18-01-13, 03:07 PM
(18-01-13, 10:39 AM)Lazarus link Wrote: Yup - understand that the premiums vary across the board depending on multiple factors.
The main thing that pisses me off totally is that the quote for her insurance back in September (with a Full License) was only an increase of ~£120. 4 months later its up to almost £800 extra (and no change to any of the other named parties)
did a comparison site for insurance - Asda were asking for £13,000 for insurance - not THATS a statement saying we dont want your business!!!!
It's because the ruleing came into force in December, up until that point the insurers were probably using it as an excuse
(18-01-13, 02:00 PM)BBROWN1664 link Wrote: JC, that would be good advice about the scooter and no-claims if insurance companies actually took any note of it. Almost all say that it was not gained in a car and therefore not accepted. When my boy was trying to insure his 125 and then his ER-5 when he passed his test he had to phone the insurance companies to get quotes as he had no-claims but on a 125, no sir you cant have been riding a year already as your only 17 etc etc etc.
I was allowed to transfer my 1yr no claims from scooter to car with direct line about 9 years ago but I had to forfeit the saving my passplus gave me.
An impossible solution would be getting through the test then staying out of driving a car for a few years to take the premiums down. Being at uni and not being able to afford a car did that for me and the next time it came to look for insurance I had a clean 5 year old licence. I doubt there's a 17 year old in the country who isn't going away to uni that would agree to this though.
thou shalt not kick