New insurance disc just arrived in the post.

kbell · 24-07-2014 8:56am #1

I'm over half way thru my policy,jan-14 ->jan 15.
A new disc just arrived there dated, may 14->jan 15.
I never requested one tho, new disc is coloured too.
Is this a new thing with companies?
Insurer is catlin, through pat Britton.
I'll ring them obviously, just wanted to see if anyone else had got same.

degsie · 24-07-2014 9:03am

Why are these call discs when they are in fact rectangular?

corktina · 24-07-2014 9:07am

degsie wrote: »

Why are these call discs when they are I fact rectangular?

an we wonder why folk laugh at us

BigCOB · 24-07-2014 9:09am

If the insurer has pulled from the market (which is quite common), then your broker would have arranged alternative cover and you would have been issued a new disc/rectangle

It's the only thing I can think of anyway.

Noccy_Mondy · 24-07-2014 10:08am

Call it a square, "My insurance square arrived this morning in the post" :pac:

Kenny Logins · 24-07-2014 10:10am

Floppy disc.

No Pants · 24-07-2014 10:23am

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Call it a square, "My insurance square arrived this morning in the post" :pac:

Mine isn't square as two of the sides are 15mm longer than the other two and because of the way it was printed, it would appear to be a rhomboid.

To answer the OP; no, I have not received a new insurance rhomboid mid-year.

CiniO · 24-07-2014 10:45am

OP - did you update any details with insurer recently? As this might be the cause of new disc issued.
Some insurers are particularly bad about this - f.e. Aviva.
They send new disc and cert after any even smallest amendment.
Upon receiving policy, i amended my name, as it was wrogly spelled - new disc.
I amended my car as trim level was not right - new disc.
Changed job - informed them - new disc.
The most overkill recently - I updated my email address with their online policy management facility - again - new disc issued.
As I keep all the insurance related paperwork, from last 7 years, I'd say I have at least 30 discs issued by aviva.

Henry Ford III · 24-07-2014 10:56am

CiniO wrote: »

OP - did you update any details with insurer recently? As this might be the cause of new disc issued.
Some insurers are particularly bad about this - f.e. Aviva.
They send new disc and cert after any even smallest amendment.
Upon receiving policy, i amended my name, as it was wrogly spelled - new disc.
I amended my car as trim level was not right - new disc.
Changed job - informed them - new disc.
The most overkill recently - I updated my email address with their online policy management facility - again - new disc issued.
As I keep all the insurance related paperwork, from last 7 years, I'd say I have at least 30 discs issued by aviva.

That's actually funny.