Car Insurance Tracking Box - Beware and get yours checked
mr_goo
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In the Petrol v Diesel thread myself and one other mentioned we had black boxes fitted by insurance companies.
We had it fitted last summer to our Guillietta . In January we had to call out a home start recovery as the battery had no charge. Thought nothing of this as car hadn't been used for 2 weeks and temperature had been sub zero at night. Recovery said it was quite common on diesels. Since then the battery has been losing charge if car not used.
Car serviced today and the diagnostic lit up like a Christmas tree. On investigation it seems that the black box was the source of draining battery but also had screwed up the numerous monitoring systems. But the most alarming thing is it transpired that the black box fitter had spliced a connection to the live circuit.
Now removed and seeking financial reparations from a certain insurer for costs of recovery in Jan plus possible damage to battery.
Don't do it.
We had it fitted last summer to our Guillietta . In January we had to call out a home start recovery as the battery had no charge. Thought nothing of this as car hadn't been used for 2 weeks and temperature had been sub zero at night. Recovery said it was quite common on diesels. Since then the battery has been losing charge if car not used.
Car serviced today and the diagnostic lit up like a Christmas tree. On investigation it seems that the black box was the source of draining battery but also had screwed up the numerous monitoring systems. But the most alarming thing is it transpired that the black box fitter had spliced a connection to the live circuit.
Now removed and seeking financial reparations from a certain insurer for costs of recovery in Jan plus possible damage to battery.
Don't do it.
Always be yourself, unless you can be Aaron Rodgers....Then always be Aaron Rodgers.
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Sounds like you've found that fault ride on time.My blog: http://www.roubaixcycling.cc (kit reviews and other musings)
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When you went to complain to the insurance company, did you just walk right in?"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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I think I've walked right into a Friday night pi55 take.
Serves me right.Always be yourself, unless you can be Aaron Rodgers....Then always be Aaron Rodgers.0 -
Turn around, every now and then I get a little bit nervous0
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Pross wrote:Mr Goo wrote:I think I've walked right into a Friday night pi55 take.
Serves me right.
It was such a hot temptation.
Oh FFS! Its Saturday morning now.
Changed the title. Now all you smart asses look daft.Always be yourself, unless you can be Aaron Rodgers....Then always be Aaron Rodgers.0 -
Yep, get them checked people
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Why would you get one fitted anyway? Young drivers?
Other than that, there is no real reason to have one.0 -
twist83 wrote:Why would you get one fitted anyway? Young drivers?
Other than that, there is no real reason to have one.
GF has one, it still made a difference to her insurance as she's 24 but drives like a granny. I take great pleasure in getting the score down to the mid 30s whenever I drive it, her average is about 98/1000 -
Is it really worth it for a couple quid a year? In fact if you say you bring that score down. May as well bin it
I get it with new drivers. But I would rather not have the Insurance company no where I am, how fast I am driving, braking etc etc.0
