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Pricing car insurance

  • 28-03-2012 02:53PM
    #1
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭


    Have been doing my annual trawl through the insurance companies for quotes and they are all very close in price. Used to be a time when you'd get varying quotes and it was easy to choose who to insure with and just wondering how come they are so close in price now? I keep thinking of this phrase 'price-fixing'. Anyone else get the same result recently?
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  • #2
    but43r
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 539 ✭✭✭but43r


    Jellybaby1 wrote: »
    Have been doing my annual trawl through the insurance companies for quotes and they are all very close in price. Used to be a time when you'd get varying quotes and it was easy to choose who to insure with and just wondering how come they are so close in price now? I keep thinking of this phrase 'price-fixing'. Anyone else get the same result recently?

    Varies good bit for me - from 700 all the way up to 2200 euro (I'm a young male driver).


  • #3
    marcus2000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 400 ✭✭marcus2000


    Jellybaby1 wrote: »
    just wondering how come they are so close in price now? I keep thinking of this phrase 'price-fixing'. Anyone else get the same result recently?

    i work for a broker and the differences can still be huge between the insurers - though standard policyholders probably should generally get similar prices (thats if the insurers are doing their analysis correctly :rolleyes:) !!!
    id say things will probably change again at the end of the year, when the eu gender equalisation ruling takes effect!!! I hope you're not female - their premiums could shoot up up to 25%!!!


  • #4
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    First time I'm sorry to admit, yes, I'm a (semi)retired female. Didn't realise I had it so good at the moment. :) As there is nothing to choose between the quotes I will stay put so. Thanks all.


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