Deanspoors Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I spoke to A Plan today regarding getting my car insured. For; 2,000miles PA, 26YO, Garaged overnight, New build Megabusa was £305 Fully Comp, which I found quite attractive, but I would still like to phone around elsewhere to see what the competition is like, so what companies are everyone else with? Thought this would probably be useful for other Newbies too. Dean LIST SO FAR: A-Plan 01635 874646 (Speak to Clare regarding WSCC discount) https://www.aplan.co.uk/motoring/car-insurance LV 0800 023 2638 http://www.lv.com Frank Pickles 01943 850999 http://www.frankpickles.co.uk/kit-car-insurance.asp Footman James 0843 357 1978 http://www.footmanjames.co.uk/replica-kit-car-insurance REIS 0115 985 0165 - sports car dept (May need previous experience of RWD cars) http://www.reis.co.uk Competition Car Insurance 0844 892 1966 http://www.competition-car-insurance.co.uk MSM 01279 870535 http://www.msminsura...cialistcars.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTR2Turbo Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Aplan Frank Pickles Footman Seem to be the main ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M444TTB Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 They are all brokers. I was insured with LV this year via A Plan and last year via Frank Pickles (who no longer use LV for some reason). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN_B Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Adrian Flux was best for me other than A Plan which I didnt know about at the time! But from seeing everyone else's previous posts, A Plan seems the best for WSCC! Regards, Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhett Turner - Black Country AO Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 When I was first looking I found a couple more REIS 0115 985 0165 - sports car dept From memory they would not cover you unless you had experience of driving high performance rear wheel drive cars if the engine was over 1.8 Competition Car Ins. 0844 892 1966 They covered you for Track days also (up to 5 organised by ATDO inc 2 European on FIA approved Track) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterg Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 MSM, they don't get mentioned on here for some reason but C*terham owners use and highly recommend them... http://www.msminsurance.co.uk/kitandspecialistcars.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Verona Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I've recommended MSM before. Dave and his team are very helpful and go all the way to sort problems. I was with them for a few years after Adrian Flux really pee'd me off. When my car reached it's 15th birthday the recovery service included in the policy ran out. They searched round and found an RAC policy that was the same cover for not much more. They took out a policy for me and I sent them the cheque. I broke down with broken clutch plates in the middle of France. I rang the RAC and they said there was no policy in existence in my name. I rang MSM who said they'd ring me back. They rang back every half hour with updates. They kept on it until it was established the policy had been processed by a rep who still had the paperwork on him. As soon as the RAC realised it was their mistake they rang me and apologised and the breakdown lorry turned up 15 minutes later. It's not just the price that matters, it's the service as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue ass fly Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Frank pickles £93 a year fully comp on a parts only policy If it gets damaged they pay for new parts and i fit them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile E. Coyote Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 When I was first looking I found a couple more REIS 0115 985 0165 - sports car dept From memory they would not cover you unless you had experience of driving high performance rear wheel drive cars if the engine was over 1.8 They went further than that. You had to have owned the cars in question. Semantics perhaps, but important if you're looking at buying a Westie after a period of hiring / sharing a car in some way. Frank Pickles also wanted similar. It's worth noting that bike-engined cars are usually significantly more expensive to insure than car engined variants, irrespective of relative power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Yes, most insurance companies that handle kits now know exactly what you mean when you say "it's only a one litre/1100/1300" etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M444TTB Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Now I've insured my Westfield twice the message seems consistent: They don't really care what's on the car unless there is forced induction and/or a bike engine. A roll cage too perhaps. Otherwise it's all about the value. BECs do seem to be more expensive than their (admittedly strong) performance warrants though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestieM Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Looked at the market including 2gether and TRYoungs but stayed with A-Plan. £158.86 including full UK breakdown cover. TRYoungs were next closest. HTH Martyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordboi Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 +1 for A Plan. 120 for 25yo with no NCB 2000 miles a year 1700 XFlow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhutch Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 So, renewal from 2gether; £220.19 insurance £47.50 breakdown. £267.69 total. - Ring them, make a few minor changes, nothing at all changes but don't renew and say I will check elsewhere first. New quote from A-plan; £150.07 for the insurance and £39.95 for the breakdown. £190.05 total. - Same cover/details given above. Ring back 2gether to challenge it, put on hold... They cant reduce the breakdown but miraculously the insurance drops by £83 bring the new total to £`84.50 and hence £5 less than A-plan. That for a 1900cvh engined narrowbody, 3k miles, £6k value, social&commuting, £100 excess, 'kept on drive' aged 27 three points remaining within the last 5 years. Worked, as I stopped with 2gether, but why the hell do they play these games. Only company I know of who doesn't is Chaucer Direct who I have used for the tintop many times. Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisisWolf Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Similar but less extreme example, A-Plan renewal £220. Adrian Flux offered £170 with everything all in (legals etc) A-Plan then offered £175 but was too late, if it was £175 in the first place I would have auto-renewed. 28, garaged, with some 'bad things' on the licence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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