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Trade Me
Insurance
Third party only car insurance
Contents
Compare your benefits �������������������������������� 4                   Other important information ������������� 23
How your policy works ���������������������������������� 6                   You can cancel this policy������������������� 23
 Words with special meaning����������������� 6                               We can cancel this policy��������������������� 23
                                                                              Making changes to this policy ������� 24
The claims process ������������������������������������������ 7
                                                                              Other parties with a
What your cover includes �������������������������� 8                       financial interest ����������������������������������������� 24
  What we cover ��������������������������������������������������� 8        This policy is under
  What we do not cover ��������������������������������� 8                   New Zealand law ����������������������������������������� 24
  What your car can be used for ����������� 8                                How we’ll communicate
  Who can drive your car������������������������������� 8                    with you���������������������������������������������������������������� 24
  We do not cover you if you have                                             Talk to us if you have a concern����� 25
  other insurance������������������������������������������������� 8       Glossary�������������������������������������������������������������������� 26
What your car is insured for �������������������� 9
 Liability protection����������������������������������������� 9
Optional benefit ����������������������������������������������� 11
 RoadWise® roadside
 breakdown service������������������������������������� 11
What you’re not covered for����������������� 12
  These are your policy exclusions � 12
You have certain responsibilities���� 17
How to make a claim ����������������������������������� 19
  You have certain responsibilities
  at claim time ��������������������������������������������������� 19
  How we’ll look after your claim������� 21
  What excesses you may
  need to pay ������������������������������������������������������� 21
  How we’ll settle your claim����������������� 22
Welcome to                                            1. Start here
                                                        These are the basics
Trade Me Insurance.                                     of your policy.


Thanks for putting your trust in
us to help look after your valuable                   2. These are
assets.                                                  your benefits
                                                        What you’re
                                                        covered for –
This is your Third party only                           page 9.
policy wording, underwritten by
                                                      3. Responsibilities
Tower Limited.                                           and exclusions
                                                        What you must do,
We want to make insurance                               and what isn’t
simple and easy.                                        covered – page 12.

                                                      4. Making a claim
That’s why we’ve removed all the                        Information about
confusing language and made it                          making your claim
easier to see what is (and isn’t)                       with us – page 19.

covered under each section.
                                                      5. Other stuff
We’ve also included a handy table                       This is important too,
that shows you how our different                        like what to do if you
                                                        have a concern –
policies compare.                                       page 23.

It’s just one thing we do to give you                 6. Glossary
                                                        Some words
a little more confidence in your                        have special
insurance cover.                                        meanings –
                                                        page 26.




As part of our commitment to you, this document has
been awarded the WriteMark®. This means it meets an
internationally recognised plain language standard.
Compare your benefits                                           You’ve chosen
                                                               Third Party Only
Choosing cover that’s right for you can be difficult,
                                                             cover. If you’d like to
but we’ve made it easier with this comparison table.      change your level of cover,
                                                          please email us at team@
This table is a summary only and sets out the
                                                             trademeinsurance.
maximum limits of cover. You can find full details of                co.nz
your cover beginning from page 8 of this document.




                                                   Third party,
                                     Comprehensive                   Third party
                                                   fire and theft
                                     cover                           only cover
                                                   cover

Liability protection                    $20m            $20m            $20m

Bodily injury including reparation      $100,000        $100,000        $100,000

Legal defence costs                     $5,000          $5,000          $5,000

Marine general average

Fire and theft cover                    Agreed         Market

Collision cover                         Agreed

Claims that were not your fault

Towing

Temporary storage

Transport costs                         $500

One event – one excess

Replacement and additional cars

Stolen from a locked garage             No excess       No excess

Tower Repair Partner

Repair guarantee




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                                                    Third party,
                                      Comprehensive                   Third party
                                                    fire and theft
                                      cover                           only cover
                                                    cover
Optional benefits
RoadWise roadside breakdown
service                                  Optional        Optional        Optional


Accessories and modifications            $2,000 or      $2,000 or
                                          $5,000          $5,000

Rental vehicle hire for loss of use      $1,000          $750
Windscreen and window glass
excess buyout                            Optional        Optional

No cover for drivers
under 25 years old                       Optional




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How your policy works
Your Trade Me Car Insurance – Third party only cover consists of
three documents: your application, this policy wording and your

                                                                             The basics
certificate of insurance.

