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im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:29 am
by k13
havent bought it yet but will do if my insurance is cheap. the quotes consist of me being 2nd driver and my dad being the first. i am 21 with no no claims bonus.

on moneysupermarket i got 3 reasonable quotes which range between £400-£600 .

when i rang the 1st company to check if the quotes were genuine the lady goes we dont insure named drivers that are under 25 but moneysupermarket didnt tell me that.

The 2nd company said the same. still got one more to ring them up and check if it is a genuine quote but now im thinking of not ringing them up and just pay them over the internet via moneysupermarket. lolzzz.

what shall i do ?

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:39 am
by Elecblondie
Well that kind of money is expensive just to prevent the car being pinged by the police, for that money I'd actually want some insurance; so I personally wouldn't just buy the insurance and ignore the small print. You wouldn't get very far pleading innocence and you might even find investigators reading that post, if you are in an accident the police might let you off driving without insurance if you convinced them but the insurance company is not going to pay out, better not critically injure anyone. Also if you are a named driver you want to make sure that you can explain how you aren't the main driver, a friend had a claim rejected on that one (he took the car to uni).

It's not big or clever to drive without insurance.

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:41 am
by Jhonno
325i isn't going to be cheap to insure at your age, but it is possible to get decent quotes.. The only thing going against you is the lack of NCB..

Have you tried elephant or admiral? Try them with a parent as a named driver..

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:41 am
by k13
im not the person to drive without insurance. are there any people out there that are 21 either named driver or first driver and have cheap insurance say under £700 ??

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:57 am
by Jon_Bmw
21 with e car insurance on a 318is was £270 a year TPF+T on my own policy and 3 years no claims discount. Best postcode group.

They wanted a further £38 for a 325i mid way through the policy, so say £350 for a whole year. About to renew soon on the iS. Bye Bye £250.

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:56 am
by Felix79
ok get a quote from lancaster insurance. They done me a good deal. Also they give a 25% discount if your in the bmwcc

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:16 am
by town325i
when i had my 316 it cost me nearly £1700 to insure just came off a ban had points and no no claims bonus i think your quotes aint to bad really

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:28 pm
by k13
i got a quote of £600 from swiftcover with me as a 2nd driver and my dad as the first driver. i rang them up to confirm the price given on moneysupermarket and the lady goes yep thats all fine just pay over the internet. this package includes breakdown service aswell. not had hey.

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:34 pm
by Elecblondie
Not bad at all. Still be careful, if you have a serious accident insurance companies have been known to do more devious things than finding threads like these and using them to prove you were using it as the main driver. I would advise keeping the car at the address the main driver lives in at least.

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:41 pm
by k13
living with my parents so the cars going nowhere.

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:41 pm
by SlipNSlide
im 21 and was insured on a 2.3 mercedes with tesco as my dad as the main driver for less than 400, i have no ncb

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:50 pm
by k13
blady hell just checked with tescos and my quote came up to £340 me as 2nd driver and dad as 1st and i just rang them up to confirm if it was genuine and its all good. 325i se here i come !!!

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:39 pm
by Jon_Bmw
How much do Tesco want as you being the main driver. If its an extra £200 or less I would go with that, you'll actually be driving around with a useful bit of paper and you'll earn no claims discount.

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:48 pm
by k13
me as 1st driver came up to £1300 then i tried me as 1st driver and dad 2nd driver came up to £1100. too much to be honest.

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:56 pm
by k13
im going to stick with the £340 quote from tescos .

i might buy the car today. what do you guys do to buy the car from the seller i.e. document wise ? (ive checkd the rusts and other stuff which is all good cos i saw it last week) .

do i need to tell dvla that the cars registered to me ? do i need to get the seller to sign any sections on the logbook or do i need to sign anything on the logbook ?

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:02 pm
by Jon_Bmw
If you are going with the dogey insurance its best to put it in your dads name as the insurance will generally want him to be the registered keeper. You need to check the chassis plates all match the v5, although doing this directly in front of a seller is a bit naughty imo. Check all of the plates and the front scuttle where it is marked. Ideally make sure the address on the v5 is the door you are knocking on! Don't meet in a carpark :mad: The seller should know which sections to fill out. 8O You'll have to fake your dads signiture if he is not present, not hard :D

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:03 pm
by Jon_Bmw
Make sure the current MOT and Tax is for that vehicle, especially in brum :eek:

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:20 pm
by k13
ah yes for sure. i just rang dvla up and they go that the seller fills everything on the logbook but i keep section 10 from the logbook and the seller will post it to dvla and hopefully within 2weeks i shall get the new logbook registered to me dad winkeye .

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:54 pm
by pirate952
thats a good quote, just make sure its all legit, they will try anything the smallest detail not correct so they dont have to pay out.
just got mine on with lanaster, means i can use ncb on another car too.

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:58 pm
by ivesy
adrian flux is cheap.

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:49 pm
by Felix79
I love being in my late 20's now , I actually have my dad as a named driver on my policy as he begged me to be insured on my car. how things change :D

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:56 pm
by bodger

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:03 pm
by George_Of_The_Jungle
i'm 21 and i got a quote from adrian flux on my sport with modifications, for £714. and thats with me as the 1st insured

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:09 pm
by ivesy
Bargain George! Adrian flux are pretty sweet.
The only good thing about being in my mid to late (just turnd 27) is £350 comp premium on my 325 cab, thats it, everything else is shit.

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:53 pm
by robbo86
adrain flux and highways do good modified insurance.... i nearly went with adrian flux till highways phoned me up and undercut them on everything.....

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:01 pm
by tannerman8807
Only thing nice about being 40 is £180 a year full comp pretected noclaims no excess on a 325 touring. winkeye

Re: im having trouble getting cheap quotes for my 325i ?

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:03 pm
by Alex
direct line

they seem the best for me