Mum has to prove not all roads in Wales 20mph after son's car insurance voided
www.walesonline.co.uk
The mum had to go stand next to 60mph and 40mph signs outside the family's village and take photos before the firm would correct their error

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/13854229

A mum had to take action to prove not every road in Wales has a 20mph speed limit after an insurance firm voided her son’s insurance policy.

Welsh television presenter Jess Davies explained that her younger brother saw his car insurance voided as a result of the vehicle’s black box recording his speed and seemingly deciding he was constantly exceeding the speed limit. It meant their mother had to take some unusual steps to show the firm that not every road in Wales now had a 20mph speed limit.

  • KnightontheSun@lemmy.world
    42·
    1 year ago

    Telemetry Insurance. That part is up to the consumer, but the boxes exist in all cars now. They are usually reviewed after accidents to check the environmental conditions, like speed/braking, steering etc. Manufacturers have had to comply since the mid 2000’s and some took until the mid teens.

    • Saff
      6·
      1 year ago

      Unfortunately for a lot of new drivers in the uk it’s basically mandatory because non black box insurance is so damn expensive for young drivers now.