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Your vehicle has not been changed from the manufacturer’s standard specification (including wheels, suspension, bodywork and engine).
Scooterman wrote:Do insurance companies add a premium to vehicles fitted with hand controls? i.e. the push/pull lever?
Burgerman wrote: My fish insurance is agreed value 45K
Irving wrote:Scooterman wrote:Do insurance companies add a premium to vehicles fitted with hand controls? i.e. the push/pull lever?
Probably since statistically the numbers are so small they don't have adequate info so gets lumped into the 'unknown' class.
That's why a specialist insurer can be cheaper.
Scooterman wrote:Burgerman wrote: My fish insurance is agreed value 45K
So if your van gets written off you receive a cheque for £45k? I've never heard of that before...
Scooterman wrote:Do insurance companies add a premium to vehicles fitted with hand controls? i.e. the push/pull lever?
Irving wrote: its called 'gap insurance'. Covers the gap between what the insurance offers and the invoice or agreed value.
greybeard wrote:No. If they did it would be classed as discriminating against a disabled person. I know this as I have had push pull fitted.
Scooterman wrote:How easy do you think it'd be to fit a push/pull lever (without indicator switch) to something like a caddy? Motability fitted one to my golf estate. It doesn't look that complicated, just some rods bolted to the pedals
I'm able-bodied enough to slide out on my manual chair onto the floor and haul myself back up into it (can't do the same from the salsa, footplate gets in way). But I could use an independent fitter if I could find one?
The reason I ask is that for a while I've been thinking of getting back on the road again, and I like the VW caddy. I don't want to go down the motability route again and would rather buy my own vehicle.
https://www.jeffgosling.co.uk wrote:Can I fit my own driving adaptations?
We do supply some of the smaller, secondary control adaptations for customers to fit themselves. However, if you are a Motability customer your adaptations will have been fitted prior to handover of your vehicle.
For your safety and that of other road users, we only supply our hand controls and left foot accelerators through our fully trained network of installers who carry the relevant public liability insurance.
Who can install my adaptations?
We have a network of more than 70 fully trained installers throughout the UK. For details of your nearest installer, please contact us on 0161 430 2151.
Where will my adaptations be fitted?
Most adaptations are fitted at the dealership before you take delivery. However most of our installers work on a mobile basis and will be happy to fit at your home or alternative address if required.
ex-demonstratorstevelawiw wrote:Silly not too
Back in the day when I could actually get in a car my favoured way of purchase was the cars that had been used as testers for customers, I can't remember the term used to describe them, but anyhow they had a sizeable wad taken off the price because they wern't new, but you could still zero rate
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