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Car insurance for old cars and new old drivers

  • 21-06-2016 7:03pm
    #1
    vajrasattva
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭


    Hi,

    my husband and I just bought a 98 Toyota corolla and are having trouble getting an insurance quote. I'm a learner driver (age 49) and my husband (age 54) has a full Irish license but has never owned a car and only moved from the UK to Ireland in 2014. We have tried quite a few insurance companies and have had no luck at all, any help would be gratefully received,

    thanks in advance


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  • #2
    edburg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 853 ✭✭✭edburg


    Have you tried local brokers???

    The main advice given here is if they all say no you can visit financial/insurance ombudsman who will advise you further, most likely end up with astronomical quote which you will have to take or leave.

    It's an unfortunate minefield created by years of lax management with all involved with insurance/claims etc


  • #3
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,364 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Start ringing around the various insurance brokers and let them do some leg work for you.

    On a side note OP for next time, the way insurance is gone in this country it is advisable in future to check out insurance costs first before buying the car so that you don't end up with a car you cannot insure.


  • #4
    Sh1tbag OToole
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,973 ✭✭✭Sh1tbag OToole


    Try http://whoops.ie


  • #5
    vajrasattva
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭vajrasattva


    thanks so much for the whoops suggestion, it was the lowest quote for our difficult situation


  • #6
    edburg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 853 ✭✭✭edburg


    Strange thought I just had would 'classic car insurance' cover your needs.

    I not looked at policy requirements for classic cars and what your allowed to do in Ireland.


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  • #7
    Kitty6277
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,204 ✭✭✭Kitty6277


    My mother is having a similar problem, she has a 99, but she has a full licence and has for almost 20 years, and she let her insurance lapse, and now she's having a huge problem finding companies to cover her that won't cost an absolute fortune (even though it will anyway, as is the nature of insurance)


  • #8
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,102 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    edburg wrote: »
    Strange thought I just had would 'classic car insurance' cover your needs.

    I not looked at policy requirements for classic cars and what your allowed to do in Ireland.

    Your need a daily driver for classic insurance and they are picky with what they'll give classic insurance on.


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