Anyone's insurance gone up recently?

[Loydy]

Hmm... Not too happy either

Just had my renewal from Privilege whom I`ve been with quite happily for 8 years (I`m 32 and have 8 years no claims)... paid £359 last year (protected, legal protection, roadside recovery etc)..., I told the insurance company about my TTE exhaust a few months back (paid nearly £60 to adjust policy) and had the renewal through last week at £759!...  just had the 2 lowered on TTE Springs and have some new 17" alloys in the kitchen... a quick search and Adrian Flux will insure with all extras for £490... phew!...Miss lumley can go sh0ve it this year.

After reading a few posts.. I take it that people are happy with Adrian Flux?

[Jaik]

I've been getting a lot of quotes recently and they have even gone up noticeably over the past couple of weeks, the whole industry is just going silly.

[dbrown]

made me worry a bit  when i read this thread as my insurance is due in about 6 weeks
i'm with privilege and my '2 is stock so i've just been expecting roughly the same prices

got a few quotes last night and the cheapest i found was not much more than last year luckily enough
with a company called INsure (with the two capitals) think it's part of Hastings, anyone had any experience of them?
found through compare the market
one thing i did notice though is they all had a higher excess than last year

still not got my renewal yet though so i'll see what that is and phone them to haggle

earlier this year i called them about house insurance saying i had a quote £50 cheaper and they
knocked £90 off their price, and that was from a policy under £300 in the first place
also had a claim on my wifes policy a few year back and they were easy to deal with then so don't really want to change

[Chris_h]

Does anyone know what ins group the 2 is in the new ratings? (up to 50)

Maybe it got an unfavourable conversion

[sonixtorm]

After reading a few posts.. I take it that people are happy with Adrian Flux?

I have never claimed, so can't comment on that side of things, but I have always been pleased with how quickly I have been able to get through to speak to someone at Adrian Flux, and also their willingness to match the prices I find via comparison sites.

[excavator]

I was a bit miffed to see the premium for my stock '2 has gone up from £174 to £234 this year including NCP. But reading this thread I don't feel so bad. I know a lot of you guys have modded your card, but - c'mon   s:shock: :shock: s:shock:  
Still going to try & find something cheaper, though. 30% increase is, like, extracting the urine somewhat   s:evil: :evil: s:evil:

[Don of Croy]

This thread caught my eye...

Just received our renewals from Direct Line, asking £307 on the MR2 with 8 years NCB. Last year I had the BMW 325 and that was higher grouping but only £297.00 ish.

But the 'family' Smax has leapt from £200 to £300 in one year!

We've just switched our home insurance (DL again) as they were up at £470 and would not budge below £440. Churchill came in at £295 for same cover (and curiously all their paperwork is the same layout as DL).

Still shopping around - Esure seem to be better priced for the MR2 at £270, might sell the Smax!

Cannot help wondering if car insurance should be covered by fuel duty, and you can top up if you wish with a supplementary policy. So much time spent searching for deals - then finding the comparison sites say one thing but it changes after you 'click through'...

[Ilogik]

you have to be a mug using comparison sites, they are usually the most expensive companies.

Try Chris knots, flux, sky, a plan even aviva came back quite good when i was looking for type r insurance. The main thing when getting insurance, especially through a broker is the insurance company that they pair you with. I actually went with a higher priced company from flux due to customer service and claims issues that i had read reviews for of the other company.

[skyinsurance]

you have to be a mug using comparison sites, they are usually the most expensive companies.

Depends on the car, if a standard UK car they do give good prices.  For anything imported or modified you are better with specialists.  Having said that, try both options.

Ollie
Sky Insurance

[frogger]

yeap, I always try all possible options.

On that note, Ollie - I will be in touch with sky this week about putting the mk3 import back on the road ready for better weather (fingers crossed)  s8) s8)

[Chris H]

hi,still on the same insurance from when i purchased my mgf last april (2010),swapped over to the mr2 last october at no extra cost,
    my original mgf insurance was £304,this is with full no claims,also no claims protected.just recieved my renewal from
    liverpool victoria today,£308.the comparrison websites were quoting me at £350 upwards.as i am a member of the I.A.M,
    i will be getting a quote from them.recently changed my avensis insurance from L.V,quote £265,to the I.A.M,paid £235.

