they fleece those who are loyal.Fri, 27 Sep 2019 14:19:13 -0500