No Insurance - HORT1 |
No Insurance - HORT1 |
Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 15:24
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 10 Dec 2018 Member No.: 101,380 |
I was pulled over on Friday by an unmarked police vehicle for having a headlight that's gone out. The officer then asked me to bring my drivers license and get into the car with him. After doing so, he carried out his checks and it came up that I was uninsured on the police database. Reason being that I was using temporary cover as the car was my mothers and I was only borrowing it, therefore due to the nature of the insurance they typically do not update the MID database.
When asked to provide the insurance certificate I only then realised that they hadn't emailed over the motor insurance certificate or any of the policy documents despite showing on the website that I had purchased the cover. I then proceeded to check my bank account to see if the money had left my account and turns out that it hadn't. The officer gave me a HORT1 and told me to produce the certificate for the time that I was pulled over and bring it to the station but as it seems right now I wasn't covered at the time but was led to believe so by the website and I don't know what to do at the moment. Any help would be greatly appreciated! |
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 15:34
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Member Group: Members Posts: 41,510 Joined: 25 Aug 2011 From: Planet Earth Member No.: 49,223 |
Have you contacted this insurer yet? This is your first phone call.
Do you have anything to indicate cover was purchased? e.g. an email. (I'm presuming this was done completely via a website?) The onus is on you to demonstrate you had cover. -------------------- RK=Registered Keeper, OP=Original Poster (You!), CoFP=Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty, NtK=Notice to Keeper, NtD=Notice to Driver
PoFA=Protection of Freedoms Act, SAC=Safety Awareness Course, NIP=Notice of Intended Prosecution, ADR=Alternative Dispute Resolution PPC=Private Parking Company, LBCCC=Letter Before County Court Claim, PII=Personally Identifiable Information, SAR=Subject Access Request Private Parking - remember, they just want your money and will say almost anything to get it. |
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 15:35
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 10 Dec 2018 Member No.: 101,380 |
The insurer being Veygo they don't have number for me to contact, only email.
and normally they send several emails, policy confirmation, certificate of insurance and etc but this time once I saw that it was all done and expecting the emails I went off without checking which landed me in this situation This post has been edited by needhelpurgently: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 15:36 |
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 15:38
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Member Group: Members Posts: 56,198 Joined: 9 Sep 2003 From: Warwickshire Member No.: 317 |
So email them straight away!
They say they respond within 15 minutes during opening hours. This post has been edited by The Rookie: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 15:39 -------------------- There is no such thing as a law abiding motorist, just those who have been scammed and those yet to be scammed!
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 15:38
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Member Group: Members Posts: 41,510 Joined: 25 Aug 2011 From: Planet Earth Member No.: 49,223 |
The insurer being Veygo they don't have number for me to contact, only email. and normally they send several emails, policy confirmation, certificate of insurance and etc but this time once I saw that it was all done and expecting the emails I went off without checking which landed me in this situation So have you e-mailed them? (I note this is Admiral) -------------------- RK=Registered Keeper, OP=Original Poster (You!), CoFP=Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty, NtK=Notice to Keeper, NtD=Notice to Driver
PoFA=Protection of Freedoms Act, SAC=Safety Awareness Course, NIP=Notice of Intended Prosecution, ADR=Alternative Dispute Resolution PPC=Private Parking Company, LBCCC=Letter Before County Court Claim, PII=Personally Identifiable Information, SAR=Subject Access Request Private Parking - remember, they just want your money and will say almost anything to get it. |
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 15:40
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Member Group: Members Posts: 564 Joined: 15 Nov 2017 Member No.: 95,103 |
Do you have any emails from them at all?
Veygo is part of the Admiral group. I'd be starting with their head office number if they dont respond to emails. But you must get hold of them, get hold of them fast and ask why they didnt take the money and was cover in place otherwise you are going to be looking at a lot of points and very expensive insurance for the next few years. |
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 15:43
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 10 Dec 2018 Member No.: 101,380 |
I have sent an email today explaining my situation to them and will update with their response.
thank you for the responses |
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 16:43
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 10 Dec 2018 Member No.: 101,380 |
I emailed and was told in other words you didn't buy insurance from us
they also said we can't help you further back to square one |
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 16:55
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Member Group: Members Posts: 4,746 Joined: 29 Oct 2008 Member No.: 23,623 |
I emailed and was told in other words you didn't buy insurance from us they also said we can't help you further back to square one I think, more accurately, you're back to square zero. No money was paid, no documentation was issued. You say that it was "...showing on the website that I had purchased the cover." Did you keep a screenshot or anything of that? If not, I think you have nowhere to go. No Insurance is a strict liability offence - you either had insurance or you didn't. You don't seem to have any routes which you can explore to see if a mistake was made and you are probably looking at a £300 fine and six points. How long since you passed your test and do you have any points on your licence? This post has been edited by NewJudge: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 16:56 |
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 17:37
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 10 Dec 2018 Member No.: 101,380 |
I emailed and was told in other words you didn't buy insurance from us they also said we can't help you further back to square one I think, more accurately, you're back to square zero. No money was paid, no documentation was issued. You say that it was "...showing on the website that I had purchased the cover." Did you keep a screenshot or anything of that? If not, I think you have nowhere to go. No Insurance is a strict liability offence - you either had insurance or you didn't. You don't seem to have any routes which you can explore to see if a mistake was made and you are probably looking at a £300 fine and six points. How long since you passed your test and do you have any points on your licence? I hadn't taken any screenshots, yeah my situation pretty bad however I just passed the two year threshold so I don't think my license will be revoked? can anyone confirm whether my license will be revoked. I've had it for 2 years and 2 months and no points. Also what should I do about the producer I was given should I go to station and say I didn't have insurance or buy insurance now and show that? rather confused. |
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 17:49
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Member Group: Members Posts: 3,300 Joined: 17 Jun 2011 Member No.: 47,602 |
I emailed and was told in other words you didn't buy insurance from us they also said we can't help you further back to square one I think, more accurately, you're back to square zero. No money was paid, no documentation was issued. You say that it was "...showing on the website that I had purchased the cover." Did you keep a screenshot or anything of that? If not, I think you have nowhere to go. No Insurance is a strict liability offence - you either had insurance or you didn't. You don't seem to have any routes which you can explore to see if a mistake was made and you are probably looking at a £300 fine and six points. How long since you passed your test and do you have any points on your licence? I hadn't taken any screenshots, yeah my situation pretty bad however I just passed the two year threshold so I don't think my license will be revoked? can anyone confirm whether my license will be revoked. I've had it for 2 years and 2 months and no points. Also what should I do about the producer I was given should I go to station and say I didn't have insurance or buy insurance now and show that? rather confused. Failure to produce documents is a separate offence, so I guess you need to go to the station. Buying insurance now won't help. |
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 18:10
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Member Group: Members Posts: 4,746 Joined: 29 Oct 2008 Member No.: 23,623 |
If the date you passed your test was more than two years before last Friday then you do not face having your licence revoked.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 18:16
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Member Group: Members Posts: 56,198 Joined: 9 Sep 2003 From: Warwickshire Member No.: 317 |
If you are sure the screen said you had putrchased the insurance then start with a formal complaint that you were misled by that, if you went straight out for a drive you wouldn’t know that no payment had gone and no docs sent.