Make sure you read your policy wording and your certificate of
insurance so you understand what you’re covered for and what your
responsibilities are.

This policy wording describes the benefits, exclusions,
responsibilities and limits of your cover.

Your certificate of insurance tells you what assets are covered,
what level of cover applies and whether any special terms and
conditions apply.

Please check we’ve got things correct. If you find an error of any sort,
if your needs are not met or if you have any questions then please
contact us at team@trademeinsurance.co.nz

Words with special meaning
In this policy some words have a special meaning.

We, us or our
                                                    Please check we’ve
When we use these words we mean
                                                    got things correct.
Tower Limited.                                     If you find an error of
                                                  any sort, if your needs
You or your
                                                are not met or if you have
When we use these words we mean the             any questions then please
                                                   contact us at team@
person or persons or corporate body
                                                    trademeinsurance.
named on your certificate of insurance                      co.nz
as the insured. Where you jointly own
the car, the policy insures you jointly.

Some words also have a special meaning, for example, ‘loss’.
We’ve put those words into italics so they’re easy to find.
You can find out what those words are and what they mean
in the Glossary on page 26.




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The claims process
Here’s hoping you never have to claim. But if life doesn’t go to
plan, we’ll be ready. Here’s what to do and when.

                                                                   The basics
What you do

             • Make sure you’re safe

   1         • Make sure your property is safe
             • Call the police if required
             • Take photos of the damage if you can
             • Call us if you need immediate assistance on
                0800 950 145

             • Check your policy wording

   2         • Collect any documents required
             • Start an inventory of losses
             • Go online to trademeinsurance.co.nz
                and complete a claims lodgement form


What we’ll do

             • Explain how the claims process works

   3         • If you want to proceed, we’ll lodge your claim
             • We may ask for more information
             • Tell you what’s going to happen next
             • Arrange an assessor if required
             • Decide whether the claim fits the terms
                of your policy
             • If your claim doesn’t fit within the policy,
                we’ll clearly explain why

             • Process your claim as fast as we can

   4         • Keep you informed of what’s happening
             • If your claim has been accepted, we’ll settle
                your claim as soon as we can




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What your cover includes
       What we cover

                                                                              The basics
We cover the car shown on your certificate of insurance, including:
1.	 any of the following supplied by the manufacturer:
     a.	 attached equipment and options
     b.	 tools and breakdown equipment

       What we do not cover
Your policy does not cover:
1.	 your car if it includes any modifications (for example, modified
    suspension) which differ from the manufacturer’s standard
    specifications for the model and year of manufacture, unless
    we’ve agreed to the modification, and it is noted on your
    certificate of insurance
2.	 personal effects and other contents left in the car. These will
    need to be covered under a separate contents policy
3.	 any business or professional tools or items left in the car.

What your car can be used for
Your car is covered only while it is being used for social, domestic or
private purposes. This includes being used for community or charity
work or getting to and from work in New Zealand.

Who can drive your car
We provide cover for anyone driving your car with your permission.

You must tell us if anyone becomes a new regular driver of your car,
or if any person covered by this policy is charged with a criminal or
traffic offence. Refer to the section You have certain responsibilities
on page 17 for full details.

We do not cover you if you have other insurance
This policy does not cover any loss or liability if you’re covered for that
same loss or liability to any extent under a policy with another insurer.
We’ll not contribute towards a claim under any other policy.

