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SANCHIA TEMKIN
Business Day
Nov 25, 2010
CONSUMERS who have insured their vehicles with Mutual & Federal can look forward to having the carbon emissions tax included in the settlement of their total loss claims on new motor vehicles.*
However, Duane Newman, leader of Deloitte’s climate-change and sustainability service, dismissed the move as a marketing gimmick.*
“It’s a great marketing idea with very little substance. Consumers still have to pay the tax — it’s visible on the showroom floor and factored in the invoice. It is not a sales tax,” Mr Newman said.*
According to Mutual & Federal, the tax inclusion means drivers will not have to dig into their pockets for additional funds to cover the additional tax — which could be R20000 upwards for large cars — if their vehicles are written off or stolen.*
Wayne Richards, group manager for underwriting and product solutions at Mutual & Federal, said yesterday that a number of the company’s products, either automatically or by extension, provide for the full replacement value of passenger and light commercial vehicles if they are less than a year old with less than 30000km on the clock.*
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Business Day
Nov 25, 2010
CONSUMERS who have insured their vehicles with Mutual & Federal can look forward to having the carbon emissions tax included in the settlement of their total loss claims on new motor vehicles.*
However, Duane Newman, leader of Deloitte’s climate-change and sustainability service, dismissed the move as a marketing gimmick.*
“It’s a great marketing idea with very little substance. Consumers still have to pay the tax — it’s visible on the showroom floor and factored in the invoice. It is not a sales tax,” Mr Newman said.*
According to Mutual & Federal, the tax inclusion means drivers will not have to dig into their pockets for additional funds to cover the additional tax — which could be R20000 upwards for large cars — if their vehicles are written off or stolen.*
Wayne Richards, group manager for underwriting and product solutions at Mutual & Federal, said yesterday that a number of the company’s products, either automatically or by extension, provide for the full replacement value of passenger and light commercial vehicles if they are less than a year old with less than 30000km on the clock.*
Full article here
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