Consumer Council published its issue no. 220 of Consumer Report. A survey on the deductible of private vehicle legal liabilities insurance, and test result of the test on quality of bottled water are both included in this issue. Consumer Council endeavours to provide comprehensive information to consumers for making daily consumption. There are currently over 200,000 motor vehicles in Macao and information about car insurance is important to more than hundreds of thousands of consumers. A survey was conducted by the Council on the policies taken by insurance companies and their amount of deductible for private vehicle legal liabilities insurance, and the survey is divided into two parts: private car and motorbike. According to responses from various insurance companies, deductible is determined by insurance companies based on the following criteria: background information of the insured party, such as age and record of car accidents, brand, model, and age of the insured vehicle. The survey revealed that the deductible under general circumstances is about MOP1,000, however, there is a wide difference between the minimum and maximum deductible. Insurance companies were also asked if they refuse to offer coverage for certain consumers. According to the responses, some insurance companies do not accept those cars which are considered as sports cars, other criteria such as age, profession, driving experiences, record of car accidents, record of accidental claims, age of the insured vehicle, and car model are all factors affecting the approval of coverage of the insured person. Consumers may refer to the latest issue no. 220 Consumer Report for the mentioned third party legal liability insurance survey and related information about choosing car insurance. Consumer Council and Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) have agreed to spot-check the quality of bottled water as an annual collaboration project. The two departments recently spot-checked 12 samples of mineral water and distilled water for their hygienic condition, all samples tested were satisfactory and complied with the Health Bureau's regulations. Test result is published in the new Consumer Report.
Consumer Report is now available free of charge at the office of Consumer Council (Rua Inácio Baptista, Nº 6-6A Edficio Seaview Garden R/C), and the service counter of Consumer Council at Macao SAR Government Service Centre (Rua Nova da Areia Preta, Nº52), Public Information Centre at Vicky Plaza and libraries. Consumers may also access the resources online at the Council's official website (http://www.consumer.gov.mo). For enquiries, please call 8988 9315.