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What your car is insured for
Liability protection
                                                           This is an
This is your third party cover                         important part of
We’ll cover you for your legal liability for         your policy wording.
claims made against you for accidental          Please   read and understand
                                                 it. If any of this document
physical property damage occurring                   doesn’t make sense,


                                                                               The benefits
during the period of insurance in                please email us at team@
New Zealand involving:                           trademeinsurance.co.nz
1.	 your car                                            and we’ll explain
2.	 any trailer or caravan attached to your car             it to you.
    (provided not otherwise insured)
3.	 any car not owned by you that you’re using with
    the owner’s permission.

(Legal liability means being responsible for accidentally causing
damage to someone else’s property.)

We’ll cover any other person using your car with your permission
so long as that person complies with the terms and conditions of
this policy.

You also have cover under this benefit for:
1.	 your liability arising from bodily injury occurring in New Zealand
    (including for reparation)
2.	 defence costs if you’re charged with manslaughter or dangerous
    driving causing death from an accident where you’re the driver
    and we’ve accepted your claim
3.	 all costs and expenses incurred by you with our approval in
    defending claims under third party cover
4.	 your share of marine loss costs when:
      a.	 your car is on board a ship
      b.	 the ship is in danger
      c.	 cars or cargo are thrown overboard to prevent loss to that
          ship or its cargo, and
      d.	 the ship is between ports in New Zealand waters.




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Limits
We’ll pay up to $20,000,000 in total during the period of insurance
including up to:
1.	 $5,000 for defence costs if you’re charged with manslaughter or
    dangerous driving, and
2.	 $100,000 for liability arising from bodily injury to a person
    (including reparation).

If you have liability cover with us under any other policy, then we’ll

                                                                         The benefits
only pay under one policy for each event.




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             Optional benefit
Cover is provided under this optional benefit, when it is shown as
applying on your certificate of insurance.

RoadWise® roadside breakdown service


                                                                       The benefits
If you’ve chosen this optional benefit, you have access to the
RoadWise programme. This programme does not form part of this
policy. You can refer to our website for the terms and conditions of
this programme.

Limit
This optional benefit is not available for vehicles greater than
3.5 tonnes or longer than five metres.




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             What you’re not
              covered for
These are your policy exclusions
Your policy does not cover liability for:
1.	 ACC personal injury
    personal injury where cover is provided to any extent under
    the Accident Compensation Act 2001, or any amendment or
    replacement Act.
2.	 Bodily injury

                                                                         Responsibilities
    bodily injury to you or any person in charge of your car.
3.	 Consequential losses

                                                                         and exclusions
    consequential losses of any kind including loss of use, enjoyment,
    value, or income.
4.	 Hire or lease
    any car that you’re hiring or leasing (unless the leasing company
    is named as an interested party).
5.	 Loss to your property
    loss of or damage to property belonging to or under the care,
    custody or control of you or your driver or being conveyed in or
    loaded or unloaded from your car. However, this exclusion does
    not apply to any disabled car being towed by your car for no
    financial gain or reward.
6.	 Where you’ve agreed to accept responsibility
    loss or damage if you or your driver have agreed with any party to
    accept responsibility for any loss or damage when the law would
    not have held you or your driver responsible.

Your policy does not cover you if your car is being driven by or is in
the charge of anyone who:
1.	 Alcohol limit exceeded
    has a blood or breath alcohol level that exceeds the legal limit.
2.	 Alcohol or drug related convictions
    after a claim event is subsequently convicted of any alcohol or
    drug related offence in connection with driving or being in charge
    of your car.
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3.	 Intoxication while driving
    is under the influence of intoxicating substances or drugs (either
    prescribed or not) that has caused or contributed towards the
    covered loss or liability under this policy.
4.	 Leaving the scene of an accident
    did not stop at or leaves the scene of an accident when it is an
    offence to do so.
5.	 Refusing testing
    fails or refuses to permit a specimen of blood or breath test to be
    taken when lawfully required to do so.
6.	 Unlicensed drivers
    does not have a legal licence to drive in New Zealand, or is not

                                                                          Responsibilities
    complying with the conditions of their licence.

