More than suggesting to use insurance fronting!!??

[Zirax]

Just had more than ring me up about giving me a quote. Fair enough. Supplied all the details and it came to £390 (best was £350 elsewhere). At this point I remembered about needing Business use class 1. This couldn't be put on the policy for some reason.

"I can't beat that but how about I put I put your mum as the main driver?"
"Erm, I do 15k /year that would be insurance fronting"
"Yes but I can put her first and you wouldn't get any NCB, but it would be cheaper"
" :shocked: ...... are you seriously saying that you want me to commit insurance fronting which is illegal??"
"Oh.... are you the main driver?"
"Yes, hence why I brought the car, have it in my name, and do 15k /year in business miles"
"Yes, but"
"No thank you" *click*

Times must be hard when the bloody insurance companies are suggesting insurance fronting. I'd love to be a fly on the wall when they play that tape back, rather stunned at the moment actually. Especially after when I said that it was illegal and insurance fronting, she still was going to try with my mum first.

[Belmit]

Unbelievable! Wonder how quickly she'd have hung up if you'd have asked to speak to a supervisor? :D ...or how quickly the recording would have disappeared if you had a claim and told them the situation...

[kaiowas]

tbh that needs chasing up. I doubt they routinely listen to many of the tapes so a letter/email needs sending somewhere to ensure that something is done. Don't suppose you got her name did you?

[divine]

As alluded to above, you can bet your ass that conversation wouldn't exist if you ever came to claim on such a policy and they were trying to wriggle.

[Zirax]

I rang them up and surprise surprise there is no record of a quote under my name on the system. They also do not apparently record outgoing calls, only incoming :/ Apparently the call could come from any number of places.

[Toby]

Wouldn't surprise me if this is happening a lot these days. With the thread of job losses, I'd imagine the reps are feeling the pressure to perform and will do just about anything to get a sale.