VW complimentary seven day free insurance...

[monkeyhanger]

Surely their trade policy will cover taxing a vehicle?  Or they are screwed when selling used motors?

You have to have insurance specific to the car's reg (not a we cover all blanket policy for the dealership) to tax the vehicle, you can't tax the vehicle without it. In the past you had to have the reg number off the dealer, contact your insurer to get a temporary cover starting the day before you got your car and then get that cover note to your dealer as proof of insurance, all so they could tax your car and be sure that you weren't driving off in an uninsured car. 7 day VW insurance cover note does away with all the hassle.

[dubber36]

I've used the 7 days free insurance twice. I rarely px my old cars, so having 7 days cover on the new car means that I can still retain the policy on my old car and legally drive it round until the new owner comes to collect it.

[Bill_the_Bear]

Wow Bear, you really do have it in for VW don't ya'?!  BMW aren't all angels and roses you know, having known a few people with their cars.

I know it's been said, but the fact is, a car cannot be taxed in a customers name unless there is a valid insurance policy running that covers them.  So, they offer FREE 7 day insurance to facilitate this process...  Not sure what it has to do with holiday vouchers 

They are offering it in order to try to sell you stuff.  I never said BMW didn't do the same, actually I implied that all companies, car or otherwise do the same.  Or do you really think they do it just to be "nice"?  They are not a charity, they are in the business of making money, thats all there is to it.

I took the 7 day free on my last car, this time around I'll arrange my own to avoid the sales calls that follow and the high excess they give you.

[matchboy]

I agree with Bear, they're only doing it to get the foot in the door (although I take the point that it means they can tax the car and get it ready for you to drive away).

Personally, I always arrange my own insurance to start from 9am the day I am picking the car up.  Then its done and you don't need to worry about various policies.  7 free days is neither here nor there.

[mcmaddy]

You dont use the 7 free days as an insurance policy its only used to TAX YOUR CAR! Your own policy starts from the day you pick your car up but the FREE 7 DAYS is to tax your new car. Stop reading more into these things that what they actually are. Ive used the 7 day free insurance on the last 3 vw's ive bought with no call backs after, ever. FFS i wish my car would hurry up and come 

[Gryzor]

They are offering it in order to try to sell you stuff.  I never said BMW didn't do the same, actually I implied that all companies, car or otherwise do the same.  Or do you really think they do it just to be "nice"?  They are not a charity, they are in the business of making money, thats all there is to it.

I took the 7 day free on my last car, this time around I'll arrange my own to avoid the sales calls that follow and the high excess they give you.

One day Bear, maybe, just maybe your glass will be half full.

Do you really think I'm not aware of the obvious?  Yes, of course they are a business where the aim is to make money.  Yes, of course they offer services with the hope of securing future custom.  My point is, so what?  If them offering 7 days free insurance allows them to tax it with no issues, and gives you a bit of breathing room to sort out your old policy and find the best deal going forwards, what does it matter? For most people it's less hassle, regardless of their economical reasons.

At the end of the day it's a free service that you can either taken them up on, or not.  If you do, you can then choose to accept their annual premium, or not.  I swear that some people would not accept a free £10 note for fear of conspiracy.  For those that do use the service to help facilitate taxing your car (because that's what it's there for) you can opt out of all future sales and marketing contact so you don't get calls, e-mails, and post, speaking from experience rather than assumption.