Insurers to contact directly?

[kindai]

Just doing my renewal on the gtr.

Done the price comparison sites, on the phone to Flux, who else needs a direct call?

 

[Glanza]

Chris Knott might be worth a punt?

 

[Maccy]

Sky and Greenlight could be worth a shot.

 

[kindai]

Sky and Greenlight could be worth a shot.

Greenlight only insure upto 20k value unfortunately.

 

[Darryl_1983]

Greenlight only insure upto 20k value unfortunately.

Well they've insured me on my clio 182 and my old Jetta Tdi recently.

Car needs to be modified though

 

[pepp77]

Well they've insured me on my clio 182 and my old Jetta Tdi recently.

Car needs to be modified though

Neither of which sound like they would be valued at more than 20k

 

[On Holiday]

Keith Michaels

 

[Maccy]

Greenlight only insure upto 20k value unfortunately.

Yeh they can be quite picky, I think they flat out refuse to insure BMWs too??

 

[Clarkey]

Yep, they wouldn't cover my old E36, they won't cover my Lexus, but a fully modified Silvia no problem at all.

 

[Nasher]

A few of the specialist insurers won't do BMWs. They see them as higher risk due to the statistics.

 

[Scania]

A few of the specialist insurers won't do BMWs. They see them as higher risk due to the statistics.

Statistics they seem to pull from thin air!

This time last year I was looking to insure my 530i Sport, ballpark £370 was what I got as a total premium allowing for zero excess, legal cover,protected bonus,courtesy car, monthly payments and breakdown cover, this year's ballpark for my 1.7Dti Corsa with the same level of cover? £372!

Bit of a joke, I'm 45, a professional driver with 12years ncb ffs!

I'm in Cyprus on holiday at the moment so won't be calling around just yet but these comparison sites seem cack - I got the 530 covered eventually last time for £290 iirc.

 

[kindai]

Best price ive gotten so far is 855 for the gtr, 6 years ncb so not bad.

 

[Skyboat]

Statistics they seem to pull from thin air!

This time last year I was looking to insure my 530i Sport, ballpark £370 was what I got as a total premium allowing for zero excess, legal cover,protected bonus,courtesy car, monthly payments and breakdown cover, this year's ballpark for my 1.7Dti Corsa with the same level of cover? £372!

Bit of a joke, I'm 45, a professional driver with 12years ncb ffs!

Is that with Greenlight though or another insurer? When they say they don't insure BMWs due to the number of claims, it will be those who would be insured with them - not the market as a whole. Big difference.

 

[Stormster]

I tend to use Chris Knott, Flux, Brentacre, Sky, A-Plan, Greenlight. All get quite close so I move year by year between each one.

 

[Scania]

Is that with Greenlight though or another insurer? When they say they don't insure BMWs due to the number of claims, it will be those who would be insured with them - not the market as a whole. Big difference.

No, that was just via the numerous comparisons sites, I got the 530 down by going for an hgv driver scheme and I'll see if I can do better via them for the Corsa this time around.

 

[HangTime]

Corsa is probably the type of vehicle driven by younger/less experienced drivers compared to a 5 series which could influence the statistics. There is a general perception amongst the public that insurance should be proportional to vehicle power and value, but that doesn't tell the whole story.

 

[Nasher]

Yea, most Corsas end up upside down in ditches. So premiums end up higher than far more expensive and powerful cars

 

[~Divine~Wind~]

Flux are terrible, give greenlight or sky a bell

 

[Joe T]

Steer clear of Flux. Myself and many others have had bad experiences with them in recent years.

 

[Liquidfox]

Statistics they seem to pull from thin air!

Not so true, they refuse to insure the Mk2 Focus RS as 1 in 3 of their policies were resulting in a total loss, either through a crash or theft. It's based on their own experiences, not the whole market.