And This is Why Your Insurance Premiums are so high

[Neil W]

Naively, I never questioned Hastings passing me over to 4th Dimension to handle my claim after my GS was stolen and recovered. The handlers I dealt with were fine - easy to talk to, and kept me updated with progress. The downside was it took them FOUR MONTHS to repair the bike, and at a cost of nearly £8k! The bike was a runner when they collected it but most of the electric modules had been nicked or damaged, plus collateral damage (broken seats, steering lock, damage to paintwork). I spoke with a couple of local workshops subsequently (including BMW Motorrad), and neither thought it should take more than a couple of months based on 4thD estimate. I have now started the formal complaint process with Hastings, but I don’t hold out much hope for any compensation. My advice: whatever you do, choose your own workshop and avoid any agents or claims handlers.

It really needs the Financial Services Ombudsman to liaise with the local Police Service in which they operate to carry out a major fraud investigation on 4th Dimension regarding their business practices including removing components from customers bikes to repair other vehicles (or writing off repairable bikes to get the parts from the breakers side of their business), exorbitant bike hire and storage charges , their practice of starting work and then returning bikes into storage to rack up the fees , their claims of parts non availability to again increase storage fees . Also claims of parts having been replaced that are the originals from the bike , tried to claim in a case that I have heard of that they replaced a bikes subframe yet the Datatag chip was still epoxyed inside the frame tube . (when questioned they claimed they had removed it from the original frame and put it in the used one they acquired to carry out the repair ). F.R.O.
Cannot understand why the Insurance companies themselves who are paying out the claims (not the brokers ) are not getting extremely f*cked off with the massively hyped up bills being submitted by 4th Dimension

 

[R_otor]

I've had a reasonable quote from BMW insurance, £562. I think I'm going to go with them.

£170 from my present insurer 'Bikesure' that's until 1-3-26 then £916 for the next year.

Same bike? is that a new 1300 or an older bike?

 

[Wapping]

It really needs the Financial Services Ombudsman to liaise with the local Police Service in which they operate to carry out a major fraud investigation on 4th Dimension regarding their business practices….

The janitor posted a YouTube thing, wherein some nutter wants the police to arrest the government. Plod will not know which way to turn but, in doing so, will divert their efforts (such as they are) away from arresting women who cannot drive and scrotes who steal steeds, both of which are often top on bikermates wish lists (until something else comes along).

 

[R_otor]

It really needs the Financial Services Ombudsman to liaise with the local Police Service in which they operate to carry out a major fraud investigation on 4th Dimension regarding their business practices including removing components from customers bikes to repair other vehicles (or writing off repairable bikes to get the parts from the breakers side of their business), exorbitant bike hire and storage charges , their practice of starting work and then returning bikes into storage to rack up the fees , their claims of parts non availability to again increase storage fees . Also claims of parts having been replaced that are the originals from the bike , tried to claim in a case that I have heard of that they replaced a bikes subframe yet the Datatag chip was still epoxyed inside the frame tube . (when questioned they claimed they had removed it from the original frame and put it in the used one they acquired to carry out the repair ). F.R.O.
Cannot understand why the Insurance companies themselves who are paying out the claims (not the brokers ) are not getting extremely f*cked off with the massively hyped up bills being submitted by 4th Dimension

On a tangent, this video popped on my feed. Shows a car diesel engine rebuild that blew up after 900 miles. 2nd rebuild for a 30K mile engine. The claims of what was replaced is shown to be not true as they pull the original motor apart and prove what has and has not been replaced. Silicone anyone.....

 

[Wrinkly]

Same bike? is that a new 1300 or an older bike?

Two bikes on the current policy which runs until 1.3.26. The new quote is for a new R1300 GS TE ASA.

 

[GSite]

This just about sums it up, LOL

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AkUrefbEx/

 

[R_otor]

So my car is going back for a fourth attempt at repairing it. The repairer big wigs have gotten involved and realised they fekd up and supposedly things have changed in their business since my car repair farce has occurred. Also it is now just down to some fine adjustments and replace a couple of bits of damaged trim as I am picking out the smallest of defects (that they are politely copping on the chin) due to this palava of an experience. Admittedly its only been 7 months since the accident.....