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From: Neil Williams on 10 Dec 2009 16:27 On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:17:21 +0000, Tom Anderson <twic(a)urchin.earth.li> wrote: >Nope. Looked into it once, but it costs a fortune. Costs me less than a hundred quid a year. I assume you live in a very high risk area and/or have very little stuff to insure? Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply.
From: Marc on 10 Dec 2009 17:10 Neil Williams wrote: > On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:38:14 +0000, Marc > <initial.surname(a)btintenret.com> wrote: > >> And then ask for it to be removed to reduce the premium? > > Good point. > >> I dread the idea of having to make a claim for third party liability, I >> have at the last count 4 policies that cover it and each will argue that >> the other should be paying. > > I suppose strictly speaking if you double-insure the claim has to go > to all of them, and be split between them on some basis. Not sure > what that basis is, though. Ever been there? I have. Kit stolen out of car on drive, stuff covered by house contents , car and club insurance. Lock/Radio/window settled and paid in 3 weeks. Crash helmet/Race suit/Rucksack/Walking poles/Gortex coat took over 2 years whilst they argued amongst themselves and I argued with House contents co that Race suit / Helmet/ Gortex coat was "sporting eqpt" ( new for old) rather than "clothes" ( Their value -15%)
From: Arthur Figgis on 10 Dec 2009 17:41 Neil Williams wrote: > On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:51:31 +0000, Arthur Figgis > <afiggis(a)example.com.invalid> wrote: > >> Just after it opened there were reports that luggage was banned from the >> new metro line to the airport in Dubai. > > Large luggage is banned from the Delhi Metro, as they X-ray everything > (really!) and big bags wouldn't fit. (Actually, the security on the > Delhi Metro is a good advert for why it would be completely > impractical on LUL - their passenger throughput is tiny in comparison, > but the queues can be horrendous). > > It does make it a bit useless for travelling between the coach and > railway stations, though I forget if the airport is served or not. I think they are currently building an airport line. -- Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK
From: Just zis Guy, you know? on 10 Dec 2009 17:52 On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:41:41 +0000, JNugent <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote: >It's obvious that no-one travelling by areoplane actually needs clean clothes >or any other form of normal luggage and that the Piccadilly Line extension to >Heathrow could not possibly have been built to accommodate air-passengers anyway. I can do a three-day trip with a single knapsack which also contains my laptop. >OTOH, a bicycle is the quintessentially indispensible item that every >international traveller needs. Flying without one in the hold is bas >unthinkable as not checking your car in. Silly boy. There is no need to check your Brompton when travelling by Eurostar. Guy -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/urc GPG public key at http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/pgp-public-key.txt
From: Peter Grange on 11 Dec 2009 04:54
On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:41:00 +0000, Arthur Figgis <afiggis(a)example.com.invalid> wrote: >Neil Williams wrote: >> On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:51:31 +0000, Arthur Figgis >> <afiggis(a)example.com.invalid> wrote: >> >>> Just after it opened there were reports that luggage was banned from the >>> new metro line to the airport in Dubai. >> >> Large luggage is banned from the Delhi Metro, as they X-ray everything >> (really!) and big bags wouldn't fit. (Actually, the security on the >> Delhi Metro is a good advert for why it would be completely >> impractical on LUL - their passenger throughput is tiny in comparison, >> but the queues can be horrendous). >> >> It does make it a bit useless for travelling between the coach and >> railway stations, though I forget if the airport is served or not. > >I think they are currently building an airport line. Yup, everything in Delhi is going to be _wonderful_ in time for the 2010 Commonwealth games. -- Pete |