08-05-15, 02:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-05-15, 02:50 PM by fazersharp.)
Yes I have seen excess slowly creep up too, and always factor this in when getting quotes.
I never knew that about summer quotes - mine is in October, I wonder if it is worth while for those hit by summer quotes to go for a 6month one then 12 even though you will not be adding another year NCB in doing so, is that right that if you only insure 6 months a year you dont gain NCB
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.
I did some playing around when I was renewing mine. Increasing and decreasing the voluntary excess both decreased the premium on the comparison websites as different insurers would quote against different values.
Just saying, but worth a play.
Another ex-Fazer rider that is a foccer again
Another option - don't worry about the huge excess, just make sure your insurance company does excess protection insurance before you take out a policy! (usually costs an extra £20/£30) - drops your excess, usually cheaper than paying for a policy with a lower excess in the first place
Bennetts for my FZ6 and MT-01, first year £112 last year £130 (they wanted 170 till I phoned up) this year £195 got Carole Nash to match it plus get "free brakedown etc" told Bennetts to stuff theirs even after they reduced it £25, so I then phoned RAC to cancel my renewal which saves me £85, asked why I told them they have increased the price by over 20% why, I've never used it.
House insurance.......... don't have any, I'm taking the risk, couldn't get any to start with as I bought it as uninsured flooded property and when the risk had gone due to flood defences they still wanted over £1000 a year so I must be 15k in pocket now. Rant over.
(08-05-15, 02:46 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: Yes I have seen excess slowly creep up too, and always factor this in when getting quotes.
I never knew that about summer quotes - mine is in October, I wonder if it is worth while for those hit by summer quotes to go for a 6month one then 12 even though you will not be adding another year NCB in doing so, is that right that if you only insure 6 months a year you dont gain NCB
Fazer, you can also go for a month to month insurance to get it to the date you want, costs a wee bit more but maybe worth looking into?
As far a losing your ncb, I wouldn't think you can get it for less than a year but changing the date to suit might save you more in tge long run.
Colin
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Ride fast, ride a red bike :-)
(08-05-15, 02:53 PM)BBROWN1664 link Wrote: I did some playing around when I was renewing mine. Increasing and decreasing the voluntary excess both decreased the premium on the comparison websites as different insurers would quote against different values.
Just saying, but worth a play.
:agree
I done this too on the sites and it's amazing the difference even with the same companies :wall what's all that about? I think it just confuses their computer lol
Colin
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Ride fast, ride a red bike :-)
Insurance is just a rip off anyway, I got hit with a drunk driver while driving my car, she was caught, charged ,convicted, fined and banned for 2 years, open and close case you might say, NOT her insurance refused to pay out I never got any reason and my own insurance company were as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike all I got from them was ''pay your excess get your car sorted and we'll take her to small claims court'' I said yeah IF I get it back it'll take 3-4 years, bullshite
so now I buy the cheapest no frills no extras insurance I can get
