Why do insurance companies do this? Bloody annoying!

[Dogbreath]

But what really narked me is that the fourth quote down is from Hastings Direct themselves for £86 for exactly the same policy underwritten by exactly the same people.

Had exactly the same problem with Hastings last year. I cancelled my policy over the phone and started a new one from the insurance comparison site.

This is something that should be stamped on though, it annoys the crap out of me that these companies lie as a matter of course to customers to attempt to extort more money from them.

 

[One]

It's stamped on by not giving them your money. Free market init

 

[acemastr]

I'll trade you our 'cheap' insurance for some of that there sunny weather you've got!

Funnily enough winter is the best time to ride, summer it rains every afternoon and is too hot

Only 86f (30c) today though

 

[Dogbreath]

It's stamped on by not giving them your money. Free market init

I mean they shouldn't be allowed to do this in the first place. They are attempting to mislead consumers by suggesting the renewal is their best possible price when it clearly isn't. Free markets have nothing to do with it.