Renewal time

[tingtongpj]

hi all

i'm after some advice from anyone who can help.

i recently purchased a w204 250 cdi tourer and added it to my existing insurance which was a very small amount.

my insurance is now due for renewal and they want far too much to re-new (always seems to be the way, only want new business not keep existing)

i've tried a price comparison and found something a lot cheaper but before i re-new can anyone recommend any other companies to try ?

fyi i have full no claims (9 years) two clean drivers both old ish and use the car for sdp and travel to work.

thanks in advance

 

[GP801]

If you are old enough then Saga are incredibly competitive on price. Service sems pretty good too. Just came top in autoexpress survey. They were best on price by a big margin for the SLK and 124.

 

[tingtongpj]

If you are old enough then Saga are incredibly competitive on price. Service sems pretty good too. Just came top in autoexpress survey. They were best on price by a big margin for the SLK and 124.

haha thanks but i think i'm 8 years too young for saga.

 

[Jeff666]

NFU... Gets some good reviews and high up with "Which".

 

[Chrishazle]

You're not too young for Saga - but don't believe the prices! I've had my C class with them for a few years now, every year I get the renewal quote, have a quick trawl on confused and Saga's own website, making sure I get "like for like" quotes, then phone them and say "price match guarantee" - which they give existing customers. Last year it resulted in a reduction of £139 for the S204 C220 - to about £220 for 2 named retired drivers, SD&P only. Just got my renewal docs, had a quick trawl this morning and can do £90 better (with £100XS instead of £250) with LV - which does not include the 5% discount I get as they've got my buildings and contents insurance too!

One small concern with LV - breakdown insurance with Saga is pretty competitive, but it's actually the AA that comes out. LV, it's Britannia, and I've no knowledge of their service, so will have to investigate.

 

[HotJambalaya]

Just did my renewals too, did Gocompare, comparethemarket and moneysupermarket all gave esure as the cheapest for the C63, but there was a difference of about £80 between them, so use them all.

Admiral wanted £1100
Esure £460
Mercedes insurance £4860.....

Esure had a bigger compulsory excess, gave admiral a chance and increased the excess but they only came down to £880

Direct line and a couple of others that weren't in comparison sites (Zurich?) weren't competitive at all

 

[the prince]

Just rang Lancaster for a quote for my 2001 CLK as already have two classic policies with them. Unfortunately they don't recognise a car this young as a classic yet so were only able to quote as a modern car. Even with mileage at 3000, their lowest price was £1300. I tried RH Insurance through their site, but no reply as yet from last week. The trouble i'm finding is i'm wanting to use my CLK as a second car and as such, it won't be utilising any NCB so seems to be getting the full hit from insurers.

 

[rifiki]

Try LV insurance. They were the most competitive or were 8/9 months ago.

 

[automaniaman]

Give Direct Line a try, they where cheaper on a quote (this month) than any comparison sites I tried...

 

[chubbs111]

keep pestering your own insurance company,my bike came up for renewal and swinton started at 120 and i eventually got them down to 85.