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Motor Trade

Motor Traders needs vary greatly. Tysers can negotiate a policy which provides a flexible solution to cater for the wide range of activities for garages and motor dealers. Enhanced cover can be provided to members of the Retail Motor Industry (RMI).

Material Damage

Summary of Cover:

  • Cover is on an "All Risks basis".
  • Option to have cover on a "no sums" insured basis.
  • Inflation Protection - Reinstatement 'Day One' cover of 130% for property other than vehicles, stock and money.
  • Excess - The standard excess of £250 on Material Damage cover applies. Higher excesses are available for premium discounts. Your choice of excess will apply for both the Material Damage and Motor Vehicle Road Risks sections.
  • Property is covered on a U.K. basis, subject to normal policy limits. Property in transit is covered up to a limit of £15,000.

Additional Features include:

  • Commercial Loads - automatic legal liability cover for commercial loads in customer's vehicles whilst in transit and at your
    premises following recovery by you up to a limit of £50,000.
  • Assault and Victim care cover which pays the fees for professional counselling following assault allied to theft of money.
  • Financial Loss. (New and Unregistered Vehicles)
  • New for Old (Vehicles). A new vehicle may replace a used one owned by you since new, if within 6 months of first
    registration, it is damaged by more that 50% or stolen and not recovered within 28 days of notification to us.
  • Keys clause- a premium discount is available if you keep unattended vehicles locked at all times.
  • Terrorism cover - buy back facility (See question 7)
  • Special Features for members of the Retail Motor Industry (RMI) members
  • New for Old cover - extended to vehicles less than 12 months old.
  • Option to include rectification cover for faulty or defective materials used or workmanship undertaken by you if they cause
    an insured vehicle to be damaged in an accident. This extension is subject to a £250 excess. Your choice to include this cover will apply for the Material Damage, Motor Vehicle Road Risks and Public / Products Liability sections.
  • Standard Personal Accident Assault and Victim Care benefits are doubled. Cover is also extended to include all work related
    assaults.
  • Personal Accident Capital benefits of £20,000 will be provided for all occupational accidents to the Proprietors, Partners and
    Directors of the business.

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Motor Vehicle Road Risks

Summary of Cover:

  • Choice of cover between Comprehensive, Third Party Fire and Theft, Third Party only or Partial Comprehensive
    Partial Comprehensive is most suitable for policyholders who have a bodyshop and can repair their own accident damaged vehicles.

Full comprehensive cover applies to customers vehicles.

  • Cover is on an any driver basis (with your permission). Cover can be extended to include social, domestic and pleasure use.
  • Cover is automatically extended for social, domestic and pleasure use for permitted drivers in European Community countries.
  • Uninsured Loss Recovery
    Legal expenses are paid up to a maximum of £75,000 enabling you to pursue your rights to recover uninsured losses from
    others. The cover applies to you, any partner, director or employee plus any family member. Legal advice is included.
  • If on a comprehensive basis the standard excess is £250. Higher excesses are available for premium discounts. Your choice
    of excess will apply for both the Material Damage and Motor Vehicle Road Risks sections.
  • New for Old (Vehicles)
    Provided cover is on a Comprehensive or Third Party Fire and Theft basis, we will pay the value of a new vehicle if within 6
    months of first registration, it is damaged by more that 50% or stolen and not recovered within 28 days of notification to us.
  • Financial Loss (New and Unused Vehicles)
  • No Claims Discount
    A discount of up to 35% may be earned.
  • Third Party Property Damage
    Cover for legal liability for accidental damage to property is limited to £10,000,000 any one occurrence or series of
    occurrences arising from one cause.
  • Loan or Hire Vehicles
    When customers insurers provide cover, cover will be limited to that of contingency.
    When no such vehicles are declared cover will be specifically excluded.

Terrorism

  • In respect of any accidental damage to any third party property by an act of Terrorism, the indemnity limit is limited to
    £5,000,000.

Special Features for RMI members:

  • New for Old cover - extended to vehicles less than 12 months old.
  • Option to include rectification cover for faulty or defective materials used or workmanship undertaken by you if they cause
    an insured vehicle to be damaged in an accident. This extension is subject to a £250 excess.
  • No Claims Discount unaffected by claims caused by faulty or defective materials or workmanship.
  • No inner limit to liability for customers' consequential loss or loss of use claims.

