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Friday, 8 July 2011

Motor Trade Insurance is essential – find out the need to know facts

--> Whether you are a full or part time motor trader, motor trade insurance is essential to the well being of your business, finding the right cover to suit your business is one of the most important business decisions you can make.

The best way to find the right insurance broker is to speak to other motor traders that you know, find out who they are using, if they are happy with the service they receive and how expensive their policies are.  Another way is searching the internet, but any policy you go for you need to ensure that the company is reputable and reliable.  Check out their customer reviews to ensure that you are making the right decision.

The right policy will cover your business against damages, so you will be able to continue working and will also cover your tools and machinery against theft and damage, which will enable you to continue making profits rather than finding money to replace broken or stolen machinery.

There are required insurance plans that all motor traders have to have as required by law, but these are very basic requirements that will not cover you should you have an accident in a clients vehicle or should a customer injure themselves when visiting your premises.

The basic requirements are third party or third party fire and theft.  These policies only cover the third party vehicle, injury or property when it comes to the third party cover and will cover the third party vehicle, injury or property as well as theft or fire to your vehicle under the third party fire and theft.

Now as you are aware, so many things can happen when you run a business and the third party insurance options will never be enough.  You will require road risks insurance and should some of your staff members drive client vehicles, you will require multi driver on that policy.

An accident in a client’s vehicle can cost you thousands of pounds if you aren’t insured correctly, this can leave your business bankrupt after having to replace a vehicle.  The importance of the right cover is imperative to your business operations, enabling you to concentrate on your work and making profits.

Combined insurance is usually the best option for motor traders as it covers every aspect of the business from the building, road risks, machinery and even loss of income, should you be in a position where your premises is damaged and you cannot work.  The great thing about combined insurance is it also covers you against poor workmanship.  This is ideal because accidents can happen and everyone can have a bad day, if a clients wheel falls off their car straight from leaving your workshop and causes an accident, your combined insurance will cover you.

The importance of the right motor trade insurance cannot be stressed enough, knowing the facts can offer you the ability to make an informed decision regarding your insurance requirements and get the best cover for your business.

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