Car Insurance

**gravyboy** · Aug 5th, 2002, 12:45 PM

Aaaggghhhh! It's no good I can't get a quote for anything less than £1000 (pounds sterling) third-party, fire & theft on a dirt cheap Volkswagen Jetta I've been offered - ie offered at £400.

Godamm insurers....serves me right for crashing my last car I suppose...

**MasterBlaster** · Aug 5th, 2002, 12:52 PM

**Electro414** · Aug 5th, 2002, 01:10 PM

Is that per month?

My freind who is on his 4th car ( he has been driving for 3 years) pays around $300 a month, but only pay 300 every 3 month, b/c I have never been in an accident.

**parksie** · Aug 5th, 2002, 01:14 PM

For my mum's car (the one I'm insured on) we pay about £780 a year (Corsa Diesel, 65mpg even with me driving like a maniac

).

And that's INCLUDING the accident I had, and our entire family (parents, me, my sister)

**marksandler** · Aug 5th, 2002, 01:44 PM

Have you tried Norwich Union Direct? They saved me a packet.

Mark

**Arbiter** · Aug 5th, 2002, 02:13 PM

I was struggling to find anything less than £1000 for my motor and Axa direct's online service got it me for about £750 (fully comp).

I've also had a claim from when my best friend wracked my car up when pissed. As he wasn't insured (didn't even have a licence) I had to foot the bill and lost 2yrs no claims.

www.axamotor.co.uk

Give 'em a whirl.

EagleStar were also pretty close if you wanna try them....

**Electro414** · Aug 5th, 2002, 02:44 PM

Why didn't you make him pay for it?

**MasterBlaster** · Aug 5th, 2002, 02:51 PM

**Behemoth** · Aug 5th, 2002, 04:25 PM

I was a new driver, with an M9 postcode and a pass plus certificate under my belt, I was recommended Royton Insurance Services (dunno if theres a website, I'll check later), as the cheapest quote found by my girlfriends mum (and she's tried specialist female driver companies and established safe driver companies in the past and this company has always managed to undercut them).

I tried to insure myself on a J reg Fiat Uno 900cc. The other companies were offering anywhere from £1300 to £2400 TPFT. This guy sold me a policy for £700

Give it a whirl...

**Behemoth** · Aug 5th, 2002, 04:27 PM

no website, but the obligatory google search: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...rance+services has pages containing their contact details. Its a one man band, but he's very pleasant - not a pushy salesman.

**parksie** · Aug 5th, 2002, 04:28 PM

900cc and £1300? Yikes. Mum's is a 1694cc......

I have a suspicious feeling all would change if I was the only driver on it, though :S

**gravyboy** · Aug 5th, 2002, 04:58 PM

Forgot to mention that the Jett is a 1.6 87E plated automatic - quite remarkably in spanking condition...with only 65k on the clock. Drives like a peach - I had a wee go...80-90 up the m-way!

Ah well looks like I'll be in the land of small ****e for a while - where was that 1.2 Clio RN?

**Arbiter** · Aug 6th, 2002, 03:43 AM

Originally posted by parksie
900cc and £1300? Yikes. Mum's is a 1694cc......

I have a suspicious feeling all would change if I was the only driver on it, though :S

Your mums is a deisel though...

**Arbiter** · Aug 6th, 2002, 03:50 AM

Matt,

Have you tried Axa Direct?

**GlenW** · Aug 6th, 2002, 03:54 AM

Being an old fart can have its advantages.
Mondeo Estate, fully comp, full no claims = £380
OK I know its a boring car, but when my mid-life crisis reaches its peak and I buy a sports car I'll be able to insure it.
Na na na na na.

**chrisjk** · Aug 6th, 2002, 06:56 AM

Try Direct Line through the net, they give you a 5% discount

Insured me for £700-odd when Norwich Union wanted £1300

**parksie** · Aug 6th, 2002, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by Arbiter
Your mums is a diesel though...

Yep, but it's surprisingly nippy in 2nd gear, including uphill on the M50 when I redline it pretty much every evening

**Bonker Gudd** · Aug 6th, 2002, 10:39 AM

I'm not buying a second hand car off you then

**parksie** · Aug 6th, 2002, 10:44 AM

Scraped it on a trolley bay, got a crack in the back of the wingmirror where I took someone else's out (

), and crashed it at the traffic lights

Back in good shape though, and no incidents for the past 6 months at least...

...although the engine must be well knackered, the way I drive it!

**Gary.Lowe** · Aug 6th, 2002, 12:11 PM

Originally posted by gravyboy
Aaaggghhhh! It's no good I can't get a quote for anything less than £1000 (pounds sterling) third-party, fire & theft on a dirt cheap Volkswagen Jetta I've been offered - ie offered at £400.

Godamm insurers....serves me right for crashing my last car I suppose...

You could always buy a scooter

**gravyboy** · Aug 6th, 2002, 01:38 PM

What and cut my own hair?

**Bonker Gudd** · Aug 6th, 2002, 06:05 PM

I was going to suggest getting a 3-wheeler

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