It’s an ill wind that has been blowing car repairers good business this winter. Snow and black ice last December has meant 40% more insurance claims from women drivers as well as men. But some motorists display a distinct lack of Christmas goodwill according to AA Insurance…
As if it isn’t bad enough for women drivers to have to abandon their car in snow or icy conditions, many motorists then find that their vehicles have been damaged by other cars sliding into them or that they have been broken in to by thieves.
“There’s no worse Christmas gift than finding someone has left a dent or scrape on your car and not left a note to admit it,” says Simon Douglas, director of AA Insurance who then asks motorists to please leave a note with their contact details on the windscreen of the ‘innocent’ car.
But few will I suspect if the stories of folk who leave their cars running, unattended, whilst they warm up are anything to go by. Leaving the house to drive off, many find their car (usually a posh one) has been stolen off their front drive. Who are these dreadful people? I hope the penalties are tough when they are found out…
But this is a salutary message re women’s car insurance to the rest of us because insurers almost always reject these claims because theft of an unattended vehicle left open and with the keys in it is specifically excluded from policies.
As an aside, I’d remind any female motorist to consult her insurance policy in all cases before relying on insurers to carry out repairs for their car. In most cases you do not have to use the insurer’s repairers; you could use a female friendly variety and cherry pick one from FOXY Choice with the best qualifications and recommendations. This could be done more cheaply and quickly too – time is the factor that seems to cause many women drivers stress especially when any courtesy car facility is withdrawn before the car’s repair is complete. Outside the motorists reasonable control as well.
Happy New Year.
FOXY Steph
