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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:30 am 
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jman316 wrote:
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Insurance shop won't give me a quote without a car reg...:(


so get one off ebay (just the reg)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-MONDEO-1 ... 35cc6f7e7e


I was going to ...but thought someone here might object!!! :)


why?

you are putting it off, hurry up, then get on or move on

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jman316
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 10:17 am 
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Its worth trying http://www.quotiva.co.uk.


these guys want me to have a badge no first!

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bloodnock
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:57 am 
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jman316 wrote:
2 Jobs wrote:
Its worth trying http://www.quotiva.co.uk.


these guys want me to have a badge no first!


For a Quote???
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jman316
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 12:08 pm 
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bloodnock wrote:
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2 Jobs wrote:
Its worth trying http://www.quotiva.co.uk.


these guys want me to have a badge no first!


For a Quote???


Yep! i told them id be getting one soon ( white lie) but they said they were unable to proceed without one!

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bloodnock
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 1:40 pm 
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Yep! i told them id be getting one soon ( white lie) but they said they were unable to proceed without one!


Sounds iffy to me, your trying assess the cost of starting up your own business and they cant give you any Idea of what an insurance would cost you?

If you were so minded you create a theoretical Badge Number, or you could give a Registration of a Similar model of car off autotrader then submit it all for a price and see what happens.

Your not Fraudulently doing anything wrong unless you deliberately act on the quote given and take out an insurance under that false information and gain from it, all your doing is seeking a price and not actually taking out the insurance.

Later once you have a car and a licence then you can go for it knowing roughly the costs involved.
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jman316
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 1:57 pm 
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bloodnock wrote:
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Yep! i told them id be getting one soon ( white lie) but they said they were unable to proceed without one!


Sounds iffy to me, your trying assess the cost of starting up your own business and they cant give you any Idea of what an insurance would cost you?

If you were so minded you create a theoretical Badge Number, or you could give a Registration of a Similar model of car off autotrader then submit it all for a price and see what happens.

Your not Fraudulently doing anything wrong unless you deliberately act on the quote given and take out an insurance under that false information and gain from it, all your doing is seeking a price and not actually taking out the insurance.

Later once you have a car and a licence then you can go for it knowing roughly the costs involved.


Wouldnt whatever badge I gave them (even if i borrowed one ) from a taxi i see, wouldnt they get checked on some sort of database?

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bloodnock
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 2:10 pm 
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jman316 wrote:
bloodnock wrote:
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Yep! i told them id be getting one soon ( white lie) but they said they were unable to proceed without one!


Sounds iffy to me, your trying assess the cost of starting up your own business and they cant give you any Idea of what an insurance would cost you?

If you were so minded you create a theoretical Badge Number, or you could give a Registration of a Similar model of car off autotrader then submit it all for a price and see what happens.

Your not Fraudulently doing anything wrong unless you deliberately act on the quote given and take out an insurance under that false information and gain from it, all your doing is seeking a price and not actually taking out the insurance.

Later once you have a car and a licence then you can go for it knowing roughly the costs involved.


Wouldnt whatever badge I gave them (even if i borrowed one ) from a taxi i see, wouldnt they get checked on some sort of database?


Dont know..in 13 years of Driving PHs ive never been asked for one until the point of purchase, certainly never just for a quote.
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jman316
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 3:52 pm 
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This is going to be an uphill struggle!! #-o

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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 10:49 pm 
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give em a falsie, its only a quote

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jman316
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 10:55 am 
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Just been quoted £5172 by the insurance shop, some broker called ORBIT.

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 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:15 am 
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Just been quoted £5172 by the insurance shop, some broker called ORBIT.

Otherwise called a 'f*** off and leave me alone' quote.

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Nidge2
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:19 am 
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I reckon these Image Image Image will be on the case within a year.
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jman316
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:36 am 
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Sussex wrote:
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Just been quoted £5172 by the insurance shop, some broker called ORBIT.

Otherwise called a 'f*** off and leave me alone' quote.


Erm...YEP!!!

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jman316
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 3:51 pm 
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£3900 from milestone!

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 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 5:38 pm 
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jman316 wrote:
£3900 from milestone!



have you tried;

http://www.national-taxi-association.co.uk/

click the quotezone advert on the left - your details are then passed around numerous brokers

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