Quad Bike Insurance

sky 1

any 1 know where can i get insurance for my quad bike,its on irish plates and taxed but no 1 will give me a quote,i payed alot of money on the quad and buying the gear and now its just parked in the shed:(

pudzey101

sky 1 wrote: »

any 1 know where can i get insurance for my quad bike,its on irish plates and taxed but no 1 will give me a quote,i payed alot of money on the quad and buying the gear and now its just parked in the shed:(

If its FULLY road legal eg proper lights,lisence plates etc.. you can get it insured as a farm vehicle, like a tractor would be.

Pretty Sure FBD do it:)

Sonz

Have you try'd FBD?

Otis Driftwood

FBD will not cover it unless it is being insured as part of a farm policy so its pointless ringing them if he is looking to insure the quad only.

sky 1

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

FBD will not cover it unless it is being insured as part of a farm policy so its pointless ringing them if he is looking to insure the quad only.

ya tryed them and thats what they said,its classed as a sports quad not a farm quad,so no joy with them,its gone to a stage now i would try any route to get it on the road,getting fair pissed off,im like a child at xmas wanting to drive it into town

sky 1

plus i have trade insurance and they will not cover it either

Otis Driftwood

This may be a silly question but did you not make ANY inquiries about insuring it before buying it?

Have you tried Carol Nash?

They do bike insurance and might be able to point you in the right direction.

mikemac

Try AON Bikecare, they're pretty good for bikes and scooters so worth a try with the quad

Linky
http://www.aonbikecare.ie/site/contact

Delancey

Are the OP's issues down to insurance companies simply viewing Quad bikes as just too risky to cover ?

mikemac

You can barely own a quad in Ireland without the boyos having a go at stealing them.
They are constantly getting stolen.

Doesn't help that golf clubs and farmers sometimes leave them in isolated sheds

Security is vital

Delancey

A relative of mine is a hospital consultant who like many consultants here worked in the US for years , whenever he sees someone on a Quad bike he says '' Good to see another Organ Donor ''.
Apparently the invention of the Quad bike did more to boost the level of organs available for transplant in the US than any donor recruitment campaign ever did !
Still , a major pain for the OP struggling to find an insurer.

mikemac

Well that the USA, a country where it's possible to ride a motorcycle with no helmet

More to do with that then the quads I think

TestTransmission

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Del2005

sky 1 wrote: »

any 1 know where can i get insurance for my quad bike,its on irish plates and taxed but no 1 will give me a quote,i payed alot of money on the quad and buying the gear and now its just parked in the shed:(

Unfortunately in this country quads are in a grey area where no one will insure them. Car companies won't touch them and we had enough trouble getting some competition in the motorcycle market I can't see quads getting taken up soon.

sky 1 wrote: »

ya tryed them and thats what they said,its classed as a sports quad not a farm quad,so no joy with them,its gone to a stage now i would try any route to get it on the road,getting fair pissed off,im like a child at xmas wanting to drive it into town

By law the 1st company that refuses has to offer you a quote after your 3rd written refusal. There's no law which says it has to be anyway responsible though!

sky 1

thanks for the help