Member Since: 10 Jan 2015
Location: Angus
Posts: 1201
What have the police said? Insecure keys? Inside job? Breaking and entering? Went for a job as a human cannonball. Not the right calibre.
8th Nov 2015 7:30 pm
Discologist
Member Since: 19 May 2014
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 537
This throws an interesting light on the ongoing thread over on farcebook about one chap's issues with an insurance-approved body shop. I seem to recall that one of his initial complaints was that his D3 had been left outdoors and unlocked, and that the bodyshop couldn't understand why he was upset about it.
9th Nov 2015 2:34 pm
disco-nut
Member Since: 27 Dec 2013
Location: Kent
Posts: 951
That was me. My D3 was left outside unsecure and on both visits found it unlocked!
I am truly gutted for the owner of this Discovery. Nothing worse than not only your pride and joy being stolen, but not being able to deal with it yourself.
The bodyshop is fully responsible for paying out for this car. Not your own insurance company as it was in the care of the bodyshop.
If you post this as a stolen please help find it post on Facebook, I will be more than happy to share it. Thanks to your body kit, if one gets broken on Ebay in that colour, it should be easy to find.
That's not good news & hope situation resolved to your satisfaction soon.
I agree with the comments re bodyshop's responsibility for insurance though it doesn't help much.
More than happy to help with any Facebook posts.
Keep us in the loop & best of luckPaul.
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10th Nov 2015 8:45 am
mcsimmo
Member Since: 08 Aug 2011
Location: North of the south
Posts: 1795
Keep us all updated please.Man with no D3 anymore, but cant leave the forum....how sad.
10th Nov 2015 8:55 am
tonywolf
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: Plymouth
Posts: 312
So chaps the update, I returned home a week into Dec,The car was still MIA and not recovered. Probably somewhere in Africa or in many pieces elsewhere!!
I spoke the insurance company expecting things to be all sorted however to my dismay nothing was resolved. In fact they were more concerned if a tracker was fitted to the car, bare in mind this was 8 weeks after the theft.
After many hours talking to different people from the same insurance company it was obvious that the left hand didn't know what the right hand was doing. To cut a long and boring story short, after a week I excepted an initial payment of £13200 , and am expecting a final payment of £1300.
DVLA have said I can't use my private plate that was on the car for 12 months
So £14500 in total which is probably more than I would have got on a part ex, buts its the principal of it all, I will not be using that firm again.
So I have plenty of parts for sale at home, which I will put onto the site , on my return in April. Probably going to go down the route of an RRSRegards Tony
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6th Jan 2016 10:31 am
Geoff at Drym
Member Since: 18 May 2015
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 584
Surely you have not had to claim off your own insurance company? What is the body shop doing?2007 Disco3 2.7 tdv6 SE
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6th Jan 2016 10:53 am
tonywolf
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: Plymouth
Posts: 312
Yes basically it did come off my insurance, even though they were told from the beginning that the garage had excepted full liability.It hasn't effect my NCD or anything like that. It was a bloody mess and very confusing to be fair, nearly lost my faith in insurance companies, as I said I won't be using them again. Apparently they are now chasing the other side for payment. As my broker, A Plan is also on the case.Regards Tony
If they get payment back then it won't be a claim on your own insurance (they'll always pay up at first and then claim it back from the other side), and there should be no doubt as to the bodyshop's liability. Keep aware down the line regardless, because two years down the line after our FL2 was written off, the insurance company had wrongly recorded it as our fault on the database - SWMBO phoned them up and gave them hell and it was sorted...
Out of interest, which insurance company is it?Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
Freelander 2 2007 HSE Manual Tambora Flame
Previous: FL2 56 reg SE Manual Black (written off )
Disco 3 06 reg B7S Manual Rimini Red
Disco 2 TD5 Y reg ES Manual Blue - Chipped
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6th Jan 2016 11:26 am
tonywolf
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: Plymouth
Posts: 312
Not sure if Im allowed to name and shame them on here Regards Tony
You can give feedback on anyone, as long as you don't have a commercial interest. Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
Freelander 2 2007 HSE Manual Tambora Flame
Previous: FL2 56 reg SE Manual Black (written off )
Disco 3 06 reg B7S Manual Rimini Red
Disco 2 TD5 Y reg ES Manual Blue - Chipped
Several Discovery 300 TDis
6th Jan 2016 11:46 am
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8104
The owner should not suffer any loss or inconvenience nor profit from an incident that was out of his control, that is what insurance is for.
The maximum punishment for a first time affender not using violence is 14 days in prison, is there any wonder there are so many cars stolen?-got to be worth the risk for a £60k car It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
6th Jan 2016 12:51 pm
tonywolf
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: Plymouth
Posts: 312
Lost for Words wrote:
You can give feedback on anyone, as long as you don't have a commercial interest. :thumbs:
MARKETSTUDY was the company. I wasn't impressed the way they handled the claim from the start.Regards Tony
6th Jan 2016 1:20 pm
dubbs
Member Since: 18 Apr 2012
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 3626
It may not have affected your NCD but it is now registered as a £14500 claim against you in the insurance databases and renewal insurance premiums WILL be affected as a result. Sure they will apply NCD afterwards but the actual underwriting calculation will now be much higher to begin with.
Jump on a comparison site, you'll have to add insurance claim details in the appropriate section regardless of NCD - watch the premium rise
Sorry to add bad news but unfortunately we had this and it took 4-5 years for me to get cheap premiums againMY15 DIY Black Pack (Better than factory and half the price!)
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6th Jan 2016 1:27 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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