Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[Adam Ef]

Ones about a different bike on the policy.

[R1ffR4ff]

Originally Posted by Adam Ef

Phoned insurance to make some changes today, only to find out that they had no record of the bike. After a bit of investigation it seems they removed it from my policy last December after I made a call to them with some inquiries, which I decided to not go ahead with. They claim they didn't hear back from me so removed the bike.


I *might* have been riding it on and off for the last few months. Not happy. Glad I phoned them and didn't carry on riding blissfully unaware until September when the (multi-bike) policy ends.

That sux. I've become very wary of insurance companies since a couple of years ago I found out the actual company I was insured with through the usually comparison/broker sites had gone bust. I was still insured but I only found out by contacting the Broker Insurance company, they didn't tell me which I would have liked.

Since then I bookmarked and regularly check on these,

https://www.ownvehicle.askmid.com

https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-status


https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-tax

[Adam Ef]

I use the askMID site. Strangely the bike in question is still showing as insured on there, even though it's now definitely not. One that I have definitely got insured is showing as not.

[R1ffR4ff]

Originally Posted by Adam Ef

I use the askMID site. Strangely the bike in question is still showing as insured on there, even though it's now definitely not. One that I have definitely got insured is showing as not.

Do you clear your browser cookies on a regular basis?

[Adam Ef]

The weather taking the absolute p1$$. Rain over night. Then starts to dry up this morning. Sun comes out and it chucks it down for about 2 minutes. Everything saturated again.


I've been trying to get out for a ride and every time I'm ready there's a torrential downpour that lasts a couple of minutes... then sunshine.. and repeat all day so far.

[garynortheast]

Same here Adam, stopping me from getting on the veg garden where there is so much to do, and stopping me from getting the bike out.

[Craig380]

Same here an' all today. Glad I had a good long spin out yesterday when it was dry the whole way.

[Kenzie]

Up the the end of April was good weather, then I had the first week of May off and it rained a lot.

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[Adam Ef]

Today is sent to test me. Bought 3 Hermes labels. Decided to print at drop off shop as printer is dodgy and winds me up at home. Got to drop off shop and scanned the QR code they gave me when I checked out online at home. It printed one label! I'd bought three! All in one transaction. Person at counter said it happens a lot and you need to check out separately for each label you buy otherwise it just gives you a QR code for the last one on it's own. Had to go back home and reprint the remaining two and then back to the drop off shop.


So take note. If you buy Hermes postage online and buy a few labels at once, pay for them one at a time to get separate QR codes to print the labels in store.


I wouldn't have minded the journeys so much if I'd been on the bike but I was in the van as it's chucking it down again... no wait, it's sunny... no it's raining again... er, sunny.. biblical....

[Sir Trev]

Same here too. I need to get some weeding done but I don't want to do it in the rain! Flip knows when I'll get chance to get out on the bike...