Got an email from Tide saying that I could destroy the letter claiming I´d never paid and that my Tesla is now registered with biltilsynetregister.  Hopefully won´t be invoiced for the fourth time, something way wrong with administrative procedures at Tide.

Als77 I´ve spoken to some friends who´ve told me, as you say, there´s no risk here, just hassle.

Thank you Sandvika, I´ll do that (if they pick up but assume they may be on holiday these days).

For the record I just got another mail from Tide asking for the insurance to be paid immediately (with purregebyr) despite having been through the exact same issue 6 weeks ago.

Thanks a lot for advice Petersv, reassuring.

I´ll wait until it´s sorted before I start driving again as my understanding from Statensvegvesen is that it´s legally my problem now if I have an accident, even if Tide messed up.

On a positive note best driving experience I´ve ever had

Can anyone confirm that Tide Forsiking is a legitimate insurance company and not a scam?

I´m a Brit living and working in Norway and insured my new Tesla 70D with Tide last November.  However I got a mail in March from Tide saying the insurance was never paid and thus had been driving without insurance since November.

I was requested to pay immediately with a purregebyr. They also had a third party perform a background check on me.

I sent them a copy of the original payment receipt from November from Sparebank 1 and they (Tide) said I was correct and they´d sort it.

But on Monday I got a mail from Statensvegvesen saying they´d now been informed by Zenith (Tide is apparently the Norwegian agent of Zenith) that I wasn´t insured and that my plates would be removed if I drive. I contacted Statensvegvesen and they told me it was my responsibility, I couldn´t drive until they got a message from the insurance company irrespective of whether I´d paid or not. They said I would effectively be driving without insurance in the eyes of the law.

I´m thus now without a car (using train, bus and friends) and beginning to ask if Tide Forsikring is a legitimate company. I searched these forums and see there are other customers so assume some people are satisfied?

My samboer has tried to phone Tide but nobody picks up and am waiting for a response by mail. Am considering writing the money off as a loss and getting insurance with a legitimate company. I need the car but more importantly it´s better to be ripped off for a insurance premium than financially (and emotionally if there were other victims) ruined.

If Tide Forsikring is a genuine company, their lack of organisation is extremely worrying considering the personal and third party consequences of an accident without insurance.

Any advice much appreciated.

David A. Fraser