Driver Awareness Course

I believe these aren’t declare able as the driver awareness bods don’t pass on any details, there was a bit of scaremongering going on about them having to make it public but I think that was probably circulated by the insurance companies! Don’t take my word as gospel, I’m sure there’s answers out rhere

 

What can i say jamie_c Just declare it ya wuss, its only speeding not like its a DD conviction or just say nowt

 

As a basic matter of UK law insurance contracts are uberrimae fidei - Latin for ‘the utmost good faith’. It is all the wriggle room they need to disown you if you have not made a full declaration in your proposal form; hence all those legal warnings.

From an insurer’s perspective it is about determining the level of risk and appropriate price. If you think about it, why would you conceal such a conviction unless to get a better price......pecuniary advantage by deception?

Being honest is generally the best course of action - especially with a zero pointer. Being dishonest could end up costing very much more.....and then there is the ‘have you ever been refused.....’ question. You would wind up on the shared database.

You might find it is where a broker wins out over a comparison website. They compete for vanilla customers and don’t want iffy business but others specialise in picking out low risk cases for a modestly inflated premium.

 

Bottom line is this. Yes, as DD says they ask if you have had any convictions or accidents in the last 5 years and IF there is a section that asks if you have been on a driver improvement course you are contractually obliged to answer truthfully. If it hasn’t got that question don’t say owt.

 

.......anyway, the strict answer to the original question is ‘it all depends’.....from insurer to insurer.

In the case of Liverpool Victoria...no
https://www.lv.com/car-insurance/speed-awareness

You obligation is to truthfully answer the questions asked, not to volunteer additional information.

 

If they don't ask don't tell them they don't need an extra bullsh1t reason to rob you

 

Having only done one of these last week unless your insurance company spefically ask for information you don’t have to mention anything. What was more worrying for me is that the guy who ran the coarse I was on said that all helmets including sharp tested rated up to 5 star were only tested to to 14-16 mile per hour impact pressure. Really I paid £500 for my helmet with a 5 star rating I said he reckons it’s true. So I’m going to do some research and find out . Any of you guys know about this ?

 

Have a look here :

https://sharp.dft.gov.uk/sharp-testing/

 

The question posed is typically “do you have any motoring convictions, current or pending?”.
If you opt to take the awareness course then you do not have any convictions (assuming this was your first time caught speeding) so answer “No”, and as others have said, you need not add any more detail, just honestly.

 

Quite correct

 

I can't help but wonder if there is a different perspective to this.

In the future it could be argued that if the defendant is being offered either penalty points or taking an awareness course, these are forms of punishment following conviction. So if the question is "Any convictions?" and this is not declared, then the tenant of 'Utmost Good Faith' has not been complied with - claim declined !!

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