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NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
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Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 6:49 pm Post subject: Car insurance (sorry!)

Made the mistake of looking up reviews on my cheapest quoted deals. Oh dear oh dear.
Dare I risk "Go Skippy"? Slated online. But then so are the companies quoting twice the price. I have to go to four figures to get good reviews - which aint happening.

I'm waiting on an NFU callback but I expect them to be out of my range...

Just wanted to grumble I suppose, unless someone has a happy or terrifying tale?

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 6:52 pm Post subject:
NFU have been the cheapest for us for a fair few years now

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 6:54 pm Post subject:
Are you using confused.com?

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
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Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 6:59 pm Post subject:
I was comparing meerkats I think... I should try the others I suppose. Got distracted doing all the "someone-direct" ones I could think of.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 7:06 pm Post subject:
Aviva don't show up on comparison sites and were miles cheapest for us.

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 7:14 pm Post subject:
The subject came up on another forum, and somebody chimed in that he had got together with some friends. got underwritten as a small mutual and saved a packet. Makes sense from all angles, but I don't know how to do it...

onemanband

Joined: 26 Dec 2010
Posts: 1473
Location: NCA90

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 7:15 pm Post subject:
I used a comparison site for first time recently. I also saw the bad reviews. AFAIR a lot of them seemed to be from numptys who hadn't read the T+C's properly or had some other unreasonable complaint. Apparently a lot of the cheaper companies have an automatic renewal and this has caught a few people out. Check for automatic renewal.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 7:20 pm Post subject:
Is this still your van?

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 4628
Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 7:24 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

Aviva don't show up on comparison sites and were miles cheapest for us.

£605, with basic RAC cover, fully comp. Not too bad compared to £4-500 quotes for 3rd/fire/theft with dodgy companies...

Beware of "Be Wiser" - I have already been spammed with phonecalls (suddenly they have cheaper quotes over the phone) and several emails.

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4612
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 7:59 pm Post subject:
Have you tried Insure or Adrian Flux I have a 3l Isuzu on the first for 204 ,full comp,full no-claims,bonus protected, And a 1.9 golf estate on the later for 120 something,full comp,full no-claims,bonus protected Basic with no fancies.

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
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Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 8:18 pm Post subject:

Ty Gwyn wrote:

Have you tried Insure or Adrian Flux

I have a 3l Isuzu on the first for 204 ,full comp,full no-claims,bonus protected,
And a 1.9 golf estate on the later for 120 something,full comp,full no-claims,bonus protected

Basic with no fancies.

Adrian said £938

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4612
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 8:24 pm Post subject:

NorthernMonkeyGirl wrote:

Ty Gwyn wrote:

Adrian said £938

That`s the trouble with being a young driver.

And your previous occupation as a Stock car driver,lol.

Seriously,that is a shock.

baldybloke

Joined: 24 May 2008
Posts: 1388
Location: Wiltshire

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 8:55 pm Post subject:
Kwik Fit and A Plan are worth checking out.

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 14 9:50 am Post subject:
Why don't you try your local Swinton? They can of go off and find the cheapest for you.

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