No insurance will see your insurance cost next year near enough double so you really need to do all you can to sort this if you can. -------------------- There is no such thing as a law abiding motorist, just those who have been scammed and those yet to be scammed!
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 19:50
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Member Group: Members Posts: 3,140 Joined: 19 Jun 2004 From: Surrey Member No.: 1,326 |
I don't suppose you have insurance on your own car, which may allow you to drive another car third-party?
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 22:26
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Member Group: Life Member Posts: 24,213 Joined: 9 Sep 2004 From: Reading Member No.: 1,624 |
Failure to produce documents is a separate offence, so I guess you need to go to the station. I didn't realise that Midvale had a law school... Can you explain the relevance of going to the station to not produce an insurance certificate, as opposed to not going to the station and similarly not producing it? I'm pretty sure that the OP can't be prosecuted for both driving without insurance and failing to produce - as that would in effect be double jeopardy. -------------------- Andy
Some people think that I make them feel stupid. To be fair, they deserve most of the credit. |
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 23:47
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Member Group: Members Posts: 564 Joined: 15 Nov 2017 Member No.: 95,103 |
The producer might also specify driving licence needs producing so I'd just check and be certain he's not going to be caught by that one...
If you pull up the browser history there is an outside chance it may show the purchase page and the titles of the pages in the last few days. If you are real lucky there may be something usable in there. There could also be cached pages in the browser cache. It may well be worth looking in there too - you may be very lucky and there is someting useful but I do think you may be clucthing a straws here sadly. |
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Tue, 11 Dec 2018 - 01:20
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 10 Dec 2018 Member No.: 101,380 |
The producer might also specify driving licence needs producing so I'd just check and be certain he's not going to be caught by that one... If you pull up the browser history there is an outside chance it may show the purchase page and the titles of the pages in the last few days. If you are real lucky there may be something usable in there. There could also be cached pages in the browser cache. It may well be worth looking in there too - you may be very lucky and there is someting useful but I do think you may be clucthing a straws here sadly. Sadly looks like I'm going to get six points, how long will it affect my insurance for, was looking to get a more powerful car but I don't know now? |
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Tue, 11 Dec 2018 - 01:38
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Member Group: Members Posts: 2,356 Joined: 30 Jun 2008 From: Landan Member No.: 20,731 |
I emailed and was told in other words you didn't buy insurance from us they also said we can't help you further back to square one If you're sure the screen confirmed your purchase, SAR them; there must be a computer record containing your personal data. The problem is that you have no way of proving what the screen said, so if they deny having any records pertaining to you, I'm not sure you'll have anywhere to turn. --Churchmouse |
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Tue, 11 Dec 2018 - 03:33
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Member Group: Members Posts: 876 Joined: 14 Dec 2009 From: Midlands Member No.: 34,394 |
I emailed and was told in other words you didn't buy insurance from us they also said we can't help you further back to square one If you're sure the screen confirmed your purchase, SAR them; there must be a computer record containing your personal data. The problem is that you have no way of proving what the screen said, so if they deny having any records pertaining to you, I'm not sure you'll have anywhere to turn. --Churchmouse Your credit card / debit card may also have some record of payment being (or attempted to have been) taken. Might be worth contacting them too - even if the payment hasn't left your bank. This post has been edited by Sparxy: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 - 03:34 |
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Tue, 11 Dec 2018 - 08:13
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Member Group: Members Posts: 56,198 Joined: 9 Sep 2003 From: Warwickshire Member No.: 317 |
Sadly looks like I'm going to get six points, how long will it affect my insurance for, was looking to get a more powerful car but I don't know now? For 5 years, will just about double premiums in the first year and then slowly reduce to about a 15-20% increase in the fifth year typically. As this will cost you a LOT id really suggest putting in some effort, start with checking browser history and a formal complaint to them. Don't sit back throwing away time, get on it NOW. This post has been edited by The Rookie: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 - 08:13 -------------------- There is no such thing as a law abiding motorist, just those who have been scammed and those yet to be scammed!
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