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[Punter]

Remember you couldn't get insurance without being a member of the union @100 quid ---
When the fleet was expanded by 100 plates --the union members were very lucky in the lotto !
Dial a Crash was one of the "lucky ones "

[Rat Catcher]

An old drinking acquaintance of mine was the first man that I know of who refused to join a union. Axa gave him a quote which was about IR£30 more than if he was a paid up member of the Fed.. probably him that opened the floodgates. I was one of the first drivers to get a DAA permit without union membership... on the fleet rental black cab that I started out with. After that I worked for Blue Cabs so Fed membership was included in freight... and I joined NTDU when I needed a letter for my first mortgage, the Fed were tied to a sub-prime broker back then (before sub-prime was even a thing!) but EBS were happy enough with Tommy Gorman's endorsement.

[Punter]

There was a tie up NTDU and Allianz similar to Fed and PMPA no quote unless you're a member---some scandal of sorts and they disappeared from Bridgewater Ct--the old Booth Pool site !

[Rat Catcher]

I got my first insurance on my own taxi from a broker in Drogheda having been on a fleet policy that was arranged through them. No union membership required then c.1996... IIRC the insurance firm name shown on the cert wasn't a firm as such just a syndicate at LLoyds of London

[silverbullet]

There was a tie up NTDU and Allianz similar to Fed and PMPA no quote unless you're a member---some scandal of sorts and they disappeared from Bridgewater Ct--the old Booth Pool site !

NTDU were essentially a tied broker for Allianz. They never offered alternatives. There's the rub!
I'm sure the reps made a pretty penny out of the association.

[silverbullet]

There was a tie up NTDU and Allianz similar to Fed and PMPA no quote unless you're a member---some scandal of sorts and they disappeared from Bridgewater Ct--the old Booth Pool site !

Also, there was allegedly a harassment case brought against a rep IIRC. The ladies name was King AFAIK.
It was apparently settled in the lobby of the courts.