DIRECT LINE INSURANCE ALLEGED CLAMP DOWN ON REAR TINTS

Anybody heard about the DIRECT LINE INSURANCE Company refusing to insure drivers under the age of 25 who tell them that their vehicles are tinted..

...but hang on they are allegedly refusing to insure if they have tinted windows BEHIND the 'B' Posts now...nothing to do with any glass in front of the 'B' Posts?????

Is this something new...? Something only Direct Line are doing?

So any under 25 driver who has a car with factory tinted glass should not be insured either...?

Likewise they cannot be insured if they drive a van with no windows behind the 'B' Post...?

Anybody heard similar from other insurance companies or storys from their customers?

i havent but surely this cant be enforced as you say many cars now come with rear privacy glass, i have noticed new fords inparticular have very dark rear glass

I havent heard anything about insurance companys not insuring a customer because of tints.I know they sometimes put the premium up or sometimes put it down because of a security enhancement.My fiancee works in insurance so i get kept up to date !!

I know a guy with a Fiesta ST, wanted his windows done, booked him in, then he told his insurance company about he was having the windows tinted, they wanted £1200 for it...

He was already payin £2800 for his insurance....

So they were going to insure him, but for a stupid price...

hi nik spoke to the guy yesterday he came to have is windows stripped had a few points on is licence had been quoteted£4000 +on ins direct line did it for around £ 2000 but had to have tints removed as it was a modification they will not ins under 25s who have vehicles modifie
as for the sunstrip they would not pass it through the m.o.t got in touch with vosa any thing with in the sweep of the wipers where on the inner or outer side of windowscreen is illegal wish these prats would get there act together seems there,s different rules every few weeks and they don,t bother letting anyone know f in wankers give me a f in headache seems like everybodys giving our industry agood kicking

We had finished an X5 B Pillar Back on a Saturday about 4 years ago.
Customer called direct line to inform them about having a 20% film BPB as per factory, direct line CANCELLED their insurance on the spot.

I don't think direct lines attitude is anything to worry about, they just want unmodified vehicles on their books.

Tint Bob

Sussex