Insurance renewall advice

#1 puma931

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Posted 13 June 2003 - 12:16 PM

Just a quick email to inform those looking at renewing their insurance.
Remember:
* ensure your details (occupation, car value etc) are up-to-date
* call around for an alternative like for like quote and get reference numbers
* call your current insurance company to see if they can match/better your best like for like quotation.

I did this today and my current insurer improved their renewall rate and saved me Â£30 on the lowest like-for-like quotation! Just goes to show shopping around can save you some money and often you current insurer will improve their renewall price.

FYI - I am insured with www.elephant.co.uk

Mathew Davies

Previous Fords: MK2 RS2000, XR2i, 2002 Moonstone silver 1.7 Puma, FRP no. FMC16, Alan's old Focus RS, now driving a 1995 e36 M3 GT

#2 slimbloke

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Posted 13 June 2003 - 01:27 PM

elephant are by far the cheapest (annual paymeny only, so I guess that's a factor)... I saved over Â£330 by using them instead of any other company!

#3 Adpuma

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Posted 13 June 2003 - 02:09 PM

They turned out to be way ahead of the rest for me too...

all round so far, even got my certificate and everything through the next morning after buying the policy at around 3-4pm the afternoon before!

Definitely helps if you are fairly young (I have to say this now that I'm a 25-year-old-fart) and put your parent(s) as named drivers...bound to come in useful, even though I'm hanging onto my 106 diesel (the "Warpig") as well as main runabout...hence my sig. 8)

#4 awheeler

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Posted 13 June 2003 - 02:27 PM

As far as I can see though they do not offer any kind of roadside - which is included or at least an option with most others - and peace of mind.

Though if the price is low enough would admittedly be easy enough to take out roadside seperately and still make a saving.

#5 sky1

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Posted 13 June 2003 - 08:56 PM

Just to buck the trend Elephant were way out with my insurance :evil:

Direct Line gave me the best deal surprisingly, they guy at Tesco gave me abuse when I told him DL were Â£70 cheaper! And I wasn't quoted happy either!