FabSwingers.com forum: Car insurance

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

The mind boggles!

Been on the hunt for a new car, currently paying £1400 on a 1.8 140bhp Civic.

Viewed a 2.0 200bhp type R FN2 Civic today - £1000 to insure.

Will be looking at the new type R - 2.0 310bhp...£600 to insure

Weird and wonderful things

Now you can all break my heart and tell me about your cheap insurance

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I could but I don't think you'd be interested in a Toyota Yaris

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i pay £400 on an audi S4, and more surprisingly £360 on an Aston Martin vantage

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i have no idea, i forget what i pay for mine...go figure

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By *uddlybear2015Man
over a year ago

BEDFORD

"I could but I don't think you'd be interested in a Toyota Yaris

Likewise my pottering C3

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i pay £400 on an audi S4, and more surprisingly £360 on an Aston Martin vantage"

max romeo is looking for you

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Whoever said insurance drops at 25 is a lier!

I've never had a significant decrease on the same car as I've got older. Had my current Civic nearly 4 years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

About £600 on a 130bhp Mondeo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

if your the only named driver on the insurance and you can put a spouse or parent on it even if they never drive your car you will see a decrease of £50 - £100

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine just doubled.

Despite me not making a single new claim and I've been with them for 8 years.

They can fuck off.

I've gone to AXA.

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By *aroleBaskinWoman
over a year ago

somewhere down the rabbit hole, Aberdeen

I'm under 300 quid for my x trail.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"if your the only named driver on the insurance and you can put a spouse or parent on it even if they never drive your car you will see a decrease of £50 - £100"

I've got both parents named...brings it down significantly.

It's kind of annoying such a powerful expensive car is less than half what I pay on a distinctly average car

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm under 300 quid for my x trail. "

That's because it's a Nissan and they are cr....

/kidding. Sort of.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wait till you actually come to buy the insurance and see how much more it is because they don't always given a full proper quote

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never had a claim in 30 years but goes up every year work that out ffs cause we can't A and D

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Check cashback sites for insurers who pay cashback via the site. Haggle with your old insurer if you find lower quotes elsewhere.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I haven't looked what mine is on expensive cars as there is no need, but most of the cars I was looking at were £400-500 fully comp even though some were quadruple the price tag of others.

This is with 0 no claims as I didn't drive for several years.

There isn't ever a hugh drop - it just slows descends.

I'm with AXA too FYI.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Slowly*

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By *tace 309TV/TS
over a year ago

durham

Stopping with the same insurance company doesn't pay any more these days .I change my company every year now to get the best deal .they all seem to favour new customers .loyalty went out the window long ago .I'm changing again this year found someone offering 140 less than my current insurer

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By *aroleBaskinWoman
over a year ago

somewhere down the rabbit hole, Aberdeen

"I'm under 300 quid for my x trail.

That's because it's a Nissan and they are cr....

/kidding. Sort of."

Cheeky. It's only while I have the rolls reupholstered

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Check cashback sites for insurers who pay cashback via the site. Haggle with your old insurer if you find lower quotes elsewhere. "

Tried that and failed miserably

Wouldn't get anywhere near other quotes. So I'll be leaving once I switch cars

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Landrover 110. £90 a year fully comp.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm under 300 quid for my x trail.

That's because it's a Nissan and they are cr....

/kidding. Sort of.

Cheeky. It's only while I have the rolls reupholstered

aha.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Landrover 110. £90 a year fully comp. "

Whaaaa the F.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

£500, comprehensive, including business miles with my Jag.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was having a little fuck about on the weekend and toying with the idea of buying 2 cars, 1 Suzuki alto, not even 1 litre and having insurance on that using zero no claims bonus and building up from scratch on that, they wanted 532 quid for the year. Then wanted to buy back my 56 plate Nissan 350Z (car I sold when I was pregnant!) for social use only and using 8 years no claims (I lost mine in 2009) they wanted 611 quid for the year!

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

"Landrover 110. £90 a year fully comp. "

I pay £160 on my 90 but it's a V8 auto, soft top with loads of mods...and that's up £30 on last year...

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

Put the Aviva App on your phone if you finish the course with them and get a good % you get a reduction.

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By *lassy pairCouple
over a year ago

Greenwich London

£160 for merc C 220 on 14 plate

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By *lassy pairCouple
over a year ago

Greenwich London

Btw that is fully comp too

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By *ewrocksWoman
over a year ago

button moon

514 on a 1.2 vauxhall Agila. robbing twunts.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Makes a huge difference where you live and where your car is kept. Having moved twice last year my insurance jumped down 70 quid for the year then went way back up. I've just taken a new policy in September for about 500 for the year on a 1.2 clio...my last car was written off in a fire so I lost 2 years NCB. I was paying less than 300 annually on my last car.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Focus ST renewal last year was £239

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Those of you getting ridiculous cheap quotes, are you putting "swinger" as occupation?....

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

I pay £200 for 1.6 Astra

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The mind boggles!

Been on the hunt for a new car, currently paying £1400 on a 1.8 140bhp Civic.

Viewed a 2.0 200bhp type R FN2 Civic today - £1000 to insure.

Will be looking at the new type R - 2.0 310bhp...£600 to insure

Weird and wonderful things

Now you can all break my heart and tell me about your cheap insurance

The way they see it is the higher the value the more sensible you will drive it so not to wreck it.

When I had my Jzx100 it was 850 a year fully comp but a new Nissan Gtr was only 650.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saab 93 3litre turbo, £340 a year, 10 payments of £34, happy with that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Focus ST renewal last year was £239

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that's cause it's slow

£270 for my BMW135i 326BHP running through those rear wheels, leaves the ST for dust

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Smax 2litre 163bhp sport, £225

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The way they see it is the higher the value the more sensible you will drive it so not to wreck it.

