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DOE confusion with insurance company...

  • 10-08-2011 9:40am
    #1
    digbychicken
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭


    Hey folks, I just rang dolmen insurance company 2 ask a question about an engineers report cos we are considering buying a van over 15 years old. anyhow, in the course of the conversation she told me its a legal requirement 2 have the DOE test done. I said I thought that rule was not coming in until next year and she said no, the law had come in last year? She was pretty adamant about it!


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  • #2
    niloc1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,058 ✭✭✭niloc1951


    digbychicken wrote: »
    Hey folks, I just rang dolmen insurance company 2 ask a question about an engineers report cos we are considering buying a van over 15 years old. anyhow, in the course of the conversation she told me its a legal requirement 2 have the DOE test done. I said I thought that rule was not coming in until next year and she said no, the law had come in last year? She was pretty adamant about it!

    Have a look HERE, this has already been discussed at length and has had a court ruling on the issue, in March of this year.
    The RSA have made a submission on the issue to the Dept. which has yet to be signed into law by The Minister.

    However, Dolmen would be quite right to be looking for a report from a competent person in respect of a 15 yo vehicle, BUT the person you were speaking is quite wrong when she says a DoE is a legal requirement for motor caravans, ask her to show you the regulation she is quoting or tell you where you can see it for yourself.


  • #3
    Irishgoatman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭Irishgoatman


    Niloc is right on this.

    When I went to Dolmen for Ins. on my 'van, which is a lot older than yours and I had just bought it in the U.K., and they asked for an engineers report I produced the current U.K. cert. and they were quite happy. So if you're happy with the condition I'd say go with the cheapest way.


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