Data Trading for Insurance Quotes

The practice of data trading is becoming a popular exercise for many companies looking for an easy solution to getting cheap car insurance quotes. Whilst there are many companies offering legitimate lead data to car insurance brokers and insurance companies there is an increasing and illegal practice of selling personal information that should not be disclosed.

The Government is now demanding a clampdown on the illegal practice of selling and indeed obtaining such data for such means as chasing car insurance quotes or for the purpose of selling general insurance. To further deter the practice they are looking to implement stiffer fines and prison sentences to the current legislation delivered by the Data Protection Act 1998.

The Department of Constitutional Affairs (DCA) is concerned that tens of thousands of pounds are being made by companies every Month, some are selling data over and over leaving some members of the public being approached numerous times to offer car insurance quotes. The trading of data is obviously not restricted to the sale of general insurance and is something that extends across a number of industries. Talk Once do not trade data, we rely on more traditional methods of advertising the sale of insurance products in the UK. Get a car insurance quote

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