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INCORRECT SPEEDING

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I have only had this insurance for 2 months so far and its already driving me insane. i have the smart wheels black box and i have noticed that it inaccurately measures my speeding. I always go below the speed limit as required but my score is always -10? I chose to ignore it but I made sure that i always go up to 25mph on a 30mph zone. It was challenging as other road users were not happy i was driving too slow. However, i received a text message from smart wheels warning me about my speed. I was entirely confused and quite annoyed because I always made sure i went below the speed. However, I still carried on driving as normal for a while until i received ANOTHER text message telling me i was speeding. I definitely knew that it wasn't me who was wrong, it was the telematics box. I phoned them up i told them about my problem I was having as i worried that my policy would get cancelled if this carries on. They looked at my records and told me that I was APPARENTLY doing 51MPH ON A 30MPH ROAD!!!! That is absolutely ridiculous and it makes no sense! i tried explaining to them that I would never in my life speed that high on a 30mph road as i always drive way below the limit. But they weren't believing me and kept insisting that the box was inaccurate and i was driving that speed. They were far from helpful and empathetic. It's really annoying as i have no valid evidence that I was driving the correct speed. They recommend that i film my speed using a camera/phone so in case i receive another text, i have valid proof i was driving below the limit. I have been filming for about a couple of weeks and it's proving to be an absolute pain. Whoever is in the passenger seat is responsible for the filming and its really hard to do especially when we have limited storage on our phones, or our devices run out of charge. We shouldn't have to do this if the box isn't faulty and doesn't inaccurately measure our speed! I can't even cancel my policy as they would not give me the full refund (less than half), or at least pay the refund of the next 10 months. This is really saddening as I have no idea what to do anymore. We just have to suffer for the next 10 months and go to another insurance provider once our contract expires. Reviewed on: 31st May 2018
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