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Hi Legal Beagles,
I'm hoping someone here might be able to help me.
A friend of mine was given a vehicle several years ago by her now ex partners father. Since she has been in possession of the vehicle she has been registered on the V5C as the registered keeper, in addition she has paid for all running costs, including insurance premiums for the vehicle for the entire time it as been in her possession.
She split with her partner, and subsequently was involved in an accident with the vehicle, which was subsequently written off by the insurance company.
Without her knowledge, her ex has contacted the insurance company, who have clearly breached GDPR here and has given them his bank details to have the pay out paid into his own bank account, which they have done, and now he is refusing to transfer the monies over to her, stating that they are due to his father as he was the one who purchased the vehicle.
My question is surely the individual who has been paying the policy is due the pay out, rather than the individual who purchased the vehicle? And in any case, the insurance company are liable as they have breached GDPR and paid this money out to a third party not named on the policy?
I'm hoping someone here might be able to help me.
A friend of mine was given a vehicle several years ago by her now ex partners father. Since she has been in possession of the vehicle she has been registered on the V5C as the registered keeper, in addition she has paid for all running costs, including insurance premiums for the vehicle for the entire time it as been in her possession.
She split with her partner, and subsequently was involved in an accident with the vehicle, which was subsequently written off by the insurance company.
Without her knowledge, her ex has contacted the insurance company, who have clearly breached GDPR here and has given them his bank details to have the pay out paid into his own bank account, which they have done, and now he is refusing to transfer the monies over to her, stating that they are due to his father as he was the one who purchased the vehicle.
My question is surely the individual who has been paying the policy is due the pay out, rather than the individual who purchased the vehicle? And in any case, the insurance company are liable as they have breached GDPR and paid this money out to a third party not named on the policy?
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