These exclusions do not apply if the person who is in charge of your
car has stolen it.                                                        and exclusions

Your policy does not cover any loss, damage or liability
arising from:
1.	 Confiscation by an authority
    confiscation, nationalisation or requisition by an order of
    government, local authority, the courts or any public authority,
    unless it is to prevent loss or damage covered by this policy.
2.	 Controlled drugs pollution or contamination
    the pollution or contamination of your car by the manufacture,
    storage or use in the car of a ‘precursor substance’ or ‘controlled
    drug’, as defined in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 or any
    amendment or replacement Act.
3.	 Criminal and reckless acts
    any criminal or reckless act or omission by you or by anyone in
    charge of your car. This exclusion does not apply to acts by any
    person who is in charge of your car after stealing it.
4.	 Driving unsafely
     a.	 the car being used or driven in an unsafe or dangerous way,
         for example by overloading either the car or the trailer, or
         texting while driving
     b.	 the car being driven in an un-roadworthy condition.



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5.	 Fines and damages
    aggravated, punitive or exemplary damages, fines, or penalties.
6.	 Nuclear and radiation risks
    nuclear weapons material or ionising radiation or contamination
    by radioactivity from any nuclear waste or from the combustion
    of nuclear fuel, including any self-sustaining process of nuclear
    fission or fusion.
7.	 Stand-down periods
     a.	 72-hour stand-down
         any storm, flood, wildfire, tsunami, volcanic activity, or
         landslide that occurs within 72 hours of the start date of this
         policy.

                                                                           Responsibilities
     b.	 Named cyclone stand-down
         a cyclone or ex-tropical cyclone that has been named before

                                                                           and exclusions
         the start date of your policy.

    The stand-down period exclusions also apply to the effective
    date of any change made to existing policy terms. Previous policy
    terms and conditions, including sum insured and excess, will
    apply to any loss or damage that occurs within the stand-down
    periods set out above.

    The stand-down period exclusions do not apply if this policy
    started immediately after another policy that covered these risks.

    The stand-down period exclusions do not apply if the policy was
    taken out at the same time you purchased the car.
8.	 Use of the car
    the inability to use your car unconnected with loss covered by
    this policy.
9.	 Using the car for a purpose it was not designed for
    a purpose other than for the purpose it was designed for, or not as
    a motor vehicle as defined in the Land Transport Act 1998 or any
    amendment or replacement Act.
10.	 Using the car for business, commercial or occupation activities
     which includes, but is not limited to, use in connection with:
     motor trades, any form of selling and/or collection, insurance
     assessing, motor-driving instruction for reward, carriage of
     goods or samples, any trade or business, hire, carrying fare-
     paying passengers, or a stock and station agency.
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11.	 Using the car for racing
     using the car for sprinting, drag racing, pace-making, hill climbing,
     off-roading, reliability or time trials, rallying, speed tests or any
     form of motorsport or high speed driver training.
12.	 Using the car off-road
     using the car off-road, such as driving over open land, on beaches,
     riverbeds and sand dunes. This exclusion does not apply while you
     are launching or retrieving your boat from its own boat trailer.

Your policy does not cover any claims for:
1.	 Faults and defects
    the cost of remedying or repairing any defects
2.	 Mechanical failure of the car
    failure, breakage or breakdown of any part of the car, unless it         Responsibilities
    occurs as a result of loss to your car and we’ve accepted your claim
3.	 Wear, tear and depreciation                                              and exclusions

    wear and tear or loss caused by the action of sunlight,
    depreciation or unrepaired damage.

However, resulting loss is covered. By resulting loss we mean
secondary damage that occurs as a direct result of the excluded
causes above 1 to 3.

