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Had my car insurance renewal quote from existing insurer. As usual, had quick look around the internet for better deals (moneysupermarket.com, confused.com etc) and found the same cover about £55 cheaper. Called my current insurers, told them the best quote I had and they matched it, no questions asked. They called it a "loyalty bonus". Well worth trying this trick - saves the hassle of having to switch, provide evidence of NCB etc etc
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Confused.com is owned by Admiral, but I am impressed by it - will use it next time.
My renewal from Tesco was £475, I switched to Virgin who front-end the same insurance company for £456. Then I tried the confused.com web site who took my details then got me 80-odd quotes (OK I don't remember how many) within a few minutes by screen-scraping everyones web-site. They showed that I could have got RAC insurance for £440 and if I raised my excess I could have got it down to £360.
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Originally posted by AndywNext you'll be telling us that PCWorld is owned by Dixons !!!
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Originally posted by ArdescoIsn't confused.com owned by one of the big insurance companies? Admiral or Norwich Union I think?
Next you'll be telling us that PCWorld is owned by Dixons !!!
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Originally posted by ArdescoIsn't confused.com owned by one of the big insurance companies? Admiral or Norwich Union I think?
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Isn't confused.com owned by one of the big insurance companies? Admiral or Norwich Union I think?
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Originally posted by Nipple ClampOr, for the lazy but not so stupid, go with an insurance broker like Budget who shop around on your behalf each year (or claim they do).
The only way to do this is to get as many quotes as possible. And just because somebody else of similar age/area/car as you gets a good quote off one company doesn't mean they'll give you one too.
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Is that one of those 'Jags' that is just a Mondeo with a different body shell on it?
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Originally posted by MordacStandard industry practice, unfortunately (I'm currently contracting at a large insurance company). They know that only about 20% can be bothered to shop around at renewal time, so they hike up the premiums knowing that 80% will pay up. Think of it as a sort of tax on the lazy and the stupid.
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Originally posted by FlubsterL&G at Kingswood?
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Originally posted by Mordac(I'm currently contracting at a large insurance company).
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Originally posted by ArdescoWhen I got my renewal through I logged on and got a new quote from my insurance companies website. The quote they provided me online was 40% cheaper than my renewal quote so i phoned them up, got them to cancel my existing policy and start up a new one. the nice chap I talked to couldn't explain the huge difference in prices, Also did this for my wifes car insurance and the house insurance with the same results every time.
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Originally posted by xoggothWho?
I drive a van. Real men drive vans. Women and poofs drive cars, Trannies drive estates. AtW drives a specially adapted invalid carriage for the limbless.
The good reason with vans is that you can recover VAT in full and the feeling when you drive a pick-up beats those posh cars and their dickless drivers...
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