Should Have Had It This Done

[jennyjoan]

on reading a poor guy who has lost his dog and having to fork out a lot of money

i went on to insure maxie just there now - pet plan quoted standard £18.48 - went into Tesco and they were i think £8.50 - however what i would fear - it won't allow me to put breed of dog which is cross breed - so i would be afraid if hardy comes to hardy and something unfortunate happened to maxie they wouldn't pay as i had stated he was only bichon frise only when he bichon frise x shih tzu. can insurance companies renege like this. thnks

[Tilly2]

Lots of people own mongrel dogs. I don't think the insurance companies would differentiate between a pedigree and a mongrel. Ring them and ask, JJ.

[jennyjoan]

i cant ask tilly as i can't hear them and right now don't have anticipated friends coming to visit soon

[jennyjoan]

i will go back to their site and see if i can contact them

[Tilly2]

Would you like me to ring them for you? I will, if you want.

[jennyjoan]

oh that's very kind of you tilly - i have just contacted them there by email so should hear perhaps tomorrow. thanks again tilly - appreciate that.

[Tilly2]

I have just had a look at the Tesco pets insurance website and there is a facility for insuring cross breed dogs. Have another look, JJ.

[jennyjoan]

oh right - never noticed that - before i go to it - where would i look for it - thanks tilly

[Mamyalynne]

When you click 'get a quote'

They ask - Pet's name
Whether Cat or Dog
Then
Cross breed or pedigree

[jennyjoan]

ok will try tomorrow - ta mamy

[Mamyalynne]

Welcome, sleep well x

[thelewisgang]

I'm with Tesco insurance for my dog Rosco. As Tilly has said, there's a section from a drop down menu (if I remember correctly) for entering crossbreed/mongrel dog details. Hopefully by now you will be sorted x

[jennyjoan]

right, went onto site again - it asked ok and i said cross breed - next question was "what breed" - i ignored that and completed the rest of form - wouldn't give me a quote cos it wanted "breed" - ????

[jennyjoan]

forgot tesco and got insurance from asda. thanks all for your help.

[Mamyalynne]

Glad you got sorted.

[Baldric]

Where it said 'crossbreed' as an option, I seem to remember in said 'mongrel' about 2 buttons to the right, as I don't know the history of one of our dogs I selected that, and that was it, no more breed questions.

[thugulike]

If you insure with Tesco they will put up the cost each year unless you challenge the cost. They will 'give you a special offer' then put the cost on your next renewal. Beware!

[thelewisgang]

I disagree with you thugulike. I've had Rosco insured with Tesco since he was a puppy (now 7) & the premium renewed just a few weeks ago, in January, actually went down! Yes, I was surprised too