Keys In Glovebox.

[sapelesam]

My OH's new car has an activity key, a wristband, that allows you to leave the actual key in the car. Ideal for a day on the beach,watersports etc. However, if the car is stole, my understanding is that the insurers will want sight of both keys. Bit of a conundrum.

[Buenchico]

Apparently some insurers regard using the 'activity key' system as acceptable (i.e. not invalidating the policy) because it's a Thatcham-approved device and the key which is left in the car won't work if the vehicle is broken into. However some others don't. So your OH really needs to check.

Anyway, if he can afford to run a Jag, he can afford to have it stolen, can't he?

;-)

https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/blog/2017/04/motor-insurers-at-odds-over-risk-of-jaguar-f-pace-activity-key.html

[sapelesam]

Buenchico, other half is a she and it's not a Jaguar. Any way, why is having a nice car such a problem to you.

[Buenchico]

I really must remember to check profiles before making assumptions about gender! (Even then I could still get it wrong, I suppose!). I think I made my error simply because I'm so used to seeing the term 'OH' used frequently by the ladies on here (such as Caran) and very rarely by the men.

Googling
"activity key" "car" '"insurance"
only seems to bring up references to the new Jag, so I was unaware that any other vehicle had the system.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with having a nice car. Assuming that you were referring to a Jag, I was just thinking about the very high costs of running one!

Anyway, my advice still holds. Your OH really needs to check with her insurer, preferably getting something in writing (or, at the very least, noting down the date and time of a telephone enquiry), so that she can be sure that she's covered if the worst happens.

[sapelesam]

We have eventually read the handbook, which throws up more questions. Spoken to our insurers, they are happy to put it in writing that we are covered. The car by the way is a Range Rover Velar, definately not cheap, retirement present bought by my wife. She has driven cheap cars all her working life as she does house calls in inner city areas.