That's very true - i've had similar from them at times and had a right go at them about it. One helpful "rep" explained their computer system generates the calls so it is possible some people get 2, 3 or sometimes even 4 calls, even after they've taken out a policy!traineefarmer wrote:8000 miles per year. It wasn't the price that annoyed me with Lancaster. It was the pressure sales.
I don't think those sorts of sales techniques have a place in this day and age.
As a result, i now "accidentally on purpose" swap two digits of my number when entering it online so i don't get a plethora of sales calls - the good thing with computers is "GIGO" or Garbage In, Garbage Out. Feed them the wrong data and they get things wrong hence swapping digits! If i then take out a policy (which i usually do by phoning up and giving them high pressure techniques for discounts! ) i usually tell them my correct number, just so the "material facts" are correct.
High pressure sales have had their day IMHO, there is now so much competition that better deals (even if they cost more but are better products) can be found with the click of a moose in seconds. Salesmen now have to be doing it cleaner, better, smoother than the old-fashioned high pressure techniques to get the sales because most people just switch off as soon as any sort of pressure happens.