Your policy excludes cover for communicable diseases
Your policy does not cover any loss, time-element loss, damage,
liability, claim, cost, or expense arising out of or in connection with a
communicable disease.

This exclusion also applies:
1.	 If there is some other contributing cause or event at the same or
    some other time.
2.	 To the fear or threat (whether actual or perceived) of a
    communicable disease.

Your policy excludes cover for cyber loss
Your policy does not cover any loss, damage, liability, cost, or expense
arising out of or in connection with the following events:
1.	 any cyber-attack or cyber incident
2.	 any loss of use, reduction in functionality, repair, replacement,
     restoration, or reproduction of any data, including any amount
     connected to the value of any data.
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This is regardless of any other contributing cause or event that
happens at the same or some other time.

If your computer system suffers loss or damage insured by this policy,
then this exclusion will not apply to both:
1.	 the cost to repair or replace the computer system itself
2.	 the costs of copying the data from back-up or from originals of a
     previous generation.

We do not cover costs of research or engineering, or any costs of
recreating, gathering, or assembling data. If your computer system
is not repaired, replaced, or restored we’ll pay the cost of the blank
computer system only.

This exclusion does not apply to loss or damage to your property
                                                                            Responsibilities
insured under this policy caused by fire or explosion directly resulting
from a cyber incident, unless that cyber incident arises out of or in
connection with a cyber-attack, including controlling, preventing,          and exclusions
suppressing, or remediating any cyber-attack.

Your policy excludes cover for war and terrorism
Your policy does not cover any loss, damage or liability arising directly
or indirectly from, occasioned by, through, in consequence directly or
indirectly of, or claim for:
1.	 war, invasion, acts of foreign enemies, hostilities or war-like
     operations (whether war be declared or not), civil war,
2.	 mutiny, civil commotion assuming the proportions of or
    amounting to a popular rising, military rising, insurrection,
    rebellion, revolution, military or usurped power, martial law,
3.	 confiscation or nationalisation or requisition or destruction of or
    damage to property by or under the order of any government or
    public local authority, or
4.	 any act of any person or persons acting on behalf of or in
    connection with any organisation the objective of which includes
    the overthrowing or influencing of any de jure or de facto
    government by terrorism or by any violent means.

Terrorism is the use of violence, or the threat of violence, in order to
achieve a political, social or religious goal.




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             You have certain
              responsibilities
Here is a list of what you and any person in charge of your car with
your permission must do.
1.	 You must be honest and fair with us. All your statements made to
    us, including in your application, made while this policy is in force,
    and made in relation to any claim, must be honest, correct and
    complete.
2.	 You must keep your car well-maintained and in roadworthy
    condition. This means the car must be able to pass a warrant of
    fitness test from someone, other than you, who has the authority
                                                                             Responsibilities
    to do the test.


                                                                             and exclusions
3.	 You must tell us immediately if anyone:
     a.	 starts to use your car for any business or commercial purpose
         such as delivering food, people or packages
     b.	 modifies your car from the manufacturer’s standard
         specifications
     c.	 becomes a new regular driver of your car.
4.	 You must tell us immediately if you or any other person covered
    by this policy:
     a.	 commits, is charged with, or is convicted of a criminal offence
     b.	 commits, is ticketed for, is charged with, or is convicted of a
         driving offence (but not parking or speeding offences)
     c.	 has their driving licence suspended or cancelled, or has a
         special condition added to their licence
     d.	 has a claim declined or policy avoided
     e.	 has insurance refused or cancelled by an insurance company,
         or has any special terms added to a policy.

We may change the terms that we insure you on, or the premium, to
reflect the change in circumstances that you’ve told us about.

We may cancel your policy if what you tell us is in our opinion, a
substantial change in risk.




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5.	 You and any person in charge of your car with your permission
    must:
     a.	 take reasonable care to protect and maintain your car and to
         avoid legal liability, and
     b.	 ensure that your car is securely locked and any installed
         alarm or immobiliser is activated when unattended.
6.	 You must pay all premiums in full by the due date. If any premium
    remains unpaid 28 days following the due date, we may cancel
    this policy (effective from the first day of the period that the
    unpaid premium relates).

