Car insurance recommendations...

[bathseagull]

Can anyone recommend someone to beat my renewal quote?

 

[pyi]

Can anyone recommend someone to beat my renewal quote?

Try this... Car Insurance >> Compare Cheap Car Insurance Quotes | Gocompare.com


I used it early in the year and saved loads

 

[bathseagull]

Try this... Car Insurance >> Compare Cheap Car Insurance Quotes | Gocompare.com


I used it early in the year and saved loads

Yeah, they sorted me out last year - paid £500.
Renewal quote has gone up to £600 though and none of the search sites can do any better...

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Whatever you do, don't go third party with Elephant.co.uk as they are worse than useless.

 

[Gully]

Whatever you do, don't go third party with Elephant.co.uk as they are worse than useless.

I went to a broker who asked me if I would like to insure with Elephant...I said, not on your nelly!

 

[Zamora For England]

Swift Cover. Saved a lot of money.

 

[Rowdey]

Tried all the online ones, phoned up loads too, all coming in about the same price (£800) but it was Aviva who smashed my van renewal quote (was direct line) - nearly halfed it in fact.

Go online for extra discount too - i needed to phone them and they still applied discount

 

[Notters]

I always used confused.com as their adverts aren't annoying. If you use gocompare,comparethemarket, etc then you're frankly a bastard for encouriging them.

 

[surrey jim]

Swift Cover. Saved a lot of money.

what he said.

 

[itszamora]

Direct Line have been the cheapest for me for a number of years.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

what he said.

Et moi.

 

[jimhigham]

The chances are Direct Line will be the cheapest if you're not already covered by them and have a clean bill of health. I used DL for many years until our house was burgled and they swines made off with the gear in my car too.

I have to say DL's service was excellent and they paid up in no time at all. However, they have really tried to cane me with the premiums since. It seems a bit shortsighted to me, as they're not gaining a £100 here or there by raising the premium but losing £500 by getting nothing at all when I walk.

Admiral have since come in best offering the same standard of cover. Definitely helps if you can offer them more than one car too.

 

[Prettyboyshaw]

Use a local broker

 

[bhaexpress]

Cheapest quote I got (25% less than anybody else) was confused.com and yes I did try most of them.

 

[bhafc99]

Esure have been good for me, but I swopped to Aviva this year. Also got back £70 cashback from using topcashback – took six months to pay out, but it all helps.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Tried all the online ones, phoned up loads too, all coming in about the same price (£800) but it was Aviva who smashed my van renewal quote (was direct line) - nearly halfed it in fact.

Go online for extra discount too - i needed to phone them and they still applied discount

Halfed ?? Is that approximately halved ?

 

[Leekbrookgull]

I use NFU here in Leek & happy with their service on my doorstep not a call centre in India.

 

[dougdeep]

Use a local broker

What he said. Let them do the work.

 

[Kenneth Wattle]

I always used confused.com as their adverts aren't annoying. If you use gocompare,comparethemarket, etc then you're frankly a bastard for encouriging them.

True, but the best trick is to use those annoying-advert sites to find out who the cheapest is, then go to that company direct. Then the annoying little bastards don't get their commission fee to spend on adverts (and I have found it is in fact cheaper still going direct!)

Aviva don't do price comparison websites and saved me about £200 this year. Bell were also quite good, ring them and tell them you have been quoted less somewhere else and they will usually (as if by magic) match it if it is sensible...

 

[bathseagull]

Well, after two and a bit days of solid searching on t'internet, 2 main comparison sites, half a dozen or so enquiries direct to the main players and two seperate brokers valiant efforts...

My renewal quote is the best offer out there.

Apparently all car insurance has gone up recently due to a major increase in claims over the past 12 months and all the companies are bumping their premiums up. The brokers said I've got off lightly with only an £85 rise...