Random Irritations

[richart]

Car insurance renewals. My quote has come through, at £1100. My cheapest quote off Confused.com is £460 from AXA. I have phoned up my insurer, and they are a bit surprised we are parting company. Really?
And no, you can't even attempt to match it, as your initial quote is taking the p somewhat.

Had my renewal from Admiral Multi Car. My daughters in much too much, and she has got it with Axa for £475 instread of £800, and that was after negotiating with Admiraldown from £1100

My car and my wife's with Admiral are very competitive, but assumed they would go up a bit with one less car on the policy. No, premium for my car went up £3, and my wife's car went down £4.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Had my renewal from Admiral Multi Car. My daughters in much too much, and she has got it with Axa for £475 instread of £800, and that was after negotiating with Admiraldown from £1100

My car and my wife's with Admiral are very competitive, but assumed they would go up a bit with one less car on the policy. No, premium for my car went up £3, and my wife's car went down £4.

We're with Admiral mutlicar, and TBH our premium costs have gone down each year, we just ring up when we get their new price and tell them what others are offering us.
No one rewards loyalty now, so we play them at their own game.
The AA are the worst though, they seem to think you dont remember anything before breakfast that day.

 

[richart]

We're with Admiral mutlicar, and TBH our premium costs have gone down each year, we just ring up when we get their new price and tell them what others are offering us.
No one rewards loyalty now, so we play them at their own game.
The AA are the worst though, they seem to think you dont remember anything before breakfast that day.

We do the same. Go through the ritual every year, but they couldn't come close on my daughters car. I notice on Confused they do not seem to quote Admiral any more.

 

[Kellfire]

People who don’t realise that it’s the people who automatically renew their insurances at crazy inflated prices that allow the rest of us to negotiate and get cheaper insurance because of it...

 

[patricks148]

We're with Admiral mutlicar, and TBH our premium costs have gone down each year, we just ring up when we get their new price and tell them what others are offering us.
No one rewards loyalty now, so we play them at their own game.
The AA are the worst though, they seem to think you dont remember anything before breakfast that day.

i go with Tesco every year, when the renewal comes through its always gone up usually by £60 or £70, i just go on a comparison site and get the same insurance from Tesco at either cheaper or the same as the prev year. gone though the same rigmarole for the last 10 years with them.

 

[GreiginFife]

People who don’t realise that it’s the people who automatically renew their insurances at crazy inflated prices that allow the rest of us to negotiate and get cheaper insurance because of it...

Shhhh. Don't spoil it...

 

[Bunkermagnet]

People who don’t realise that it’s the people who automatically renew their insurances at crazy inflated prices that allow the rest of us to negotiate and get cheaper insurance because of it...

You're obviously too young to know or remember that years back you got a discount for being an existing member or loyal, not for being a new member/buyer as now.

 

[Wolf]

Sometimes just the unfairness of life is enough of an irritation.

Sister in law went in for surgery for breast cancer yesterday ended up with a double mastectomy due to it spreading and she's only 32... Less than an hour after she came out of theatre we received the news my Brother in laws mum had an accident at home and passed away as a result.

Overall yesterday wasn't a great day for the Wolf family.

 

[Slime]

Sometimes just the unfairness of life is enough of an irritation.

Sister in law went in for surgery for breast cancer yesterday ended up with a double mastectomy due to it spreading and she's only 32... Less than an hour after she came out of theatre we received the news my Brother in laws mum had an accident at home and passed away as a result.

Overall yesterday wasn't a great day for the Wolf family.

Sorry to hear that, I just hope today is a better day!

 

[Slime]

Lupus.

 

[GreiginFife]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47452571

This article, idiots playing the victim over paying too much for TV's they couldn't afford, despite it clearly telling you how much you'll pay when you sign up for it. Companies like Brighthouse are gross, and take advantage with the huge interest they place on the items they sell, but to make out like you're the victim of a scam is pathetic. They knew exactly what they were signing up for.

