Jap import insurance

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Hi all

So renewing my insurance this month, and I wanted an agreed valuation this time, due to me recently reading the small print on my current policy and finding out that they would value it based on what it is worth in Japan, if it was a total loss.....

So I am with Chris Knott atm, and they are saying I either need to buy a car cover, or garage the car to get a policy with them, it's on a driveway, no chance its going in the garage, and I'm not putting a scratchy scratchy car cover on it.

So any suggestions? Who are you guys using for agreed valuations? And what are their terms?
 
Don’t know about now, but a few guys off another forum use to use Adrian Flux for situations like this. That was a few years back, so their policies may have changed.
 
inflames said:
Don’t know about now, but a few guys off another forum use to use Adrian Flux for situations like this. That was a few years back, so their policies may have changed.
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They’re still an option. Insured my Thai import with them late last year on a limited mileage policy. Agreed value was an option although I still haven’t got around to arranging it (Couldn’t do it at the time I took the policy out as it was still awaiting UK registration and their requirements included pictures that showed the number plate)

Usually when their name comes up you’ll get comments along the lines that they can be a bit useless if you actually need to claim but a a lot of it seems anecdotal.

Personally I have no experience either way and went with them due to lack of options. Insuring an unregistered import on its chassis number isn’t something many insurers offer, when it’s also a modified classic (With the potential that some insurers might try to treat it as a commercial vehicle) your options narrow even further
 
Grove And Dean insure my import, its not on an agreed valuation mind. tbf prices in Japan have gone pretty crazy as well so that may not be a bad thing depending on the car!
 
Keith Michaels insure my FD RX7.

Didn't stipulate garage or car cover, or even a tracker. I am pretty sure they do agreed value too.
 
My Alphard is through Adrian Flux...but as ChrisD says :
ChrisD. said:
All regularly used by those with imports. Try and avoid Marker Study as an underwriter.
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Run a mile if the underwriter is Markerstudy. Unfortunately I hadn't realised what a ******** they are until it was too late. I'll just have to pray I don't need to make a claim this year :(
 
mid_gen said:
Run a mile if the underwriter is Markerstudy. Unfortunately I hadn't realised what a ******** they are until it was too late. I'll just have to pray I don't need to make a claim this year :(
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I've been trying to warn people about Markerstudy or whatever they've called for years but usually get ignored because it's through Sky etc and they'll help me. Yeah, GLHF with that! All they are is a broker, they will do very little in a claim.
 
Well i got cover with an company called Japcover, saved £100 and they will insure the car based on UK value, which means i dont really need the agreed valuation :)
 
ChrisD. said:
Yeah, you don't need to start every sentence with 'So'. :cry:

Keith Michaels
Greenlight
Pace Ward
Sky Insurance
A Plan Thatcham

All regularly used by those with imports. Try and avoid Marker Study as an underwriter.
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Sky insurance changed their name to safely insured.
 
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