If you do not comply with your responsibilities under this section,
You have certain responsibilities on page 17, we can decline any

                                                                         Responsibilities
claim (and recover any claims payment already made). We can also
cancel or avoid this policy.

                                                                         and exclusions
If we cancel your policy, the cancellation will take effect on the
seventh day after we provide notice emailed or posted to your last
known address on our records. If we do this, we’ll refund any unused
premium.

If we avoid your policy, we’ll do so from the date of the incorrect
statement, false statement, fraudulent act, or breach. If we do this,
we’ll refund your premiums from the date the policy was avoided. We
may also avoid or cancel any other policies you have with us.

If we ask, you’ll have to refund any claims payments we’ve previously
paid to you. If we do this we’ll email or post notice of this decision
to your last known address on our records. We’ll deduct any claims
monies already paid from your premium refund.




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             How to
              make a claim
It is important that you tell us as soon as you become aware of any
circumstances that may result in a claim.

You can tell us about your claim by logging into Trade Me Insurance
and completing a claims lodgement form.

You have certain responsibilities at claim time
Events leading to a claim can be stressful. Your personal safety is
paramount, so make sure you and anyone else involved are safe from
harm and if necessary, call the emergency services.

Here’s a list of what you and any person in charge of your car with your
permission must do at claim time.

Before you lodge your claim
You must:
1.	 Inform the Police if it appears that arson, theft, burglary or         Claim
    malicious damage has occurred and provide details of the
    complaint to us, for example, the acknowledgement number.
2.	 Tell us as soon as possible:
     a.	 if it is likely that you’ll make a claim
     b.	 if you or anyone else who may have cover under this policy is
         charged with any offence which resulted in loss of property,
         or caused bodily injury to someone else
     c.	 about any claim made against you by another person, with
         full particulars and all legal documents served on you.
3.	 Take all reasonable steps to prevent further loss or liability.
4.	 Get our permission before you arrange for any repairs or
    replacement, or incur any expense for any claim.
5.	 If we ask you to complete a claim form, return that claim form to
    us within 30 days.




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Once you’ve lodged your claim
You must:
6.	 Let us inspect the damaged car and deal reasonably with any
    salvage. No property may be abandoned to us.
7.	 Let us complete all necessary documents and authorities for any
    claims under this policy as your authorised agent.
8.	 Provide proof of purchase and/or proof of ownership of all items
    being claimed for.
9.	 Comply with all our requests about your claim by providing full
    cooperation, information and assistance.
10.	 Not discuss a claim made on you by another person with them.
     Instead, refer them to us.
11.	 Pay any applicable excess and any additional excess.
12.	 Let us instruct a solicitor of our choice to conduct your defence.
     You must follow the recommendations of that solicitor about the
     conduct or continuation of your defence.
13.	 Let us talk with that solicitor when necessary about the details of
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     the case and the conduct or continuation of your defence.

After we’ve accepted your claim
You must:
14.	 Make sure that any repairs are carried out promptly.
15.	 Cooperate fully in any action we take to recover money from other
     parties involved in your claim.
16.	 Let us take over for our own benefit and settle any legal right of
     recovery you may have.
17.	 Tell us if any person is ordered to make reparation to you for any
     loss or cost that was part of the claim. Reimburse us for that
     payment as soon as you receive any reparation.
18.	 Tell us if any lost or stolen property that was part of the claim is
     found or recovered. Hand it over to us or, at our option, refund any
     money paid by us if we request it.




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If you do not comply with your responsibilities under this section,
You have certain responsibilities at claim time on page 19, we can
decline any claim (and recover any claims payment already made). We
can also cancel or avoid this policy.

