The insurance company Gjensidige alone has received over 550 snow-related damage reports. – This may indicate that it is three times as much as a normal day otherwise. There will be a large volume of this here, says communications manager Bjarne Aani Rysstad at Gjensidige. He says they are well prepared to receive more damage reports in the next few days. – It will certainly increase. We are very excited about how the next few days will be, because a lot of snow has been reported and low temperatures are expected, says Rysstad. If Skadeforsikring also reports a number of registered claims. – But we don’t have any concrete figures right now. We will get a better overview of the scope in a few days, says communications director Andreas Handeland to news. Risk NOK 0 in travel compensation Snow and slippery roads came as a surprise to many road users in Eastern Norway on Monday. – We have had over 200 assignments today alone. It is far above normal, said operations manager Svein Walle in the East police district to news on Monday afternoon. Both the police and the National Roads Administration have been very clear in their recommendation to leave the car parked if it has summer tyres. The communications manager at Gjensidige, Bjarne Aani Rysstad, says they expect even more snow-related damage reports after the snowy weather on Monday evening. Photo: Mats Stordal / Gjensidige Rysstad in Gjensidige agrees with the recommendation, and says the consequence of taking the chance can be very expensive. – When there is a match between damage and tire equipment, there will almost certainly be a reduction. We have had examples in recent years where there has been NOK 0 in compensation. – Limited knowledge of chain The snow on Monday was fierce. The most snow fell at the Swedish border in Ørje in Østfold, where more than 30 centimeters fell. A great many vehicles were left weatherproof on the E18 close to the border. At one point, the police asked that road users who had an empty battery on their electric car or an empty fuel tank should call the emergency number 112. – It is not usual for us to do it this way, but our usual number 02800 has been charged, so we considered it this way that it was necessary, said operations manager Walle in the police. The Red Cross was called out to supply motorists with water and warm blankets if needed. Norwegian People’s Aid was also called out. – People were tired, cold and thirsty, said Harald Wisløff, operational manager of Norwegian People’s Aid. Harald Wisløff is operational manager at Norwegian People’s Aid. Photo: Petter Larsson The Rescue Service in Østfold reports that they helped 200 cars and 50 trucks during the traffic chaos yesterday. – It was quite calm in the morning until 11-12 in the morning. Then it almost exploded, says car dealer Tommy Weel of the Swedish Rescue Agency. He says that the group of car salvagers has helped vehicles in several different places. – Many of these are foreign cars that have a different type of tire than what we are used to. They also have limited knowledge of chains. We experienced that many times yesterday, says Weel. Chaos at tire workshops In many places there has been complete chaos at tire workshops that have tried to help everyone change from summer tyres. At the drop-in service of the company Dekkproff outside Østfoldhallen in Fredrikstad, some people had to wait 3-4 hours in a queue to have their tires changed. – I have been standing here for approximately three and a half hours. I have had a home office in the car for so long, but now the battery on the computer was dead! So it’s good that it was my turn, says Kathrine Tallis. Kathrine Tallis had to wait almost four hours for a tire change on Monday. Photo: Lars Håkon Pedersen / news For Joachim Nyseth and the others at Dekkproff, it has been a hectic working day. They would rather have seen the first snowfall wait. – We would rather have a smooth flow over time, so that customers did not have to stand in queues for so long. But it never fails, it happens every year, says Nyseth.
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Gjensidige has received over 550 damage reports after the snow chaos on Monday – news Oslo and Viken – Local news, TV and radio
