Insurance

[WINGNUT]

Hi all

 

Who's everybody using for insurance, mines in for renewal and as always it creeps up each year! Unfortunately so do all my other bills and not my wages. I'm currently with A plan who have always been good.

 

Any help welcome

 

Regards Scott

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

A Plan, generally at or near the best price, but by far the best service I've had from a broker, including when I had to make a claim on the 4x4 that's also with them.

 

Otherwise, AiB were very helpful when I contacted them for a quote, and like A Plan, are a club sponsor, so offer a member's discount.

[WINGNUT]

Cheers Dave, helpful and swift response as always. 

 

Mines barely gone up to be fair, but like you I have my tin top with them also. I was always told insurance went down as you got older haha seems it was a ploy to keep a 17 year old quiet all those years ago 

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Ah the age thing! Turns out it wasn't so much as you just got older, more that there was a sort of window, you approached it in your twenties, made it into in your thirties, then eventually start moving out of again!

 

I've also, BTW, had good service in the past from Footman James and Frank Pickles.

 

Adrian Flux may or may not be OK, I refuse, personally, to try them again, as the one time I did they were incredibly pushy, to the point of borderline rudeness on the phone - I told them from the start I was in the midst of getting four quotes, but got the full "Oh, I don't think I can hold this deal open for you unless you agree now" routine. They eventually "relented" and said they'd hold it open for 24 hours, (though by that point, they'd lost any hope of a sale, I was just trying to politely get off the call). They then called twice the next day and sent several emails, and irregularly junk mailed/called me for ages afterwards.

 

[Richard (OldStager)]

I have been with A plan for years and years now, I used to do the yearly hunt for who was best, but A Plan have been so far the most competitive, prices have stayed fairly stable for me, maybe plus or minus the odd fiver now and again.

I have tried probably all the more well known classic car / specialist car ones down the years,  and of all of them I would not use A Flux again, the others just got too greedy. A Plan will still get my business this year as well.

 

ETA, I have just seen Dave's post above, same reason as he, regarding A Flux.

[WINGNUT]

I was with Adrian flux for the first few years of my kitcar days bit they were dear from the off but were the only ones who would insure me at 21, so once I was of an older age I switched across to A plan. Hitting 40 this year I thought may be a winner, thanks for the help guys.

 

 

[TableLeg]

Just don't forget that as said A Plan are brokers and not insurers therefore if you go with A Plan you're in the hands of the insurer they find you.

I have my Westfield insured with A Plan but switched the tintop after shockingly bad service after a claim (the insurer itself was the issue although A Plan didn't really help much either!). As with anything insurance related you will always hope never to have to make a claim.

[corsechris]

Moved both tin-tops to A_plan last November while I was sorting insurance for the new build. Very competitive and very responsive too. I e-mailed them today with the registration number I just got from DVLA for the build and had a response, with updated documents, a couple of hours later.

 

That said, we've insured the Westy with Adrian Flux from day 1, so that's 30 years now, and they've always been competitive.

[Blatman]

MSM Insurance. Not the cheapest but not the most expensive either. They're s small broker and I learned about them from the Lotus 7 Club as a lot of their guys insure with them. The service is great and they understand the "7" market, prices, vlaues etc really really well. They've insured my car since the early 00's.

[Howden Insurance - Specialist Vehicle]

On 25/03/2021 at 12:28, WINGNUT said:

Cheers Dave, helpful and swift response as always. 

 

Mines barely gone up to be fair, but like you I have my tin top with them also. I was always told insurance went down as you got older haha seems it was a ploy to keep a 17 year old quiet all those years ago 

 

Happy to take a look for you if you pm me some details always worth refreshing what we have on file also as small changes can make a difference 😎

[Andy - a15cro]

3 hours ago, A-Plan Insurance THATCHAM said:

 

Happy to take a look for you if you pm me some details always worth refreshing what we have on file also as small changes can make a difference 😎

I might PM mine too, tried to call a couple of times today and just got stuck at the hold point. 

[Howden Insurance - Specialist Vehicle]

3 minutes ago, a15cro said:

I might PM mine too, tried to call a couple of times today and just got stuck at the hold point. 

The phones were ringing off the hook today, think a bit of sun came out and everyone got their kits out the garage! Sorry you couldn't get through, please do pm your details and we will call you tomorrow. 

Carlie 

[WINGNUT]

6 hours ago, A-Plan Insurance THATCHAM said:

 

Happy to take a look for you if you pm me some details always worth refreshing what we have on file also as small changes can make a difference 😎

Hi Carlie

 

I think I spoke with you directly on the phone yesterday, I renewed yesterday but Thank-you for the response.

 

Regards Scott