Jason71
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presumably you hope the thief does not have an iPhone? if they do won't they be alerted that they are being tracked by your airtag so they then know to look for it?
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If the rise in insurance is because of repair costs why isn’t third party cheap too?
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They would have to find it, which would not be trivial
Also detecting that it's there would also show me where it was.If it annoys them for an extra hour then that's worth it for me.
You can turn on sentry from
The app, which raises the question would having sentry on activate the tracking? Or do you need to set a geolocation challenge based on the pics!
WannabeOwner
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Just adding my experience that when my car was on a low loader, to get its windscreen replaced, it was parked outside my house ... until all of a sudden it was at the windscreen repairer
ACarneiro
Active Member
… but presumably it was “asleep” during the transport?Just adding my experience that when my car was on a low loader, to get its windscreen replaced, it was parked outside my house ... until all of a sudden it was at the windscreen repairer
Or did you try to track its position whilst it was in transit?
I was also of the impression that it’d send you an accurate position every time you wake it up on the app…
WannabeOwner
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It was a while ago, but I recollect checking if it had arrived ... and it was still showing at my house ... and then suddenly! it was there.
I have TeslaFi too, so I would assume that was checking - it would have detected the car being driven out of my drive and onto the loader, so assuming he didn't hang about for so long it went to sleep then maybe TeslaFi checks would have, initially, kept it awake?
No, it definitely doesn't update the position when it's in transit on a low-loader, mine came back from repair last week and I wanted to know when it would arrive to make arrangements, but position remained where it was loaded until it was actually unloaded - checked both via the app and TeslaMate.
For what it's worth, the position does still update when in Valet or Service mode, providing it's in Drive or moved (or whatever the trigger is to update the position).
Wouldn't recommend checking the position when it's out for repair anyway, TeslaMate seems to use maps that didn't show some newer buildings, so you're seeing the doors/windows are open overnight when the map suggests the car's outside.
We have just added a model Y LR with 20inch wheels to our admiral multicar policy, until policy renewal in December with a cost of £65, then a 12-month price of £512 with 10k pa miles, and 2k of business, both drivers' clean license and 54, 53 years old. On-drive parking and 1 claim last year non-fault £2k cost.
Pretty pleased with that, in sunny Oxford
Thanks
Pretty pleased with that, in sunny Oxford
Thanks
Wattsisname
MY Red/White/Gems
I bet you are!
After years with Admiral and 20 odd years NCB, I had to leave after buying the Y due to a tripling of premium from the X3 which itself had not been cheap.
Just looked back through some quote history and found a comparison site quote for Model 3 RWD (maybe SR+ then) from exactly two years ago (to the day) for £472, re-ran it just now out of interest and it's £715. All other parameters remain the same (except for getting two years older, of course), so roughly 50% hike in the past two years.
In comparison our petrol car's renewal a few months ago went up £7 (from £250), again all parameters unchanged. The petrol car's a similar age to the Model 3 but does 0-60 in much longer time and probably cost £15k less new, so for the Model 3 to be almost double premium would seem fair enough, but triple seems a bit harsh, though.
In comparison our petrol car's renewal a few months ago went up £7 (from £250), again all parameters unchanged. The petrol car's a similar age to the Model 3 but does 0-60 in much longer time and probably cost £15k less new, so for the Model 3 to be almost double premium would seem fair enough, but triple seems a bit harsh, though.
kelvin 660
White SR+ with LFP battery
ACarneiro
Active Member
And they blamed it (at least in part) on EVs, too. Great. More fodder for the frothing anti-EV brigade.
This comes up occasionally.. LV are on record as being quite happy with the Tesla tracker. They didn't even used to ask if you selected Tesla. The only way you could 'disable' a tesla tracker is to rip to MCU out.. by which time it's likely in a chop shop and unrecoverable anyway.
They're not competitive these days for me anyway.. went from the cheapest by miles to the most expensive overnight.
(LV used to accept the tracker on the Leaf as valid.. and that's complete crap that never worked..)
Wattsisname
MY Red/White/Gems
Admiral, as they were far below the others.
First 6 months was a black box but after 6 months they took it off, and didn't ask for another one on renewal (which was the same price).
First 6 months was a black box but after 6 months they took it off, and didn't ask for another one on renewal (which was the same price).
Hi Hook.
I've bought my Tesla 3 performance a week ago. The insurance was a nightmare.
I'm a fire fighter, advanced driver trained, no points, accidents or convictions etc.
The best insurance I could find was Admiral multiple vehicles. So my Tesla and old audi allroad was £900 with a like for like replacement car in the event. All the options selected too. Peace of mind.
Hope this helps?
James
Just arranged my renewal. Churchill Plus (Wanted European cover).
Last year was £480, this year £728. They tried £778 but a quick compare brought up the same policy cheaper so they went away to see if they could price match themselves.
It is what it is but the only cheaper policy would have been Churchill Essentials without the European cover so no use for me.
I did also confirm that they do not require a Thatcher tracker. That would have added around £200 for an S7 which the guy I spoke to said is usually only accepted up to about £40k by insurers. Otherwise it's a more expensive S5 type. Plus another £140 a year for monthly subscription.
Last year was £480, this year £728. They tried £778 but a quick compare brought up the same policy cheaper so they went away to see if they could price match themselves.
It is what it is but the only cheaper policy would have been Churchill Essentials without the European cover so no use for me.
I did also confirm that they do not require a Thatcher tracker. That would have added around £200 for an S7 which the guy I spoke to said is usually only accepted up to about £40k by insurers. Otherwise it's a more expensive S5 type. Plus another £140 a year for monthly subscription.
£140 in addition just for spreading the payments? Why do insurance do this?Just arranged my renewal. Churchill Plus (Wanted European cover).
Last year was £480, this year £728. They tried £778 but a quick compare brought up the same policy cheaper so they went away to see if they could price match themselves.
It is what it is but the only cheaper policy would have been Churchill Essentials without the European cover so no use for me.
I did also confirm that they do not require a Thatcher tracker. That would have added around £200 for an S7 which the guy I spoke to said is usually only accepted up to about £40k by insurers. Otherwise it's a more expensive S5 type. Plus another £140 a year for monthly subscription.
If you buy a product from a shop and you spread the payments you can understand why - they have had to pay to buy their stock in and that ties up cash, let someone pay monthly and that has a cost to the business, however - where do insurers suffer any financial consequence?
You ring them, some spotty faced yoof answers, You say - will you insure me - they say - Yea OK and give you a price.
The price they give you includes all their costs of admin (Up to this point its cost a few minutes pay for the person your talking to and no obligation from you to accept their quote)
So they add your name and details to a pre-written policy on their computer - and make it available for you to download and print - then they get to payment. (30 seconds on a computer)
You ask to pay monthly and the cheeky feckers up the price - but they have done F all in addition, not paid a penny out or tied up any money, suffered no additional costs to agree a monthly payment.
And, If you don't have a claim throughout the year they have done the round sum of diddly squat.
£140 EXTRA!!!!! I must be getting old - that's daylight robbery
kelvin 660
White SR+ with LFP battery
ACarneiro
Active Member
… and they don’t put it in a bank account. They usually invest that money so the return could potentially be even higher.
THAT is how insurance companies make money, not from insurance but from investing the insurance premiums they receive from customers.
THAT is how insurance companies make money, not from insurance but from investing the insurance premiums they receive from customers.
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