Insurance

[Euphoria]

Does anyone know a good insurance company that would insure my (will be 20 with 1yr no claims) on either a Saxo VTS or a Peugeot 106 GTi? :rolleyes:

[Steve 020]

Try Elephant.co.uk.

Did me and my pals good deals - saved me £300 from my renewal quote....

:D

[Euphoria]

Thanks, I will try and get a quote from them now!

[Steve 020]

Bare with them - the web site is a bit slow to say the least but they are well worth it!

[Fireblade]

You might also wanna try C.I.S (http://www.cis.co.uk/) (Coop Insurance Services). Now don't laugh :D I've been with them for quite a few years now, and they were the only ones (of those I tried) who would touch my imported (by Mitsubishi themselves) Mitsubishi Legnum (Galant) VR4.

It's always advisable to shop around a bit before making a final decision, and CIS as worthy of a look-see as any other car insurance company ;)

Another you might like t' try a quote from is the company for which Quentin Wilson does the TV commercial which goes something like... "Stay claim-free for 5 years, and you'll get your first years' premium back... in full" - namely Insure.co.uk (http://www.insure.co.uk/) :)

[abe]

Ive been quoted no less than £1596 for a 1.4 Golf.

Decided to say sod insurance and buy the car I want and take it off the road for a few months while I work on it as a project - hopefully saving money up for insurance later in the year.

[Graeme*Kustom*]

shop about , yes - but stick to a name you know.

I bought insurance through a small broker when I started driving - had to pay up front 800 quid (when you're 17 they wont let you pay in instalments) and then the firm went bust a month later.

I *eventually* got a chunk of the money back through some insurance pool that is there to protect consumers, but the fright of being told that you have 7 days to 'make new arrangements' and the money that I lost means that I would be wary of going through a smaller insurance company again. Doesn't mean they're all bad - far from it - but just something to watch out for.

I'm with directline now - maybe a few quid more expensive , but I know they'll be about tomorrow, and I've heard they're reasonable to deal with in a claim situation.

I heard Adrian Flux are quite good too, might be worth looking at.

[slartiBardfarst]

Norwich Union Direct were pretty good with my old car but put the price up so i changed. now with Tesco and they have been by far the cheapest for me for the last 2 years.
i know a number of friends also with Tesco because they are the cheapest around.

[FLiX]

Tescos have been great for me so far, ive been driving a clio for 4 years, so have a good ncb, but still, ive been quoted £700 for a year on my new bmw 318i convertible, which sounds pretty reasonable to me!

[InfamousButcher]

Yeah...Tesco's are great.....They insure me in my new BMW 320Ci Convertible for under £500. And that includes me having 9 points!!!!!!!

They were £100 cheaper than next best quote.

Make sure you are comparing like-for-like when shopping around (ie hire car/business usage/excess etc).


IB.

[Poogash]

I also agree Tesco are good although when I shopped around for insurance last month I found AXA to be £50 cheaper so try them aswell.

[Roobik]

people i kow have only had good experiences with www.liverpool-victoria.co.uk and it only takes 30 seconds to get an online quote, no arsing around. £1500 for me (19 y/o, no NCB) on a focus 1.8... that's half what most people would charge, including tesco, cis, etc.

[Savage]

the quick quotes thing wouldnt give me quotes on any of the cars I'm likly to get.

[Euphoria]

I'm with Tesco now, they are not too bad. I just don't know how much they will insure the 106 GTi I so want! I will keep looking, I heard Adrian Flux are quite good?

[Phat Boy]

Adrian Flux give very competitive quotes for high risk drivers but are very unhelpful when you need to make a claim.

A friend of mine got a quote off em for his 106 GiT aged 21 with 1 years no claims around £2200 fully comp. Not the most insurance friendly car.



Footnote:
He sold it 6 months later after things kept on breaking. under 30000 miles with FSH and needed a new clutch and engine rebuilt. Just to warn ya.

[Euphoria]

Damn... thats the car I'm looking to buy now! Why are they so costly to insure, the Saxo VTS is cheaper and quicker... :confused:

[Phat Boy]

Well a lot of em do get crashed as there's quite severe back off oversteer and it catches a lot of people out. That and the fact that it actively encourages you to drive like a hooligan.

Best thing to do is give Adrian Flux a ring for a quote 08700 777888 and see what they quote you.

[Euphoria]

I will give them a call and let you know!