I Hate Car Insurance

[johnny6]

Same happened to us this year with Bell on the MINI. Renewal letter asking for £2500. £1000 more than last years cover needless to say we didn't renew with Bell this year.

 

[Dogbreath]

Bell did exactly the same to me a few years back, massively increased the premium for no apparent reason and lost another customer.

 

[Hxc]

Eugh. Got the fun of all this in the next few weeks. I wonder if any classic companies will beat bells quote for a 18 year old with an accident to his name. (£624! fully comp!)

 

[bledd]

I'm a big fan of Admiral / Elephant

Each year I get a lower renewal price than previous year (as expected), then they match quote I find on the net

 

[Meridian]

I must be the only person in the world who's insurance company offers them the same/better price than they would if I were a new customer.

They seem to treat me with a decent amount of respect, probably because I insure multiple vehicles with them.

FWIW, I pay far less than that for two cars.

Nope, I get this as well: premiums have dropped three years running. That might not mean much to youngsters, but I'm way past the point where age is a factor. I had to kick them (Keith Michaels) a little the year before last, but last year they reduced without prompting.


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[Kol]

As someone else said above, when my renewal comes round from Elephant I find it incredibly hard to beat it. A simple call to the customer service team always yields pleasant results too - I called up to cancel the roadside assistance with them when renewing, so they took that off and it reduced my overall premium but then she agreed to snip another £20 off what was already the most competitive quote for me. I thought it was odd, but still, good for me.

 

[Trifid]

Bell did exactly the same with me, with a similar increase over a competitive quote. Called to say I had renewed. They even updated Elephants system so I didn't have to send my proof of NCB.

 

[Scuzi]

Contrary to what I used to believe, car insurance here in the UK is actually excellent value for money compared to elsewhere.

 

[Westyfield2]

Likewise, this is before mods declared as well! Am paying about that now with engine conversion, alloys etc declared.

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Annoyingly that's less than my first year's insurance.

But come April my renewal should be £600-£700 .

EDIT: Haha, like the file name!

 

[al123]

I insured my car with Admiral, for half Bell's renewal quote this year...

 

[Burnsy2023]

I insured my car with Admiral, for half Bell's renewal quote this year...

Ironic how it's all part of the same company.

 

[paradigm]

Come on spill the beans, which company?

Churchill

 

[xyphox]

I find MoreThan are really cheap but have terrible customer service. So if you don't plan on crashing then go with them maybe.

 

[L0rdMike]

They wont quote me. :\

 

[paradigm]

They wont quote me. :\

I wouldn't either, you dirty southern, shandy drinking, hairdresser

 

[L0rdMike]

I wouldn't either, you dirty southern, shandy drinking, hairdresser

2 out of 3 aint bad.

 

[Sam]

I love car insurance at the moment ....

£530 on a clio trophy at 22 with a tiny excess and guaranteed no claims protection

 

[Lum]

Direct Line's renewal quote on my Cefiro was cheaper than the lowest quote I could get on their website. The website quotes didn't even have the brakes and alloys declared.

 

[baron02]

£550 was my renewal for my ford mondeo 57 plate and i'm only 27 with 4yrs ncb

 

[iaind]

£550 was my renewal for my ford mondeo 57 plate and i'm only 27 with 4yrs ncb

I hope it's an ST for that, mine's about £250 this year!