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Womens motor insurance - How long is your car!!

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  • 30-03-2011 7:35pm
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    johndaman66
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    My sister who has just spent six months abroad with her boyfriend is back home in Ireland. She had being driving before she left the country but stopped her insurance when she left. Presently she is looking to get back on the road again.

    As she was busy yesterday and I had a wee bit of spare time on my hands she asked me to ring a few insurance companies/ brokers on her behalf and I duly obliged. She provided me with her particulars and off I went on my merry way. This crowd was one of the brokers I rang which seems to deal exclusively in womens motor insurance. One of the first questions if not the first question I was asked was if the car was over 9 foot long. Had to inwardly laugh to myself as I found it rather bemusing at the time. I have being driving 10 years at this stage and would generally get at least six quotes every year, sometimes many more. However, with all the quotes I ever got I have never being asked such a question. Doesn't say a hell of a lot for women drivers in my mind...at least a certain aspect of driving anyway I guess!

    Just wanted to share the rather amusing thought with ye.
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    Guy:Incognito
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    Are you sure you heard right?

    The only car I can think of thats under 9 feet long is a Smart fortwo, and even that is like 8 foot 10.


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    alias no.9
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    Guy:Incognito wrote: »
    Are you sure you heard right?

    The only car I can think of thats under 9 feet long is a Smart fortwo, and even that is like 8 foot 10.

    Was just going to say 10ft is the length of an old schol mini.:D


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    Cuddlesworth
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    Surely knowing the car type would give that information?


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    alias no.9
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    Cuddlesworth wrote: »
    Surely knowing the car type would give that information?

    How can you tell how long a car is just from the colour? ;)


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    johndaman66
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    Guy:Incognito wrote: »
    Are you sure you heard right?

    The only car I can think of thats under 9 feet long is a Smart fortwo, and even that is like 8 foot 10.
    alias no.9 wrote: »
    Was just going to say 10ft is the length of an old schol mini.biggrin.gif


    Hmm, I work in terms of metres myself but now that ye mention it and thinking about it more 9 foot woudln't make for a hell of a long car alright. Having said that I'm pretty sure and certain that was the question. Perhaps its the case that there is a discount for cars under 9 foot, few and all as they may be.
    Cuddlesworth wrote: »
    Surely knowing the car type would give that information?

    You would imagine so alright but I was asked the question all the same. I wonder if its anything to do with kit cars that they may not have on their database


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    johndaman66
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    alias no.9 wrote: »
    How can you tell how long a car is just from the colour? ;)

    Are we getting more and more into women driver culture now or something?!:D


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