New Thatcham approved tracking device requirement slipped into renewal docs by NFU insurance

[lightwhisper]

I've been insuring my 2016 Model S with NFU for years and have been very happy with them. This year without warning they slipped a new endorsement into the paperwork saying I need a Thatcham approved tracking device. This was in the small print buried deep in many pages of tedious paperwork. Without it I'm now uninsured for theft! So I called them and queried it. "Oh yes, that's new for this year." I made a fuss and asked if they will accept the Tesla tracking capability (which I assume is not Thatcham compliant). No they won't. The car is locked in a garage 99% of year, and this is stated on the policy. But still they insist I must have a tracker installed.

Any anyone recommend an insurer that will accept the Tesla tracking capability?

Thanks!

 

[Kandiru]

Wow, here in the US we would have a revolt if anything like that came into effect.

 

[AMPd]

Wow, here in the US we would have a revolt if anything like that came into effect.

Yeah we do not appreciate being blatantly tracked!

 

[gaswalla]

Yep. That’s apparently why a bunch of us won’t get vaccinated

 

[David.85D]

Yep. That’s apparently why a bunch of us won’t get vaccinated

I got around that. I wrap my vaccine arm with the same tinfoil I use to line my hat. This kid is no fool!

 

[David.85D]

Wow, here in the US we would have a revolt if anything like that came into effect.

I’m sincerely curious. You drive a Tesla and carry a phone (guessing) and think you aren’t being tracked already?

 

[Sanderpman12]

Everyone is being tracked everywhere. It’s literally impossible for someone to not be found these days if they have social media and phones and now a tesla haha

 

[trm2]

The most amazing part of this is that someone actually read their paperwork!

 

[lightwhisper]

The most amazing part of this is that someone actually read their paperwork!

LOL. Yeah I'm kind of proud and embarrassed at the same time.

 

[trm2]

LOL. Yeah I'm kind of proud and embarrassed at the same time.

Insurance is one of the things people tend to find confusing. A big part of that is that nobody bothers to read what they are sent. You are 10 steps ahead by understanding your policy.

(I have a couple of decades working at an insurance company here in the states and could tell stories for days)