Van insurance

Post: # 34560Post **Dave_L** Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:27 am

My God, I just just imagine!!!!! :laugh:

flowjoe · Post: # 34569Post **flowjoe** Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:23 pm

If you decide to find a quote online with a shopbot or similar try not to give any phone numbers (many wont provide a quote without one though)

The bastards never stop phoning and every year after they surface a month before the renewal date trying the big sell.

Post: # 34578Post **Tony McC** Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:03 pm

I stupidly lost my NCB because Mrs Taz claimed for a stolen SatNav, value 300 quid. Premium the following year went up from, and this is no word of a lie, from 480 quid to two thousand, five hundred quid and one pence!

I nearly had another heart attack! That was the AA - the robbing bastards. It all dragged on for nearly 12 months, and I cancelled my membership. The gits wouldn't even let me off the one pence!

A Mitsubishi dealer (I drive a L200 4 Life) put me on to A-Plan, and even with the lost NCB, and improved cover, the premium came in just under a grand. When out of interest, I asked for a quote on my house insurance, they offered a policy with twice the value of cover, and threw in contents cover of 75 grand for HALF of what I had been paying to my bank!

www.aplan.co.uk/

topgrafter2007 · Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:07 pm

try BOND LOVIS i pay 400quid for iveco tipper fully comp with any driver with consent to drive also!...

Post: # 34583Post **Dave_L** Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:31 pm

Tony McC wrote:I stupidly lost my NCB because Mrs Taz claimed for a stolen SatNav, value 300 quid. Premium the following year went up from, and this is no word of a lie, from 480 quid to two thousand, five hundred quid and one pence!

I nearly had another heart attack! That was the AA - the robbing bastards. It all dragged on for nearly 12 months, and I cancelled my membership. The gits wouldn't even let me off the one pence!

A Mitsubishi dealer (I drive a L200 4 Life) put me on to A-Plan, and even with the lost NCB, and improved cover, the premium came in just under a grand. When out of interest, I asked for a quote on my house insurance, they offered a policy with twice the value of cover, and threw in contents cover of 75 grand for HALF of what I had been paying to my bank!

www.aplan.co.uk/

Indeed - Steve at APlan is very good!

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dig dug dan · Post: # 34614Post **dig dug dan** Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:21 pm

funnily enough, got my renewal notice through last night. they want Â£890 , that with max no claims, and one other to drive a nissan cabstar double cab tipper.
they reckon its the tipper that makes it expensive as not many insurers will touch them
Phoned NFu today. Â£470. with protected no claims!!

just renewed my ford ranger with norwich union thru commercial vehicle direct

tried them online. They said a cabstar was a car, and couldn't insure it. gave up!

Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:46 am

gocompare won at the end of the day with performance direct Â£550

comparethe market Â£2000 ouch and nfu never got back to me despite going in their office then calling them up.

Handyandi · Post: # 35097Post **Handyandi** Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:14 pm

Another vote for Gladiator. Been with them for quite a few years, wrote off a small van & get a decent price & even loosing some NCB & going to a larger van it was not too painful.

Asbury · Post: # 35150Post **Asbury** Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:51 pm

Paving about Â£320 for my van, and about Â£550 for my Land Rover Defender (first quote for that was Â£2720.00) :p
The AA is ok for me now, as well as Swinton and wor lass uses the Post office which beat everyone hands down.

Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:30 pm

navara went in today for its second service, they have 18,000 mile or 2 year service intervals Â£487 for service ouch 3 hours labour = Â£350. wish i could get that for my time. main agents robbing bar stewards. if its not main agent serviced invalidates your 60000 warranty

Injured · Post: # 35201Post **Injured** Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:25 pm

Got you by the short and curlies then :laugh:

Lynnl · Post: # 35591Post **Lynnl** Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:27 pm

16 months ago my loverly partner had a totting up 10 week ban, with A-plan the insurance went up about Â£50 for a L200 Mitzi Animal double cab.
Just got my renewel with 5 years no claims (the nice people at the court cleaned the license - so no points) and it is now Â£654.04

Lynnl · Post: # 35592Post **Lynnl** Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:37 pm

GB_Groundworks wrote:navara went in today for its second service, they have 18,000 mile or 2 year service intervals Â£487 for service ouch 3 hours labour = Â£350. wish i could get that for my time. main agents robbing bar stewards. if its not main agent serviced invalidates your 60000 warranty

Tain't true, that got abolished a few years ago as being illegal:
Office of Fair Trading: New car warranty

Main dealers tend to keep quiet about it - wonder why?

Post: # 35594Post **Dave_L** Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:41 pm

Lynnl wrote:
GB_Groundworks wrote:navara went in today for its second service, they have 18,000 mile or 2 year service intervals Â£487 for service ouch 3 hours labour = Â£350. wish i could get that for my time. main agents robbing bar stewards. if its not main agent serviced invalidates your 60000 warranty

Tain't true, that got abolished a few years ago as being illegal:
Office of Fair Trading: New car warranty

Main dealers tend to keep quiet about it - wonder why?

Agree with you Lynn - as an ex-main dealer service manager myself, I was very aware of this ruling.

Now I encourage people to take their in-warranty vehicles to independant workshops, using genuine parts.

Lynnl · Post: # 35598Post **Lynnl** Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:12 pm

Good on yer Dave,
If more people were aware of the new ruling the main dealers would start to get a bit more compative.
Who said "ignorance is bliss"