Mr Ree

Well that's the stunt Admiral have pulled on me.....so they think. Wonder if they'll actually bother and pursue me for a £25 cancellation because they were 'far too dear at renewal fee?

Well I don't know. P'raps I'd rattled her cage by suggesting that if I sell my car between now and renewal date, It'd be cheaper for me to simply not tell them, as illegal as that apparently is. Minefield as i say, and them reading as fast as poss from a script parrot fashion doesn't help, presumably so they can get as quickly as poss to the next lamb for slaughtering?

Admiral multi car insurance policy? Don't make me laugh. £2100 for the entire fleet here. Got it down to just under £1000 through various other companies, but as stated up there ^^^^ they now want a mere £25 to cancel the multicar policy. Bargain now it seems. My advice? Shop around if you've got the time and patience ALWAYS ask for cancellation fee costs, and also ALWAYS TELL them that you DO NOT want automatic debit card renewal payments, as it seems that if you don't tell them, they'll simply assume you do. I also told them that i do NOT want my number being sold or passed on to third parties for marketing purposes.

I'll also add that I consider this 'wittering on and on' to be a very cunning sales tactic. They know damned well that we hear all this crap every time we ring any of them, and they obviously think that WE think it is SO tedious and mind numbingly boring and repetitive, that out of sheer frustration, we'll buy virtually ANYTHING at virtually ANY price to end the call (quite often at 0840 rates)simply due to the fact that we can't face this annual trauma anymore from any other provider. 2 hours all this took me this morning. I was exhausted at the end of it. You really need a week off work to trawl through the utter plethora of minefields and t & C's of car insurance providers to REALLY obtain the best VFM. Strange how they all claim to be 'The Best though. Good ruddy luck, and may your hot ear cool down soon..

I've been insuring my Fiesta on a classic car policy today. What an absolute fiasco. After listening and near falling asleep whilst the operative wittered on , and on, and on, and on, and on zzzzzzzzzzzzzz, for 30 minutes with all the usual drivel we've ALL heard a thousand times, I was eventually after verbally agreeing to the quote, put through to the payment dept., and had to endure yet another load of boring info....until the words 'CANCELLATION FEE' suddenly stood out amongst the very fast rabbiting of drivel that was going on. I stopped her in her tracks and asked her to rewind the tape (I did actually say that), and she explained again, slowly. £75 to cancel after 14 days, plus a further admin charge to them the broker, minus pro rata for any unused insurance cover time. This ALSO applies if you cancel at renewal time, or ANY other time in the future if you decide to take your business elsewhere due to a better quote from another provider. I exclaimed my shock at this, and was told this is now commonplace in the industry. I explained that the insurance premium was only £94, and could they therefore explain how cancelling at some time in the future could be virtually the same cost as the premium? "That's just the way it is, but it's only because it's a classic car policy that's making it seem so unfair" was the answer. No way 'round it apparently. Looks like the insurance companies have got us all by the short and curlies, and simply move the goalposts to suit their own rules when they feel threatened by loss of sales. Basically, WE'RE STUFFED! RIP OFF BRITAIN....yet another fine example.

Basic Dacia Sandero, £5995 with 3 year warranty, brand new. Driving school 'round here is using one now too, so can't be that bad. Think James May would 'like' this post if he was a member in here. :sun:

I'm going to send them a c/q for £20 just to be awkward, and see if they can be bothered hounding me for the fiver.

Just had a bit of a ding dong with admiral over cancellation fees funnily enough. My mistake it seems, was to simply cancel my payment due on the 6/7 without informing them. Snotty letters have since arrived, so I rang them. That'll be £47 please. No way I said. Got it down to £25, but still not a happy bunny and told them so. Only good side was that by using SAYNO to 0870, I denied them 8p a minute for the 25 minutes I was on to them :moon:

Just google smart mobile paint repairers for you area, preferably an independent one rather than one of the big franchises (IMO) Alternatively, just go into any main dealer or large independent without a body shop and ask if and who they use. Personal recommendations are the best route to take, as their are some' clueless wanna be painters' out there unfortunately.

On 'the drip' do you mean I presume? True. Wouldn't have all this faffing though on the brighter side.

Fair enough, but a new owner might not be that fussed, so save yourself some money and hassle is all i would say. It's not as though your asking 'silly money' in the first place is it?

see some eye watering sights in my job fellah, believe me. Makes your hair curl and blood curdle, listening and watching brand new cars having their engines revved and wheel spinning antics by valeters and mechanics alike sometimes. Brand new cars are treated like crap in many dealerships.They are just a commodity to be shifted at maximum profit, simple as, end of, and if they get damaged, well that's just a bloody inconvenience and loss of money to them. They couldn't care less that it's going to be loved and cherished by it's new owner....probably.

Many of these mobile lads can and do perform near miracles tbh...I see them all regularly in my job. Doesn't warrant a FULL bumper respray that. Watched a mobile lad doing a brand new Qashqai bumper corner that a valeter had scraped. Looked ace when he'd finished it, which is just as well as the cussie was due in to collect his new pride and joy minutes later.

Pah. Nowt that an £60-£90 mobile smart repair wouldn't be able to sort.

Indeed. £4k it'll be then. Most excellent realistically priced that. Won't be for sale for long, guaranteed. :sun:

Who? Why? Wish I had one, but luv mine too much. Black magic is the best colour anyway....it's the LAW!

I was joking.

Not into bikes at all, but that is awesome and lovely! Just needs 25 mirrors and tigers tail now. Does it come with a fluffy collared 'parker coat' too?

Overly aggressive trousers there fellah. Unfortunately, I think they're going to quote the old chestnut to you........"Fair wear and tear"

After going to all the trouble of blanking out the reg, you forgot about piccy 3. Looks very nice. GL.

Depends on how near to Northampton you are i suppose?

Posted in here btw as this seems to affect many VAG products, not just Skoda. Heard horror stories regarding having to destroy door cards to gain access with the door closed, and then using a hammer and chisel to release the catch!

Getting a bit worried about this, and the heartache it can cause, so wondering if there's any preventative maintenance, or is it p'raps a wise move to simply replace all four after a certain age? Anyone know what actually causes this nasty problem? Next doors Passat n/s front door has just jammed closed. He's going bonkers trying to get it to re-open.

Had this on the way back from Le Mans last month.Nearly drove me insane, but I obeyed her instructions anyway. Still ended up in a jam though. Now I know what this 'DYNAMIC' facility means, I'll turn it off.

Just lobbed a plug into the socket into my reel to reel and cassette tape recorders back in the 60/70's. Job sorted. . None of this faffin' about with additional hardware programmes downloads and bibs and bobs , doh.