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- From: rpt@edscom.demon.co.uk (Richard Tomlinson)
- Subject: Re: car insurance scam
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.124833.16422@edscom.demon.co.uk>
- Organization: EDS-Scicon, Milton Keynes, UK
- References: <722097911.3647@minster.york.ac.uk> <BxyM6n.8Aw@eonsw.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 12:48:33 GMT
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- In article <BxyM6n.8Aw@eonsw.demon.co.uk> ian@eonsw.demon.co.uk (Ian Leonard) writes:
- >>Anyone care to join me in hating insurers?
- >
- >Yes me. My modem got zapped by lighting. I tried to claim. They are
- >refusing because although I don't connect to any customers or earn
- >any money from the modem (I just read the news and a bit of email), I
- >may read an article which is helpful in my work. It should therefore
- >be covered by a business policy. They are right in their logic but
- >the frightening thing is the way they questioned me. They were looking
- >for an escape and they continued until they found one. This concerns
- >me because they can use the same tactics to squirm out of something
- >really important.
- >
-
- Don't let them get away with it. As far as I can tell, they are talking
- complete boll***s. Threaten to sue them in the county court - if it's less
- than L1000 you can use the small claims procedure, which is relatively
- straightforward.
- --
- Richard Tomlinson, EDS Scicon, Wavendon Tower, Milton Keynes, UK MK17 8LX
- rpt@edscom.demon.co.uk Tel: +44 908 284539 Amateur radio: G4TGJ
- All opinions expressed are mine, and are not necessarily those of my employer.
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