An amusing insurance tale....
28 March 2002, 12:25 PM
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I know this should go into the Insurance forum, but I thought it may amuse the rest of you...
I've been phoning around for insurance on a new WRX STI and I spoke to one company (cant remember who) who was coming up with quotes of around £2500 - £3000.
I'm 29, and heve been getting other quotes of around £1000, so this was a surprise. The guy I was speaking to said he'd re-run it through the system.....he came back after about 5 mins and said that even he thought the prices were expensive, as whilst he was running my details through the system, he replaced the WRX STI with a Ferrari F40 & Porsche Boxter and the quotes came back at around the £2000 mark!!!
It just goes to show that some insurers are using systems that are not working out premiums correctly, hence push them for a better price..
In the end they said they would underwrite the insurance for £1000.
I've been phoning around for insurance on a new WRX STI and I spoke to one company (cant remember who) who was coming up with quotes of around £2500 - £3000.
I'm 29, and heve been getting other quotes of around £1000, so this was a surprise. The guy I was speaking to said he'd re-run it through the system.....he came back after about 5 mins and said that even he thought the prices were expensive, as whilst he was running my details through the system, he replaced the WRX STI with a Ferrari F40 & Porsche Boxter and the quotes came back at around the £2000 mark!!!
It just goes to show that some insurers are using systems that are not working out premiums correctly, hence push them for a better price..
In the end they said they would underwrite the insurance for £1000.
28 March 2002, 02:24 PM
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well noodle i am 24 and have had my MY98 PPP turbo for about six months now and i am paying £835 fully comp with a DR 10 on my license.
I know there is a difference in the price of the cars but i can't believe that you will be paying more than me at the ripe old age of 29 ; )
Why don't you give direct line a call and see what they say, if you havent already that is.
I know there is a difference in the price of the cars but i can't believe that you will be paying more than me at the ripe old age of 29 ; )
Why don't you give direct line a call and see what they say, if you havent already that is.
28 March 2002, 04:05 PM
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I can tell you a nice tale that happened to me the opposite way. I am lucky enough to have a Lotus Elise and when shopping around for insurance two years ago I was using various online quote sites to gather some quotes together. One (who I shall not name) came up with a quote of about half of what all the others were chruning out so I rang them to check.
Thye informed me that there was an error in their sofwtare, but that they would still honour the figure I'd been given. So it was that I got my insurance for about half of what I should have paid. Top marks to them and I'm still with them now.
Regards,
tiggers.
Thye informed me that there was an error in their sofwtare, but that they would still honour the figure I'd been given. So it was that I got my insurance for about half of what I should have paid. Top marks to them and I'm still with them now.
Regards,
tiggers.
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