Declaring modifications

Feb 21, 2021
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Hope your all well, Should I declare a front splitter on my seat? Would they not pay me out if I was to crash?
 

Seriously?

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In a word, yes.
All modifications in theory should be declared. Depending on what they are/ who the insurer is, they may want some more money out of you.
In the even of a claim, if you have undeclared mods, they could refuse to cover you.
 

SRGTD

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In a word, yes.
All modifications in theory should be declared. Depending on what they are/ who the insurer is, they may want some more money out of you.
In the even of a claim, if you have undeclared mods, they could refuse to cover you.

Agree 100% with this.

@Baily.l; pretty much all insurance companies will include a requirement in the small print of their policies for customers to declare any modifications. This gives them the opportunity to assess any increased risks that they consider a modified car represents compared to an equivalent unmodified car, and whether or not they need to charge any extra premium.

Realistically, insurance companies are probably more concerned with performance related mods than they are with cosmetic mods. However, certain cosmetic mods can make a car more attractive to would-be thieves. It might also cost more to repair a car with cosmetic mods if it was involved in an accident - e.g. additional time and expense spent sourcing the parts and fitting / painting them when repairing the car compared to a non-modified car.

I have a set of aftermarket alloys on my current car (I also had non-factory alloys fitted to my previous two cars). On the first car and my current car, my insurance company didn’t require any additional premium. On the second car, they charged me something like an additional £15 - £18 per year (can’t remember the exact amount).
 

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Mods should be declared as they can have a number of impacts on the underwriting process, such as external bodywork mods could make the car more desirable to steal, performance mods could make it more likely to be involved in a crash and that crash could be more serious.

What tends to happen is that the insurer will only cover you third party and there is a risk that they cancel your insurance which could make you less insurable in the future.

While it seems annoying its not worth the risk of not telling them.
 
Feb 21, 2021
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Thanks a lot guys much appreciated! I will have to move insurance as AXA only cover tints :(
 
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