I feel though, again, that the FCA fail to tackle the robustness of these type of companies actual lending practices and criteria rather than what they charge. Allowing them to set their own acceptance criteria (pretty much) needs to be tackled to prevent the vulnerable being able to be taken advantage of.
The FCA spoke at length in 2014 about clamping down on dodgy lending practices but that's all it was, words. In fact the FCA (and the PRA while we are at it) are up there on my irritations list.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Sometimes just the unfairness of life is enough of an irritation.

Sister in law went in for surgery for breast cancer yesterday ended up with a double mastectomy due to it spreading and she's only 32... Less than an hour after she came out of theatre we received the news my Brother in laws mum had an accident at home and passed away as a result.

Overall yesterday wasn't a great day for the Wolf family.

Sorry to hear that pal. Hopefully the extensive treatment your sister in law had will have the desired effect.

 

[Wolf]

Sorry to hear that, I just hope today is a better day!

Cheers Slime, today's definitely a better day. We have pancakes and Nutella which always helps the mood

Sorry to hear that pal. Hopefully the extensive treatment your sister in law had will have the desired effect.

Fingers crossed mate, we've been told the Op was a success so now treatment can begin to help her battle it fully.

 

[woofers]

The woman in the Jaguar advert that "doesn't do popular choices"....

The phrase "half a club short" (most often heard from Mark Roe)

Wayne Riley describing the wind as "a bit of hurt"

 

[Slab]

We're with Admiral mutlicar, and TBH our premium costs have gone down each year, we just ring up when we get their new price and tell them what others are offering us.
No one rewards loyalty now, so we play them at their own game.
The AA are the worst though, they seem to think you dont remember anything before breakfast that day.

Nothing personal but this phrase is my random irritation

I've yet to meet anyone who has shown loyalty to any company (they might be out there though but they're as rare as hens teeth) People are generally loyal to their sports team or friends/family but by paying to one supplier over another for goods/services in return is not loyalty in-itself

 

[Slab]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47452571

This article, idiots playing the victim over paying too much for TV's they couldn't afford, despite it clearly telling you how much you'll pay when you sign up for it. Companies like Brighthouse are gross, and take advantage with the huge interest they place on the items they sell, but to make out like you're the victim of a scam is pathetic. They knew exactly what they were signing up for.

Agree, just went on gumtree and found countless 42" TV's and laptops for well under £100 each. Mr Clayton should've learnt to live within his means a bit more and accept you cant always have the nice new shiney things that you want and you might have to make do with some 2nd hand stuff for the time being or just save up (a lesson most of us learn after our first mistake... but he didn't)

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Nursing staff that have used my desk overnight to make tea and coffees while working and not bothered to tidy up a considerable mess before I arrived. Not like they don't know I get here for 7.00 every morning (not feeling it today though). Have moved it to the locked filing cabinet they use to store their personal effects and will be interesting to see if anyone bothers to take it to the kitchen after handover. I have no issues using my space and glad it was a quiet enough night that they could take decent breaks, but have a little common courtesy and tidy up

 

[sam85]

Nursing staff that have used my desk overnight to make tea and coffees while working and not bothered to tidy up a considerable mess before I arrived. Not like they don't know I get here for 7.00 every morning (not feeling it today though). Have moved it to the locked filing cabinet they use to store their personal effects and will be interesting to see if anyone bothers to take it to the kitchen after handover. I have no issues using my space and glad it was a quiet enough night that they could take decent breaks, but have a little common courtesy and tidy up

Lazy buggers those nurses eh 🙄

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Lazy buggers those nurses eh 🙄

Not in my good books today. As surmised, they all came off shift and left it on top of the filing cabinet. Day shift now on and using same cabinet and no-one has even recognised it's there. Don't want to take it out of principle as not the first time!

 

[Slab]

Not in my good books today. As surmised, they all came off shift and left it on top of the filing cabinet. Day shift now on and using same cabinet and no-one has even recognised it's there. Don't want to take it out of principle as not the first time!