Car Insurance renewal quote?

Chimichangas · 2015-12-14 12:09:15

I got a renewal quote, from the broker, for my car insurance with the same insurance company as last year. Nothing has changed. The cost increased by over 100%. :eek::eek: I was also given an alternative quote which only increased by 66%. :rolleyes: I expected a 30% rise or thereabouts but 66 to 100% is ridiculous. Only…

14-12-2015 01:09PM

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Chimichangas

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I got a renewal quote, from the broker, for my car insurance with the same insurance company as last year. Nothing has changed.
The cost increased by over 100%.
:eek::eek:

I was also given an alternative quote which only increased by 66%. :rolleyes:

I expected a 30% rise or thereabouts but 66 to 100% is ridiculous. Only option is to shop around I suppose?

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#2 14-12-2015 01:40PM

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Plenty of threads about it in the Motor forum and yes shopping around is your best bet. If your car is 13+ years old it appears to be additionally expensive / refused quotes.

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#3 14-12-2015 01:47PM

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Moved to Motors from Consumer Issues

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#4 14-12-2015 02:47PM

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Nody wrote: »

Plenty of threads about it in the Motor forum and yes shopping around is your best bet. If your car is 13+ years old it appears to be additionally expensive / refused quotes.

The car is only 3 years old.

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#5 14-12-2015 03:18PM

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I have 3 quotes here in front of me for my combined fleet - in increasing order of cost (i.e. Cheapest first):

2000 BMW 318i Touring
2006 Saab 9-5 2.0 saloon
2008 318d

The oldest car is the cheapest to insure. So much for moving to a newer car to get a cheaper quote, the opposite seems to be true in my case at least. Bangernomics is looking rather attractive again.

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#6 14-12-2015 03:57PM

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As per usual, there is no reason to stay loyal to insurers.
Ring many brokers and insurers, there is a list here and have a look in this thread.

And this search will help

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