Hi. I'm thinking about doing the direct access test, but before I commit I would like to get a feel for ongoing costs, particularly insurance. I will do very few miles - live in London and so won't be commuting, plus sometimes the car is required.
As I say I live in London and the bike would be parked on the road. I'm not sure if anyone is familiar, but they have a number of bike spaces with metal loops, presumably for securing with a chain, etc. There is one just by my front door which would be convenient.
I was thinking of going down the route of something like a 600 CBR.
I put my details into a insurance comparison website (not that they ever work for me really) and the best quote comes back as £1500. Is this realistic, or what should be expected? I would particularly interest to hear from people living in London as insurance seems to be in a whole new bracket here.
As I say I live in London and the bike would be parked on the road. I'm not sure if anyone is familiar, but they have a number of bike spaces with metal loops, presumably for securing with a chain, etc. There is one just by my front door which would be convenient.
I was thinking of going down the route of something like a 600 CBR.
I put my details into a insurance comparison website (not that they ever work for me really) and the best quote comes back as £1500. Is this realistic, or what should be expected? I would particularly interest to hear from people living in London as insurance seems to be in a whole new bracket here.