Do's and don'ts • Do always take advice from an expert haulage insurance broker when assessing your policy.
Page 59
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
• Do incorporate your conditions of carriage with your customers.
• Do report any incidents to the insurers as and when they come to lightcertain time limits apply to conventions/ conditions of carriage.
• Do have a copy of your insurance available to show your customers.
• Do be aware of the territorial limits of the policy -for example, the Republic of Ireland is outside of UK legislation.
• Do inform your insurance company when travelling through certain countries, such as Italy, as you may require specific theft insurance.
• Don't be tempted to go with the cheapest deal a decent policy may help win work.
• Do incorporate security features such as sat-nay, tracking devices and panic buttons especially when carrying high value goods as this will be looked on favourably by the insurance company.