Tin Top Insurance renual

[Bananaman]

Just had a renal through for my tin top (54 plate Diesel Mondeo) and it's gone up from £334 to £880............What The f**k!

Done a couple of online compare the market type searches and the cheapest is coming in at £744!!!!!!

So i penalized for a whole years driving with no accidents or convictions.....

f****n fuming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Captain Colonial]

what the devil??? I know mine had gone up under exactly the same circumstances by nearly 50% (which I managed to get down to a 10% savings, thank goodness), but that's ridiculous!

Have you tried the non-comparison sites like Swindleton, Aviva, Direct Line and the NFU?

How about altering the excess and annual mileage. number of drivers or adjusting your job title?  Try here - a lot of info but worth trawling through it.

[housebeautician]

Its no wonder that two million cars aint insured at that rate.

who can afford that sort of premium each year.

They cant warrant that sort of increase by blaming it on uninsured drivers and increased claims, its just theft.

[Norman Verona]

Not defending anyone, but the origins of insurance was that the premiums were paid on day one but the claims came in over the year. If the money was invested in the stock market the profit came from the investment.

Things have changed. Low return on investments and now the payments are spread throught the year.

However, the ambulance chasing lawers are the main reason for the increases.

[Nick Algar - Competition Secretary]

That's crazy      if you are getting quoted figures like that no wonder all the kids are driving round with no insurance      

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

not looking forwards to the renewal on the company fleet policy due in May

[Doug Dastardly]

Are you a young female suffering from lack of discrimination?

[frubpato?]

I must be old or stupid or something as my quote from the red phone crowd went down this year. Less than 400 for a A4 diesel avant. Are you asking for business use as well as SDP? that made a difference to mine.

[jeff oakley]

After what is happening in Japan we are all going to see increases as the insurance industry is global. Low returns and high claims pumped up by the no win lot has made them hurt this last two years.

Cars are now so expensive to repair after an accident that it is inevitabe they will continue to go up.

Shopping around is the only way to do it now.

Aviva were pretty good this year, the wifes MR2 never went up at all and was in the ball park for the last two years before, worth a punt

[Mark Stanton]

I know how you feel Andy mine went up from £600 to £900 in January                            

[stantman]

I had a discussion with Direct Line and got it within £10 of last years Honda accord tourer with 2.0 petrol engine is about £440,

Direct line includes me driving up to 15,000 miles a year for business use for my employer at no extra charge.

Still managed to get the Westy cheaper this year

[RedditchJay]

got mine due in June on both the Westy and the Defender....... eeeeeek

[funbobby]

Mine went up to £771 from £297 with Swiftcover for my Freelander Sport 04, Ive told them to match one of my top three quotes of £256, £300 and £330 if they want to retain my business.  Just shop around is my advise.

[Bananaman]

Just rang up directline....

£1400..........................what the devil!!!!!!

I'm 45 driving a Deisel Mondeo, with 7 years NCB (6 points in last 5 years for 2 x SP30's) not 18 driving a chaved up Corsa???

[Captain Colonial]

Just for fun, do another comparison site search using a fictitious name but with a better postcode, like the back end of nowhere in scenic Cornwall or such.  I'm betting that's the kicker in here if your local crime rates have gone up.