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15. Szveg

As soon as she passed her driving test, Karen Barnet began saving to put her car -a birthday
present -on the road, Just three months later, Karen, who is 20, was ready to go, so she started
telephoning around to get some insurance quotes.
"I'd heard that the prices could vary enormously, so I was determined to find myself a good
one,"
But each insurance company quoted her very high prices, She was just about to lose heart
when at last one day she spotted on an advertisement in the local newspaper for car insurance
that read: "Don't be penalised because you are young, over 50 or have car convictions","
It seemed to be the answer to her problems, so she called the number, "The man was very
friendly and helpful," says Karen, "He gave me a quote for 190, which was a lot cheaper
than anywhere else."
The next day Karen phoned again to get some more details, "I was asked to send the money
right away but I said I did not like the sound of that," she explains, "He seemed very
understanding -we even shared a joke about letting people take advantage of you, We agreed
that I'd pay on my credit card after I'd received a note from the company."
The note arrived the next day and Karen went straight to the Post Office to get her car taxed.
"I was really pleased with myself and started driving my car everywhere, I told all my
friends about the insurance company and promised to pass on details so they could save
money, too,"
The first clue that something was wrong was when Karen tried to call the company to give
her credit card details. "I could not get through: the operator told me there was a fault on the
line, I kept trying, and two weeks later, I had my call answered by someone saying that the
company did not exist, had gone off with everyone's money and that as my insurance is not
valid it was illegal for me to be driving around in my car."
"I was so shocked, Everyone I'd told said I was lucky I had not actually parted with my
money, but I was furious."
"I had been driving round for over two weeks without any insurance cover whatsoever. I
dread to think what would have happened if I had had an accident."
"Also I was horrified at the thought that I could have led other people into trouble."
Karen, who is now properly insured, says legitimate insurance companies are to blame
because they charge too much for people who are young and on a tight budget.

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Hallgassa meg a szveget s vlaszoljon az albbi krdsekre:

1. Mirt nem tallt Karen elszr megfelel biztosttrsasgot? (2)

2. Mit krt Karentl a cg, amelyiket vlasztotta, hogyan reaglt erre Karen, s
miben llapodtak meg? (3)

3. Milyen felvilgostst kapott, amikor a ksbbiekben kereste a cget? (5)

4. Rosszabbul is alakulhattak volna a dolgok. Mit gondol errl Karen? (5)