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NCB on two cars?

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  • 30-08-2005 3:44pm
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    thelurcher
    Registered Users Posts: 627 ✭✭✭


    You can't use your NCB on more than one car or so I've been told today.
    e.g. I have say 4yr NCB on my car and I'm insured with QD - I want to get another car so I can't use my NCB so I start from scratch - right?
    I decide to go with say Hibernian for the second car and next year I have a 1yr NCB with Hibs and 5yr with QD.

    If I have a crash in the Hibs car then that obviously doesn't affect the QD NCB or my premium with them?


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    stratos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,038 ✭✭✭stratos


    Most insurance companies have a clause saying you are insured to drive any car you don't own...............................................
    Think about it.


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    blastman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    Hmm, wonder if I can put one of the cars in my cat's name....


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    Our man in Havana
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    I put a car into my mums name, she never drives or has a DL. :D


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    deckie27
    Registered Users Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭deckie27


    Lastest thing on QD policy driver is insured to drive any car he/she doesn't own.
    Once the car insured


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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Does it actually say the car must already be insured? Are you sure?


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,740 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    This was discussed before Mr. Bond. Some policies state that the car must be insured, others like my own don't. You need to check the fine print.


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    sandyg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 254 ✭✭sandyg


    Are you saying that i could go out and buy a second car (car b), and drive it around using my insurance for car A? How would you go about taxing it as you would need to have your insurance details for that specific car to tax it in the tax office, and also that i could insure say a 1.1 and get a 2.0 size car as my second car and drive around with it using the 1.1 insurance on it (i dont think so)!

    My husband was going to get a second car for work (a van) and was told that if he wanted to get insurance for it he would have to start at the bottom of the ladder with his insurance for that car and that his insurance on the car he owns would not be affected in any way as it would be a separate insurance. The cheapest way out of it they said was for myself to get insurance on it as at the time i didnt have my own car and then he would be a name driver on it.


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    pipers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 179 ✭✭pipers


    Its true,

    I have 2 vehicles and I had to start the whole NCB thing again on the second vehicles policy.


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    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    stratos wrote:
    Most insurance companies have a clause saying you are insured to drive any car you don't own...............................................
    Think about it.

    Okay - I've thought about it - but I don't geddit?


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    sandyg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 254 ✭✭sandyg


    On my insurance as im sure it is the same for most others is the you are insured to drive someone else's car (on full licence) once you have full permission from the owner and it is taxed and insured by that person.


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    thelurcher
    Registered Users Posts: 627 ✭✭✭thelurcher


    Thanks!
    I was thinking of getting a second cheap small van for going to work etc. and keep the diesel alcoholic 4X4 for evening/weekends.
    It would be well worth getting insured with someone else other than QD so - as if I had a crash on either car I could just drop that policy and keep the other going clean.
    I win either way: save on diesel/less wear on the 4X4 - insurance if I have a crash.


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    DubTony
    Registered Users Posts: 3,269 ✭✭✭DubTony


    thelurcher wrote:

    If I have a crash in the Hibs car then that obviously doesn't affect the QD NCB or my premium with them?

    Unless you're asked did you have a claim in the last X number of years. :confused:


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    ds20prefecture
    Registered Users Posts: 1,765 ✭✭✭ds20prefecture


    Note: You are generally only insured 3rd party when driving someone else's car.


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    Ann Elk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭Ann Elk


    A car has to be insured to be on a public roadway - that's the catch. It can be parked up on private property without tax and insurance, but once it hits the public domain it becomes illegal.
    blastman wrote:
    Hmm, wonder if I can put one of the cars in my cat's name....

    You could do this anyway, it mightn't allow you to drive it without insurance, but if you were caught speeding on a camera the points would automatically go to the registered owner of the vehicle.........


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    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    sandyg wrote:
    On my insurance as im sure it is the same for most others is the you are insured to drive someone else's car (on full licence) once you have full permission from the owner and it is taxed and insured by that person.

    I understand that - but I'm interested in their resoning behind this


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    Ann Elk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭Ann Elk


    bubby wrote:
    I understand that - but I'm interested in their resoning behind this

    It's to cocer emergency's mainly - eg you or a friend need to be taken to hospital etc. Also to make sure that you can reverse your housemates/flatmates/mams/dads/ car out of the drive without having to cover a temporary additional vehicle.

    The cover is usually only on a third party only basis so won't even cover fire or theft - although if you stay with axa for three tears straight, on the fourth they up that to Fully comp.


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    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Hmm .. interesting .. I noticed it on my policy, but didn't notice that it was only third party. Suppose its handy to have - but if you reversed it intothe driveway pillar, teh it would only cover the damage to the pillar and not your Mam, Dad's car! Must remember that when I have to reverse the bf's car out of the drive from blocking in my car the next time :)


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