If we cancel your policy, the cancellation will take effect on the
seventh day after we provide notice emailed or posted to your last
known address on our records. If we do this, we’ll refund your any
unused premium.

If we avoid your policy, we’ll do so from the date of the incorrect
statement, false statement, fraudulent act, or breach. We may also
avoid or cancel any other policies you have with us.

How we’ll look after your claim
When you contact us to make a claim we’ll:
1.	 process your claim within the terms of the policy
2.	 explain how the claims process works
3.	 explain what we need to go ahead with your claim
4.	 if required, arrange for an assessor, investigator or other          Claim
    specialist to inspect the loss and explain the procedure that will
    be followed
5.	 keep you updated on your claim’s progress
6.	 give you all the information you need on how we’ll settle
    your claim
7.	 if we decline your claim we’ll clearly explain why.

What excesses you may need to pay
The excess is the amount of any claim that you’re responsible for.
The excess applies to each event that results in a claim. Where loss
has been caused on multiple occasions or events, an excess will apply
for each occasion or event.

Unless the benefit being claimed says it’s excess-free you’ll need to
pay your excess.




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Additional excesses apply when the car is being driven or in the
control of:
1.	 an inexperienced driver
2.	 a driver who holds an International drivers licence unless that
    licence was issued in a country identified by the NZTA as
    being eligible to apply for an exemption from a practical test.
    These countries are detailed on their website
3.	 when an additional underwriting excess has been applied.

Your excess and any additional excesses that apply are detailed
on your certificate of insurance.

How we’ll settle your claim
We’ll not pay more than the maximum amounts detailed for all
benefits in this policy wording or on your certificate of insurance.




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 ...         Other important
              information
You can cancel this policy
You can cancel this policy by notifying us either online or by email or
phone. We’ll refund any unused premium.

Free look period
If you’re not completely happy with your policy, you can cancel
it within 15 days of the start date so long as you’ve not made
any claims.

We’ll refund any premiums you paid and we’ll both regard this policy
as never having started.

We can cancel this policy
We can cancel this policy at any time by notifying you in writing.
The cancellation will take effect on the seventh day after we provide
notice emailed or posted to your last known address on our records.

We can also cancel or avoid this policy in accordance with the express
rights of cancellation and/or avoidance set out in the headings:


                                                                          Other stuff
1.	 You have certain responsibilities on page 17
2.	 You have certain responsibilities at claim time on page 19

If we cancel your policy, we’ll refund any unused premium.




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Making changes to this policy
You can have this policy altered as long as we agree to that alteration
and have confirmed this to you.

We can alter the terms of this policy at any time if, in our opinion,
there is a substantial change in risk. We’ll give you at least seven days’
notice of this change.

If you do not agree to the alterations to the terms of your policy, you
can cancel it (effective from the date of the proposed alteration). You
can do this by contacting us online or by email or phone before the
effective date of the proposed alterations. If you cancel on this basis,
we’ll refund any unused premium.

Other parties with a financial interest
You authorise us to disclose personal information about your
insurance to any holder of a financial interest in the car.

This policy is under New Zealand law
New Zealand has jurisdiction
The laws of New Zealand apply to this policy. The Courts of
New Zealand have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to legal
proceedings about this policy.

                                                                             Other stuff
Any compensation awarded or costs or expenses of litigation outside
New Zealand are not covered.

New Zealand currency and taxes apply
All sums insured and policy limits are expressed in New Zealand
currency and include Goods and Services Tax (GST) and all other
taxes. All claims will be paid in New Zealand currency.

How we’ll communicate with you
We’ll communicate with you to your last notified email address.

The email address you provided to us must be valid and must be
checked on a regular basis.

You must tell us if you change your email address.



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Talk to us if you have a concern
We always strive to give the best possible service. So, if you’re not
happy with something – anything – please let us know. We’ll aim to
get it sorted for you quickly and fairly.

