KeithS
Enthusiast
- Messages
- 99
- Location
- Cornwall
Well, that was quite funny – except it could have been serious. Driving into town in my little Renault 4 when in the mirror appears an unmarked BMW lit up like a blue Christmas tree. I move over assuming he wants to go past, but no, it's me he wants... 'What's up?' 'Your car is coming up as uninsured.' 'It's definitely insured...' 'Who with?' 'Ummm, not sure. Hagerty, I think.' Long story short, as I was only about 200 yards from home, said officer of the law – who was very nice and chatty – suggests we drive home so I can dig out the paperwork.
Well, car is insured with A-Plan, but I don't have an up to date certificate showing the UK registration, only one listing the chassis number. The officer of the law was fine about it all, used to own a Porsche 944 and a Lotus Esprit, and suggested I get the insurers to update their record with the registration number otherwise, as he pointed out, even though the vehicle is insured, I'd flag up as uninsured every time I went past a camera!
I call A-Plan and point out what had happened, and asked how come the car wasn't showing on the computer. It turns out that A-Plan had issued the policy with one letter wrong on the numberplate! Of course, I'd never bothered to download the documents, so was totally unaware of the mistake. All sorted now, but might be worth checking your insurance docs carefully...
PS - I did think about trying to outrun him, but figured it would have been an unfair match. The BMW wouldn't have stood a chance against the Quatrelle...
Well, car is insured with A-Plan, but I don't have an up to date certificate showing the UK registration, only one listing the chassis number. The officer of the law was fine about it all, used to own a Porsche 944 and a Lotus Esprit, and suggested I get the insurers to update their record with the registration number otherwise, as he pointed out, even though the vehicle is insured, I'd flag up as uninsured every time I went past a camera!
I call A-Plan and point out what had happened, and asked how come the car wasn't showing on the computer. It turns out that A-Plan had issued the policy with one letter wrong on the numberplate! Of course, I'd never bothered to download the documents, so was totally unaware of the mistake. All sorted now, but might be worth checking your insurance docs carefully...
PS - I did think about trying to outrun him, but figured it would have been an unfair match. The BMW wouldn't have stood a chance against the Quatrelle...
