Dnk Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I know its done to death but insurance comps never cease to amaze me Admittedly it's only on a compare site but all the same I'm looking at a house that's no more than 1.5 miles away from where my car is insured at present, the cheapest quote at the old postcode this year is with the AA and was £270, i pop in the new address and postcode which i will add is in the same group B postcode risk and now the AA quote is £1070 !!!!!! The cheapest company is £428 at the new address WTF are they on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 WTF are they on Commission from the looks of it..!! Insurance is a lottery, book a day off work and have a damn good ring around, always someone who will get you a decent deal if you talk to them. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 A strange system they have indeed out of curiosity I plugged my car details etc into confused.com and to insure my car at my friends address who lives across the road (out of my secluded estate but no more than a few hundred meters) and in a row of Terraced houses it was an additional £600. We all thought it was hilarious.. my friend has since moved haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 It is ridiculous isn't it, especially when it's in the same risk category Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I was up for renewal recently, got a letter with an renewal of an extra 100. Rang them and said i wont be renewing with them and they instantly offered discount. Loons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 I was up for renewal recently, got a letter with an renewal of an extra 100. Rang them and said i wont be renewing with them and they instantly offered discount. Loons. That's pretty standard practice with insurance comps, not really anything like what i'm on about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I never give my current insurer another chance to beat an offer from elsewhere. Can't be bothered with the games. They have an opportunity, at the point of renewal, to offer me thier best quote to keep my custom. If I ring around and get a better deal, more fool them. If we all did this it would eventually end up forcing the industry to be competitive from the outset to keep custom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 My point isn't about the usual run around you can have That's pretty much the accepted tactic and has been for years, i guess due to lots of customers just re insuring as they can't be bothered with the hassle. Its about the same company for no apparent reason going from £270 to over £1000 because the postcode is now B98 from B97 and both the postcodes are in the same risk category and only 1.5 miles from each other ! To make it even more amusing another postcode i own is a grade C ins risk, both the others are B and now the cheapest quote is £225 !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 There must be some sort of mistake there Dunk, I know you're only plugging it into go compare for an idea, but imagine when you contact them to discuss it'll be a different story (hopefully!). It may be that they've treated you as a new customer with the quotes and the change would just be an administrative one which should only attract a small charge. I know that when I sold my last supra and went to amend my policy for the new one (same year, same model, just different colour and reg) my company tried to charge me a fortune, it turned out that I got an 'experience' type bonus/discount for owning the car for so long (8 years) and I had to get a manager to agree that the same discount should apply for the new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Are they really taking the piss this much Last year my 330 was £247, this year they want £426, no changes other than the cars worth less money and it has another year of NCB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonR24 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Insurance is a scam. There should be more regulation and caps to stop people getting ripped off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_bandido Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 All insurance will get more expensive due to the ruling the other week. I don't know why it isn't just called a tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 All insurance will get more expensive due to the ruling the other week. I don't know why it isn't just called a tax. I can live with more expensive but 72% !!!! Obviously i shall be looking elsewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Same crap over here in australia... except we also have a compulsory green slip which is basic insurance and we also then have to get normal insurance! A massive rort! An idea... do an online quote, clear your browser cache and cookies, then redo the quote and see what happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_bandido Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Same crap over here in australia... except we also have a compulsory green slip which is basic insurance and we also then have to get normal insurance! A massive rort! An idea... do an online quote, clear your browser cache and cookies, then redo the quote and see what happens? That won't work, it's stored against your reg number and/or IP address. When I phoned my insurance company they could see the quote I'd been given by everyone on go compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 When i started this thread less than a month ago the AA were the cheapest online quote at £270, they're now £492 !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitbox Junkie Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 The insurance company''s run on a algarythme. Where you live, age, point's, where the car is stored, mods and how many miles you do annually. Eve your job ect effects the price. Best thing to do is phone around. I know someone who works with insurance company's and has written bits of code for it all. It's stupid I hate insurance company's. Hope you get it sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 Well i've had the renewal for my Range Rover and they have upped it over 52% Really not impressed with these jokers now Looks like i'll have go shopping around again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 Just done an agreed value policy with AF at just a bit more than i paid last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 LV Classic have upped their price by a massive £9 to £ 147 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 Mine went from £353 to £539, i've just cancelled the renewal and had the same oh lets look and see what we can do game, i just said no thanks i'm off elsewhere. Afraid most insurance comps wont do an agreed value classic policy for my Range Rover as its not garaged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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