Often a quick conversation with us can help straighten things out.
But, every now and then, an issue might occur that can’t be easily
resolved. If that’s the case, we’ll talk you through our internal disputes
resolution procedure. And if we still can’t agree, we’ll let you know
how you can access our external disputes resolution provider.

If you would like more information check out
info.trademeinsurance.co.nz/contact-us




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             Glossary
             Please note words in the singular
             can be in the plural and vice versa.

Accidental
Unintended and unexpected by you.

Bodily injury
Accidental bodily injury to a person occurring during the period of
insurance in New Zealand, including death, illness, disability, disease,
shock, fright, mental anguish or mental injury.

Car
The motor vehicle listed on your certificate of insurance.

Certificate of insurance
The certificate of insurance first issued to you or any further
certificate issued following a change to the policy or a renewal of the
policy (whichever applies at the time of the event).

Communicable disease
Any disease that can be transmitted by any substance or agent from
any organism to another where:
1.	 the substance or agent includes, but is not limited to, any virus,
    bacterium or parasite or other organism or any variation of such,
    whether deemed to be living or not, and
2.	 the method of transmission, whether direct or indirect includes,
    but is not limited to, transmission that is:
      a.	 airborne

                                                                           Glossary
      b.	 bodily fluid
      c.	 from or to any surface or object
      d.	 solid, liquid or gas, or
      e.	 between organisms, and
3.	 The disease, substance or agent can cause or threaten damage
    to human health or human welfare or can cause or threaten
    damage to, deterioration of, loss of value of, marketability of or
    loss of use or property.




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Computer system
Any of the following things:
1.	 any computer, hardware, software, communications system
2.	 any electronic device (including, but not limited to, smart phone,
    laptop, tablet, wearable device)
3.	 any server, cloud, or microcontroller, including any similar system
    or configuration of them and including any associated input,
    output, data storage device, networking equipment or back
    up facility.

Cyber-attack
One or more unauthorised, malicious, or criminal acts regardless
of time and place – involving access to, processing of, use of or
operation of a computer system. A cyber-attack can be the threat or
hoax of these acts.

Cyber incident
Any of the following things:
1.	 any error or omission or series of related errors or omissions
    involving access to, processing of, use of or operation of any
    computer system
2.	 any partial or total unavailability or failure to access, process, use
    or operate any computer system; it can be a single incident or a
    series of related incidents.

Data
Information, facts, concepts, code, or any other information of any
kind that is recorded or transmitted in a form to be used, accessed,
processed, transmitted, or stored by a computer system.


                                                                             Glossary
Excess
The amount of any claim that you must bear as shown on your
certificate of insurance and/or in this policy wording.

Loss
Sudden and accidental physical loss or sudden and accidental
physical damage occurring during the period of insurance in
New Zealand.




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Modifications
Changes, alterations, or customisations to your car from the
manufacturer’s standard specifications, including but not limited
to changes made to engine, steering, suspension, tyres or wheels,
exterior paint work including paint effects and wraps, specialised
interiors including racing harness, roll cage, steering wheel changes,
external wastegate, carbon fibre panels and door changes.

On-road costs
This means any Vehicle Licence Fees (commonly called rego),
Road User Charges (commonly called RUC), and Warrant of Fitness
(commonly called WoF).

Period of insurance
The period shown on your certificate of insurance. If you select a start
date in the future, cover will begin at 12:00am on that day. Otherwise,
cover begins at the time you purchased this insurance. Cover ends at
11:59pm on the last day shown on your certificate of insurance or at
the effective time of cancellation.

Reparation
An amount ordered to be paid under Section 32 of the Sentencing
Act 2002, or any amendment or replacement Act, by a New Zealand
Court to a victim of an offence.

Time-element loss
Time-element loss means business interruption, contingent business
interruption or any other consequential losses.

Unused premium

                                                                           Glossary
Premium for the days you’ve paid for, but will not be insured
(calculated as at the effective date of cancellation).




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