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MOT - Loss of Licence Cover

Summary of Cover:

  • Cover up to £1,000,000 to replace loss of profit from MOT testing and associated repair and servicing work following
    suspension or withdrawal of your licence.
  • A free appeal and consultancy service for both Authorised Examiners and Nominated testers, giving you the best chance of
    retaining your Authorisation.
  • Telephone helpline for free advice on any MOT disciplinary matter or query involving your MOT testing station.
  • Choice of Indemnity period.

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Engineering

Summary of Cover:

  • Periodic examinations of all types of pressure, electrical, mechanical, lifting and similar plant can be provided in line with
    SAFed (Safety Assessment Federation Limited) guidelines.
  • Cover also includes damage to your property caused by Fragmentation of any part of any plant included at your request.
  • Cover can be extended, for most items of plant, to include:
    - provision for the cost of repairs to plant following its electrical or mechanical breakdown.
    - provision for the hire of a replacement machine or other additional costs incurred in order to complete work normally undertaken by the plant following breakdown if the plant cannot be repaired immediately.

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Liability

Summary of Cover:

Public / Products Liability

  • The standard limit of Indemnity is £2,000,000. Option to increase up to £10,000,000
  • Standard cover includes:
    Motor Contingency
    Leased or Rented Premises
    Health and Safety at Work Act legal expenses costs
    Court attendance compensation
    Consumer Protection Act legal defence costs up to £25,000 (Products Liability only)
    Data Protection Act
    Defective Premises Act
  • Products Financial Loss included up to an indemnity limit of £250,000.
  • £250 Property Damage excess.

Terrorism

  • In respect of any act of Terrorism, the limit of indemnity shall not exceed the limit of indemnity shown in the schedule or
    £5,000,000 (whichever is the lesser).

Special Features for RMI members

  • Option to include rectification cover for faulty or defective materials used or workmanship undertaken by you if they cause
    an insured vehicle to be damaged in an accident. This extension is subject to a £250 excess.
  • No inner limit to liability for customers' consequential loss or loss of use claims.
  • No excess is applicable under this section, in respect of vehicles sold.

Employers Liability

  • The standard limit of Indemnity is £10,000,000 Standard cover includes
    Health & Safety at Work Act legal expenses costs
    Unsatisfied court judgements
    Court attendance compensation

Terrorism

  • In respect of any act of Terrorism, the limit of indemnity shall not exceed £5,000,000.

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Business Interruption

Summary of Cover:

  • This insurance is for financial loss following loss or damage to your:
    a) premises and other property insured under Material Damage.
    b) vehicles whilst on the road insured under Motor Vehicle Road Risks.
  • Cover is provided on a no sum insured basis.
  • No annual declarations are necessary as cover is based on the Gross Profit declared at the inception of each period of
    insurance.
  • Choice of Indemnity period.
  • Standard cover includes:
    Damage to Public Utilities - full extension
    Denial of Access
    World-wide suppliers extension for motor vehicle manufacturers and their component / materials suppliers
    Foreign Travel
    Transit
    Customers extension
  • Book Debts included automatically up to £500,000.

Special Features for RMI members

  • New vehicles in transit automatically covered under the Suppliers extension

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Conversion / Fidelity Guarantee

Summary of Cover:

Conversion

  • Cover is provided for loss following purchase of a vehicle from a person who does not legally own it.
  • Choice of Limit of Indemnity.
  • Cover only provided if you are a subscriber to H.P.I. or Experian Ltd.
  • Standard excess of £250
  • Cover is only provided for payments for vehicles made by cheque, part exchange or credit, and not cash.

Fidelity Guarantee

  • Cover provided for loss arising from acts of fraud and dishonesty by your employees.
  • Loss must be discovered within 18 months of the act of fraud or dishonesty.
  • Choice of Limit of Indemnity.


Please Note

This summary only provides brief details of typical cover provided under the policy. For precise policy, terms, conditions and exclusions please request a specimen policy document.

 

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