Channel 4 'Dispatches' Investigates Car Insurance Industry
Channel 4 'Dispatches' Investigates Car Insurance Industry
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HustleRussell

Original Poster:

26,018 posts

182 months

Monday 7th January 2013
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Tonight at 8PM. Should make for interesting viewing for a lot of folk here

Scourge151

112 posts

169 months

Monday 14th January 2013
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No great surprises, sadly. Profit over everything important.

y2blade

56,254 posts

237 months

Monday 14th January 2013
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hmmm can't see it!?

Silverbullet767

10,985 posts

228 months

Monday 14th January 2013
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y2blade said:
hmmm can't see it!?
It was on last week.

HustleRussell

Original Poster:

26,018 posts

182 months

Monday 14th January 2013
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For what it's worth, I did watch it- it was 'ok' but overly dumbed down IMO. Some interesting accounts though.

Agrilla

834 posts

205 months

Monday 14th January 2013
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I also watched it, and found it pretty poor. it alluded to some interesting potential issues, however that the insurers negotiate bulkbuy discounts for paint, parts and labour were no surprise, and I would have thought it would be irresponsible of them to NOT negotiate such discounts.

jbsportstech

5,069 posts

201 months

Monday 14th January 2013
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The only surprise was the cost cutting to the point that in one case the insurance company would not pay for a impact beam to replaced within a door. If true that is worrying.

Noger

7,117 posts

271 months

Tuesday 15th January 2013
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Oh, it is him again. Former panel beater turns chippy lawyer.

He tried to set up a petition about "steering" a few years back. IIRC he got about the same response as an automatic dog washer petition. Thread here.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

It wasn't that interesting anyway, just the same old "steering" issue rather than anything new.

We have invited him to speak at this years Post magazine Claims conference.

He used to be a panel beater you know. I wonder if he will mention it smile

tbc

3,017 posts

197 months

Tuesday 15th January 2013
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Noger said:
Oh, it is him again. Former panel beater turns chippy lawyer.

He tried to set up a petition about "steering" a few years back. IIRC he got about the same response as an automatic dog washer petition. Thread here.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

It wasn't that interesting anyway, just the same old "steering" issue rather than anything new.

We have invited him to speak at this years Post magazine Claims conference.

He used to be a panel beater you know. I wonder if he will mention it smile
from one bent and dodgy profession to another

natural career progression then

rofl