by wayoutwest »
Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:30 am
The local water board have suggested that my water meter situated outside my garden wall is going up at a fast rate as they suspect a water leak, they suggest it is on my side of the boundary. I decided to contact my home insurer. I Spent a long time going through the issue on the phone, there is absolutely no evidence of a leak in the property in the house or garden, however they refuse to cover it on the grounds that it is an “ accident” The policy does not cover “accidents” I assumed an accident was something that I or one of my guests had an influence over. Ie something that happened as a result of some action that took place. Nothing has taken place, no contact has been made with any of the water pipes. It seems as if my home insurer can use the “accident” description to refuse any incident and not cover it. In my opinion this makes my policy useless, as I would only claim for things that happened out of my control, every claim is an “accident” If a wall fell down would this be “an accident”? and therefore not covered either! I am shocked and now feel very insecure in a house possibly not adequately covered by insurance. Ps on setting up the policy there is no box to tick that actually allows you to cover “accidents”.