It doesn't work like that.

If you crash a £100K car, the insurance company has a six figure problem on their hands.

That's what they're considering when they quote you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The way they see it is the higher the value the more sensible you will drive it so not to wreck it.

It doesn't work like that.

If you crash a £100K car, the insurance company has a six figure problem on their hands.

That's what they're considering when they quote you."

Just going by what the Aviva guy told me when I asked for the Gtr quote and queried the cheap price.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's generally cheaper to insure a newer car than a £500 banger! Depending on what the new car is!

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

Just drive without, the car drives just as well and it's much cheaper.

I'm only joking people, pay your car insurance. I'm with O2, yes the phone company. When I got it I said I didn't even know you did car insurance, they replied that not many people did. When my old insurance company called to give me a quote I said that I had got a cheaper quote from O2 they said "what? The phone company?" when arranging it I told them I had an O2 phone and asked if that meant I got it any cheaper and they said no.

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

"Check cashback sites for insurers who pay cashback via the site. Haggle with your old insurer if you find lower quotes elsewhere.

Tried that and failed miserably

Wouldn't get anywhere near other quotes. So I'll be leaving once I switch cars "

its due to the area that you live in.

As dosnt help being one of the highest areas for cars going missing or for cars used in insurance claims

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By *mojeeCouple
over a year ago

Dunfermline

Mental. I drive an Astra gtc vxr 2 litre turbo 300 bhp roughly and I pay 260 with protected no claims

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Focus ST renewal last year was £239

that's cause it's slow

£270 for my BMW135i 326BHP running through those rear wheels, leaves the ST for dust

More like employment,driving record,postcode etc as insurance companies dont take into account whether or not the car will be left for dust buy BMW135 drivers...as their more of a risk to insurance companies for wanting to race and cause more accidents

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By *ajblueeyesMan
over a year ago

preston

I pay 2200 for Mercedes brabus v12 750bhp

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Landrover 110. £90 a year fully comp.

I pay £160 on my 90 but it's a V8 auto, soft top with loads of mods...and that's up £30 on last year..."

Still not bad is it. Mine is fairly well modded with 4 litre Engine and stuff. My Bedford MJ truck is only £100 a year fully comp too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Car ins is a postcode lottery ...and that's a fact I'm afraid to say

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Whoever said insurance drops at 25 is a lier!

You're absolutely right!

I'd been told this when I was younger, but I never noticed a drop in my insurance when I turned 25.

I did, however, get a discount when I passed my Advanced Driving Test, though I should state that this is only relevant to those insurers who offer such a discount.

Currently I'm paying less than £200 to insure my 21 year old 3.8 litre American Sports car.

Conversely though, I'm paying around twice that for a 6 year old 1.4 litre Toyota Yaris - though it has to be said that I use my no claims on the Firebird, and started the Yaris off on a new policy last year without any No Claims, so should go down quite a bit on renewal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Never had a claim in 30 years but goes up every year work that out ffs cause we can't A and D

Because every knob head in a prang claims for whiplash and that coat is passed on to all customers

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Thread resurrection!

Anyone fitted a tracker that's brought the insurance down a decent amount?

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

The discovery cost more to insure than the arbath.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

£400 for a Dacia Duster.

£300 for a Suzuki RF900R

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

After a fair bit of pissing around, I've had to stay with my current insurer as they're the only ones who will cover power increase modifications.

£1400 on a type R isn't too bad compared to what I've payed in the past

I was paying £2000 on a 1.6 Peugeot!

Thinking a tracker or immobiliser might help bring it down.

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Have you tried Adrian flux? They we good with the disco mods

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm now wondering if I can get my insurance down. It was nearly £200 this year. Bastards!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

About £180 for a Ford Kuga

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm now wondering if I can get my insurance down. It was nearly £200 this year. Bastards! "

£200..my heart bleeds.

Do you want to know what mine is?..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Thread resurrection!

Anyone fitted a tracker that's brought the insurance down a decent amount?

Took my M3 down by 350 but had to have pro install with certificate of proof that it was Thatcham class 1 and properly fitted.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Have you tried Adrian flux? They we good with the disco mods "

Yeah +1 for them aswell, they were my first ever insurers for my first car.

Well...they were the only ones who would.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mines ~£900.

Tbf, I only passed October '15.

Came down from £1,400 though after a year.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm now wondering if I can get my insurance down. It was nearly £200 this year. Bastards!

£200..my heart bleeds.

Do you want to know what mine is?..

I'd only laugh

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

Insurers used to also look at drivers occupations when providing quotes. When I was a Licensee, even if I didn't use my car for business but for personal use only, they'd err on the possibility that business use would feature, and raise the quote!

Postcodes too feature on deciding a quote. However, a tip to help you. Try NFM. They don't just cover farms, farmers & agricultural equipment etc.

Up here in Hull, they quoted for me a few years ago. Normally with other insurers, as

soon as I mentioned my postcode, you could almost hear the costs adding up.

But NFM are different. With a local office, their people knew my postcode covered a large area, with some sections not affected by the criminal elements elsewhere within my postcode. Thus, they could tailor the quote, with considerable savings to be made.

People I have recommended this to, in subsequent years have found this has worked for them too.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Have you tried Adrian flux? They we good with the disco mods "

That's who I'm with.

Been with them on my old civic and mods wise they couldn't care less as far as the audio was concerned which is why I went with them originally.

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