CHERISHED NEWS Pete Barrett MG Car Club Insurance Manager
Cherished.vehicle@aplan.co.uk
Welcome to this month’s Cherished News. We hope you are all staying safe and well and enjoying your MGs now we have our freedom again. At the time of writing this, Alix, Ian and Simon can’t wait to be at Gaydon celebrating the MGF25 event. They are hoping to see the members’ fabulous cars and are looking forward to meeting the members. We are hoping to get the “MGf metro mule” from Gaydon to display as well and assuming my TF keeps working that should be there too (see update below). The team and I are also really looking forward to August 13-15 as it’s the Triumph and MG weekend at the Malvern Three Counties Showground. We will be there all weekend and it’s sure to be a fantastic event. If you have not booked tickets, I recommend that you do as the setting at the foot of the Malvern Hills is beautiful, and there are some fabulous roads in the area. I will be camping over so come and say hello if you see me or the team. Sadly, I have been informed that the MG and Triumph spares day, the weekend after Malvern, has been cancelled. The Good News is it has been moved to January 2022 so we have something to look forward to in those dark winter months. Green Card Update There is good news for all of you that wish to travel to Europe again with your cars. The European Commission announced that it has waived the obligation to have a Green Card for travel to EU countries. This will come into force from August; however, we do request if you are insured with us that you still call us before you travel so we can update our records. We also still intend to issue green cards for the next couple of months as the news may not filter down quickly to all law enforcement agents and we would prefer you not to have any issues if you are stopped. Emma update - Hot, hot, hot! After my very long trip back from the MG Cup meeting at Silverstone last month where my TF160 kept overheating every 10 miles. I think and hope that we have finally got to the bottom of it boiling itself. After lots of investigation it seemed neither the radiator or the pipes under the car were getting hot, even though they did before and thus the coolant wasn’t circulating. This led us to think maybe the thermostat had intermittently been failing and had finally given up. We replaced this last week and so
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far, so good. Who would have thought such a cheap part could cause such hassle … watch this space! As always, the team and I look forward to talking to the members as their policies come up; please give us a call when they are due. The Benefits of the policy include: • Free and simple Agreed Value service - Completed in-house by our specialists • Member to member cover • Reinstatement cover available • Salvage Retention – Subject to qualifying Criteria • Modification cover • 90 Days European Cover – included as standard • Multi Vehicle Cover - we can look to put all your vehicles, even non-MGs, on the same policy • Laid Up Cover – if it’s not on the road it can still be insured • Spare parts cover – up to £1,000 cover for your spares • Occasional Wedding Hire - can be arranged on application • Business Use – can be arranged on application • Limited Mileage discounts • Young Accompanied Driver cover from age 18 • Track day Cover- can be arranged on application
This is administered as part of the A-Plan Holdings who have a whole panel of insurers and can give you independent advice for your Private Car, Buildings and Contents, Commercial, HGV, Life and Travel Insurance. Please note that the MG Insurance scheme powered by Cherished Vehicle Insurance uses one insurer provider only KGM Underwriting Services who we have selected due to their experience in the classic car market. And that is it for this month! If you’d like any more information on any of the above, feel free to give any of us a call here at Cherished Vehicle Insurance on 0345 2508282- we’d all really love to hear from you. MG Car Club Limited is an Introducer Appointed Representative of A-Plan Holdings. The MG Classic Car Insurance Scheme is managed and administered by A-Plan Holdings Ltd. Cherished Vehicle Insurance Services is a trading name of A-Plan Holdings who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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