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car insurance renewel has rocketed!

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:21 pm
by Kieran_n22
well my renewel came through the other day, I was paying £226 with Lancaster and my renewel is £2800 odd :o :s I rang them up and enquired and apparently that's the price for this year.
I am only 22 is there any other classic car insurers I can enquire about? I only use the car on weekends, sometimes only a Sunday

Re: car insurance renewel has rocketed!

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:34 pm
by bmw9818
Well i think the clue might be that you currently live in London mate! It's defo not a good time for insurance companies

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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:44 pm
by Kieran_n22
:( I'm thinking of getting a garage and garaging it and buying a 306 HDi for a runaround now....

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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:46 pm
by jabbiss
sure term do cheap classic insurance £370 for my 320i

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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:50 pm
by Kieran_n22
thanks mate but it starts at 23 :(

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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:52 pm
by Kieran_n22
right now, I want to find a garage do my M52 build and come back next year :)
But to find a garage is soo hard especially in North London

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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:13 pm
by jonny323i
i found my insurance had rocketed this year and nearly all the comparison sites had gone up too but i also found that some of the insurers i normally would avoid like direct line are now cheaper its worth trying everyone you can. i finally used a local broker and they cam up nearly 50% cheaper than someone who had already quoted me

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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:19 pm
by Cloggy Saint
Kieran_n22 wrote:right now, I want to find a garage do my M52 build and come back next year :)
But to find a garage is soo hard especially in North London
Finding any kind of building in North London is becoming difficult.

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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:20 pm
by jonny323i
lots of derelict land though (urban renewal) winkeye

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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:16 pm
by deanocool
thats gotta be down to londons mindless muppet kickoff squad to have gone up that much! if you own anything in or around north london insurance cover is gonna go up some methinks. having said that you had a bloody good deal before on your old policy - i pay £370 on my clapped out 320i and im 31 with full ncd. couldnt get it any cheaper no matter what i tried :?

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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 10:16 pm
by Cloggy Saint
You guys get raped over there! I pay 240 euros fully comp'.

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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:02 pm
by Rav335uk
I just insured for £103 F/C :D

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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:28 am
by Green
Kieran_n22 wrote:well my renewel came through the other day, I was paying £226 with Lancaster and my renewel is £2800 odd :o :s I rang them up and enquired and apparently that's the price for this year.
I am only 22 is there any other classic car insurers I can enquire about? I only use the car on weekends, sometimes only a Sunday
Shop around, you should definitely be able to get that cheaper.

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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:21 pm
by Cotty
Rav335uk wrote:I just insured for £103 F/C :D
Who with?

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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:46 pm
by aceifty
i had mine insured at £215 fully comp with 6 point, 2 months ago had it put on a normal policy as i now use it day in day out £680 fully comp.

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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:50 pm
by ali50ferrari
went on to confused jus now after i got a renewal quote from lancaster from 150 to 633.49 put ma details in lancaster came up again as the cheapest quote soooo this time they charging 146.90 thats inc ma mum and my girlfriend so i jus paid it in full!

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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:20 pm
by Rav335uk
Cotty wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:I just insured for £103 F/C :D
Who with?
Pete best

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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:47 am
by deanocool
Rav335uk wrote:
Cotty wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:I just insured for £103 F/C :D
Who with?
Pete best
how old are you to get that low!?!? 80? :D

Re: car insurance renewel has rocketed!

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:28 am
by m8782538
My quote was £330 17k miles a year and full business use, was supprised, thought it would be more like £450-£500.

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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:11 pm
by TheChin
£172 . 25 with 3 points and in BR5 postcode.

WIN!

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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:57 pm
by Rav335uk
deanocool wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:
Cotty wrote: Who with?
Pete best
how old are you to get that low!?!? 80? :D
:flipbird:

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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:59 pm
by TPS
Rav335uk wrote:
deanocool wrote:
Rav335uk wrote: Pete best
how old are you to get that low!?!? 80? :D
:flipbird:
I thought you were with Saga Rav.?

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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:01 pm
by Rav335uk
No phil, not as old as you yet, but thanks for the recommendation :D

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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:10 am
by deanocool
Rav335uk wrote:No phil, not as old as you yet, but thanks for the recommendation :D
:chuckle:

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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:50 pm
by tonybtonyb
Rav335uk wrote:I just insured for £103 F/C :D
who are you with?

Re: car insurance renewel has rocketed!

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:56 pm
by Rav335uk
Pete best insurance

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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:12 pm
by alexdejonghe
The search function is a winner!

Following Rav's advice; my £480 Lancaster insurance quote was reduced to £188.14 with Pete Best.

Lovely old dear on the phone. Nice cheap price as a result. Happy customer.

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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:16 pm
by polsta
yeah shes good as gold on the phone always sorts me out , pete best ftw !!

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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:44 pm
by Rav335uk
Sky has had my renewal today, it was the same as last year. :D

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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:03 pm
by Kedge
I can only say i am gob smacked at the mad world of insurance after trying to insure a 325i Touring today.

Best qoute on comparison websites was around £900 for TPFT.
Lancaster qouted just over £1800 TPFT!!!!!!!!
Rang Admiral to for a multi car qoute since my daily is with them, £536 TPFT, still more than i was paying on a 325i Cab fully comp 3 years ago :mad:
Got on to Sky Insurance who got it down to £500 bang on, at this point i'm starting to think if it's worth even buying the car since that still way over the purchase price :evil:
Next stop RH Insurance, they wouldn't even qoute me due to my age :roll:
Last stop Pete Best, £206 fully comp :cool:

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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:04 pm
by Morat
Too many neck injuries, it's wrecking it for all of us.

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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:27 pm
by andyp
tonybtonyb wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:I just insured for £103 F/C :D
who are you with?
no good to you tony, his company only insure over 50s

Re: car insurance renewel has rocketed!

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:31 pm
by mash
I've just moved over to Lancaster as well for £285.

More Than's renewal came back at £350 after £250 last year and £199 the year before.

The only way is up :(

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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:52 pm
by Ninja_Penguin
interesting to read...might have to have a shop around when my renewal is due (in 8 months time) im paying 600ish with direct line (23 with 3points and 5yrs ncb...and in cornwall!)

never heard of pete best before.

Re: car insurance renewel has rocketed!

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:59 pm
by Jim320i
I just did a online quote with Pete Best just to see what they came back with... £136.21 for the chromie... Although the details it asked for were very vague.

Also, when quoting online it states, ”¢BMW’s restricted to a maximum engine capacity of 2.0L


Might be different when speaking on the phone but they seem fairly good :cool:


Current insurance is £116 with Lancaster, but I know the price would be different if I did a quote now. :?