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Insurance time

11 Apr 2017, 9:47am
I thought I would share my renewal quote and then shop around to improve. Any recommendations welcome. Anyone who wants to post their quotes on here too might make it a useful reference thread.

Adrian Flux - £268
£10,000 Value
10,000 miles a year
Fully Comp
£90 Windscreen Replacement Excess
£150 Accidental Damage, MaliciousDamage, Fire And Theft Excess
11 Apr 2017, 8:32pm
That looks pretty reasonable to me.

My first quote last week:

Adrian Flux - £475
Age: 43
Postcode: PE25
NCB: Full - 5+ years
Cover: Fully Comp
Car: 250 SWB
£10,000 Value
4,000 miles a year
Fully Comp
£80 Windscreen Replacement Excess
£300 Accidental Damage, MaliciousDamage, Fire And Theft Excess
12 Apr 2017, 6:18am
When it come to insurance quote, Adrian Flux are about as crooked as you can get.
Went to get a quote from them for the Z3 kit and they said they would mirror my 9+ years NCB across, limited mileage of 3k and a value of £7.5 as it wasn't finished. £400 FFS!
I asked why this was double the cost of my Merc SL which is faster, and worth a great deal more than the Z3. 2 minutes late the premium had dropped to £185.

There are quite a few companies now that will mirror your NCB but you have to firmly ask your broker, they won't offer unless you ask.

Insurance brokers make Estate Agents seem honest.
12 Apr 2017, 7:46am
Try A Plan WCA they were £130 a year for my GTO
fully comp
windscreen cover
5000 miles
£8000 agreed value
Adrian Flux were nearly £200
Also gave me a quote for my wifes classic mini that was much better than Adrian Flux you have got to shop around as a couple of calls can save £££s
12 Apr 2017, 11:42am
I always ask for a better price , no matter who I'm with. 9 times out of 10 you will be offered a better deal. That's as a new customer or at renewal time.
I've used Flux and A plan in the past , the policies have been ok and a reasonable price.
12 Apr 2017, 5:49pm
Chis recommended I tried A Plan this is my second year with them,
10 years + no claims
Retired
Post code BL1
3000 miles
protected no claims bonus
Agreed Value of £22,000, their suggestion so it may change when they see the photos of the finished car (90% there, was £14,000 last year whilst completing the build)
Legal expense cover
£207.99
Very helpful.
Hope to see some of these great cars you guys are putting together at Stoneleigh, so there should be more then last year.
Trev
13 Apr 2017, 9:12am
Footman James are worth a try, cheapest for me
24 Apr 2017, 10:21pm
I'm waiting on A plan to get back to me in the morning with a price for my 2.2 Z3. Its a standard car at the moment but I want to enjoy it through the summer until the 275 convertible kit becomes available.
I've asked for 5000 miles, fully comp. I have my A6 insured through them and they say they can mirror my max no claims across. So I hope they can give me a good price.
Swinton quoted me £490 but they wouldn't or couldn't mirror my no claims. I left them two years ago because they were too expensive on my daily driver.
25 Apr 2017, 8:13pm
A-plan came back with £240 which isn't too bad as I've put the wife on as a named driver and she had a recent claim. I don't think I'll do any better. I can always cancel after 5 or 6 months and get a refund.
26 Apr 2017, 7:46pm
I went with A Plan.

Claire was really nice to deal with and helpful. Pointed out that I needed business cat 1 on top of what I had. She was correct even though previous insurers had missed that.

I went back to Adrian Flux and miraculously their quote was 76p cheaper.

I went with a plan for their service. Say hi to Clair's on the a plan stand atcstonliegh , she camps there every year
8 May 2017, 9:39pm
Footman James £130 fully comp.
Kobra value 10K, 3k miles, age 48, 2800cc
They don't seem to recognise Tribute as a manufacturer though.
So they have it recorded as an AC Cobra Replica (Tribute)
8 May 2017, 10:53pm
1111bill wrote:
Footman James £130 fully comp.
Kobra value 10K, 3k miles, age 48, 2800cc
They don't seem to recognise Tribute as a manufacturer though.
So they have it recorded as an AC Cobra Replica (Tribute)


A Kobra you say? Any pics ?

Welcome to the forum by the way

Dave
10 May 2017, 3:55pm
1111bill wrote:
Its a Nubodi build, in silver , half way thru this :-
http://www.nubodi.moonfruit.com/kobra/4584382812
I saw it at Stoneleigh 2016, and couldn't resist.

Sorry I cant make the BBQ in June, maybe next time.


Nice car !

Wondered where it went. Glad it's still with someone we know :)

Dave