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[Moriath]

Previously there were 600,000+ vehicle theft claims per year that the insurance industry had to shell out for, now there's less than 100,000 - yet premiums are more expensive than ever.

The lie is that accident claims have gone up, but accident statistics just keep on getting better and better...

Insurance e companies the same as any other are out to make a profit. And make shareholders money. I don't get why people are surprised when premiums go up. With anpr and more strict tests over the last few years premiums should come down but they keep going up cause we subsidise the rest of the organisation. Insurance don't just insure cars

 

[BloodOmen]

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/05/...-this-side-by-side-special-effects-exclusive/

So awesome tbh (scroll down on that url for video)

 

[Gwadien]

Been laying in bed since 11, that's fine, didn't want to sleep before my exam anyway, so tired, just will not fall asleep ffs any advice Blood o lord of insomnia?

 

[Ch3tan]

Cheers for the heads up. Sounds like they have a pretty rubbish model for now. I still think it has potential - they just need to improve on how they judge a safe driver.

BTW, how did you manage to mount it on your dashboard? I can't get the fucker to stick. It came loose at one point and they probably think I was doing 30 in reverse

Ahhh... when did you start your policy? Mine was November and the unit is an integrated unit, installed behind the steering wheel column by a fitter.... It's a Octo telematics unit, Italian as most insurance in Italy has this standard already.

 

[soze]

Fixed

How am I a hazard for saying I don't like driving and that I stick to the limit? The jumps you make deify normal logic.

 

[Raven]

So we can finally put the cats vs dogs debate to bed.

Cats > Dogs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-27486244

 

[Job]

There are no terms in black box contracts...as usual they grab the technology without knowing what to do with it then pull the classic insurance bastards get out clause of loose wording..driving carefully, spending most of your time at the home address..just bullshit terms that allows them to make arbirtary decisions when things turn bad and they turn up in court with a high paid lawyer...either you can speed or you cant...we were quoted 75% of the nights must be at registered address..so I said what if its 74% and it gets stolen...no answer...in other words..we'll use that as a bargaining chip in court...assholes the lot of them.

 

[Raven]

Then that tariff is not for you then, the vast majority of people have their car outside their house far more than 75% of nights.

 

[Nate]

You can get blackbox apps on your phone, I mount my phone on the dash as I use it for sat nav / play music. Noticed the holder has a spot for the camera to poke through. Might try it out, for the dashcam function if nothing else.

 

[MYstIC G]

Then that tariff is not for you then, the vast majority of people have their car outside their house far more than 75% of nights.

Which isn't relevant in any way to insuring the item as it's the location of the car thief that would determine the likelihood of a crime.

 

[Raven]

...which is based on postcode...

ie, I live in a nice area that happens to share a post code area with one of those horrible new-build shit holes so my insurance goes up. There hasn't been a car theft in the village in donkies years.

 

[CorNokZ]

Did FH change its look or have I just gotten used to the mobile version(haven't used my PC for FH browsing in half a year or so)?

 

[Gwadien]

pro mod, don't even know fh.

 

[old.Tohtori]

BBT is in its death throes..if you dont want to know or dont give a fuk

Just saw the season finale.

Spoiler

Nothing new to BBT, season ends in someone going somewhere(ship, north pole, etc) and relationships keep going their usual route. Next season starts with "3 months later" or some such and it's back to nerdy jokes.

Friends turned into a relationship drama more then comedy, this has kept it's course pretty darn well(outside the breakup drama bit in between).

 

[MYstIC G]

...which is based on postcode...

ie, I live in a nice area that happens to share a post code area with one of those horrible new-build shit holes so my insurance goes up. There hasn't been a car theft in the village in donkies years.

Which is nice and understandably the only available metric to the insurance companies but you should get black boxes put on the ankles of car thieves.

 

[Raven]

Frankly, you should just shop their feet off.

 

[caLLous]

Friends turned into a relationship drama more then comedy, this has kept it's course pretty darn well(outside the breakup drama bit in between).

I don't remember Friends being anything but a comedy. There was some pretty heavy stuff between Ross and Rachel (and Chandler and Monica I guess?) and even then it was dealt with in a light way ("we were on a break!" etc). Other than that it was straight comedy all the way (as I remember it, I haven't watched it since it aired originally).

And there's a definite link between Amy and Bernadette joining TBBT and it becoming less funny. The first few seasons were *much* better.

 

[Ch3tan]

You can get blackbox apps on your phone, I mount my phone on the dash as I use it for sat nav / play music. Noticed the holder has a spot for the camera to poke through. Might try it out, for the dashcam function if nothing else.

What app do you use? Would be interesting to get a comparison.

 

[Madmaxx]

 

[ileks]

Ahhh... when did you start your policy? Mine was November and the unit is an integrated unit, installed behind the steering wheel column by a fitter.... It's a Octo telematics unit, Italian as most insurance in Italy has this standard already.

A couple of weeks ago. It's a little disk with an arrow on it that you have to stick somewhere on your dashboard. You have to have the arrow pointed forward at all times.

 

[Nate]

What app do you use? Would be interesting to get a comparison.

Haven't actually done it yet, I tried fiddling with my holder but it doesn't seem to get any angle the camera can see much, other then the holder itself!

 

[Raven]

A couple of weeks ago. It's a little disk with an arrow on it that you have to stick somewhere on your dashboard. You have to have the arrow pointed forward at all times.

Freak them out by turning it around pointing at the back of the car. 70mph in reverse up the motorway.

 

[Job]

It would appear Eastenders is the grimmer...poll of happiness rates Eastend the worst place to live and upnorth Harrogate the nicest.

 

[Job]

It would seem Ebay has been cracked...change your passwords.

 

[Moriath]

It would appear Eastenders is the grimmer...poll of happiness rates Eastend the worst place to live and upnorth Harrogate the nicest.

We are talking soaps. Not real life. Most places in London are grim to me.

 

[Gwadien]

It would seem Ebay has been cracked...change your passwords.

like 3 months ago, it's a disgrace.

 

[DaGaffer]

Britain has the lowest accident rate in the world per capita and yet one of the highest insurance rates, and all you people with black boxes have sold yourselves for a short term gain that will utterly fuck you in the long run. Idiots.

 

[caLLous]

I've spent the better part of today listening to Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcasts (specifically the Wrath of the Khans series - Shows 43-47). Fascinating stuff and this guy makes it all the more accessible and interesting.

 

[Raven]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27507414]

"pwnt"

 

[Billargh]

404 pwned indeed