[catwoman13cats]

I paid £439 with diamond last year, now I am facing £600+! I am 35, 10yrs ncd, clean licence and declared my mods so figure that one out! Had a chat with sky today but still hope to get it cheaper if I can........it's a fecking disgrace we are picking up the deficit for all the uninsured drivers. (I'll get off my soap box now)

[Ilogik]

that does seem excessive, i was paying about £650 a year back on a turbo mk3, then switched to a 2zz gt300 and it went to £700, most recent renewel went up to £780, it best not go up again, i only chose the higher option for a better company, if it goes up im buying a push bike lol.

[catwoman13cats]

There was me thinking about getting a few more bhp added to it as well......that ideas right out the window noo! Maybe I will go back to my fiesta .......

[Ilogik]

its ok once your insured to put it up, they say it wont cost you that much more until renewel   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

[Anonymous]

Picking up a Landrover that's £90 a year insurance and free car tax Sunday,so there are some bargain insurance out there for certain cars.  l viewtopic.php?f=6&t=33034 l

[Mike G]

I have'nt read every post in this thread  , but my middle daughter is an agent for Swintons and she says  if you push and push claiming you have had lower quotes than  they offer , and you do it on the last couple of days in any given month , you will practically get the cover for what they buy it for. Even if they make a pound out of it ,she says it shows as buisness generated which seemingly is more important to the individuals selling insurance than actual revenue

[muffdan]

Just got my renewal through for the '2. Cheaper than last year by about £40.

[AmeR]

Just got my renewal through for the '2. Cheaper than last year by about £40.

Is your car not almost kit car status with all the aftermarket bits!?  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

[aaronjb]

There's one problem with those price comparison sites..

I used two of them last week to get prices on the Omega (sadly, £615 is the cheapest I can get insurance .. TPF&T - that's almost as much as the MR2!) .. and now Admiral WILL NOT STOP CALLING ME. Several times a day. Every day. How many times do I have to tell them that I was just using the comparison site to beat my current insurer down with before they take a hint?  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

I don't think I'd ever use them (Admiral) on principal now   s:evil: :evil: s:evil:

[Don of Croy]

I paid £439 with diamond last year, now I am facing £600+! I am 35, 10yrs ncd, clean licence and declared my mods so figure that one out! Had a chat with sky today but still hope to get it cheaper if I can........it's a fecking disgrace we are picking up the deficit for all the uninsured drivers. (I'll get off my soap box now)

I read in the paper last week that the insurance spokesman being questioned by a house of commons committee put the cost of uninsured drivers at (or around) £35 per UK policy. So the other increases cover inflation, stupidly expensive blanket advertising, and better profits....

[aaronjb]

I paid £439 with diamond last year, now I am facing £600+! I am 35, 10yrs ncd, clean licence and declared my mods so figure that one out! Had a chat with sky today but still hope to get it cheaper if I can........it's a fecking disgrace we are picking up the deficit for all the uninsured drivers. (I'll get off my soap box now)

I read in the paper last week that the insurance spokesman being questioned by a house of commons committee put the cost of uninsured drivers at (or around) £35 per UK policy. So the other increases cover inflation, stupidly expensive blanket advertising, and better profits....

And all the people who can't drive in snow..

[frogger]

yeap, I always try all possible options.

On that note, Ollie - I will be in touch with sky this week about putting the mk3 import back on the road ready for better weather (fingers crossed)  s8) s8)

Well that was futile... Admiral = £680, Sky = £1200. A-Plan quoted 650 TPFT last year, so waiting for them to callback now.

Flux = 'best price 1500'... when the online quote from them was 900... go figure!

Looking like Admiral will get the business, again!

[K T M Rider]

Flux = 'best price 1500'... when the online quote from them was 900... go figure!

!

just got mine back on the road after 5 months - had some silly quotes because I'm using my NCB on another car.

insured it through Adrian Flux on a highway insurance specialist vehicle policy (with mileage limited to 7500) for £390 but I'm over 40 which probably helps   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  

I think basically the same policy was coming up for about £35 more on moneysupermarket (next cheapest was Admiral at £676).

Pretty sure you can only get Highway Insurance through a broker but LV might be worth a try as they are the same company:

 m http://www.lv.com/insurance/car_insurance m

[frogger]

Pretty sure you can only get Highway Insurance through a broker but LV might be worth a try as they are the same company:

 m http://www.lv.com/insurance/car_insurance m

Just gave it a go... "Due to the car's high performance, we regret that we are unable to provide cover at this time" !
  s:roll: :roll: s:roll:  

Strangely in the quote screen it designates the roadster as a MR2 Convertible C Series 2dr, what the hell is a C Series?!