09-09-16, 04:44 PM
Well the renewal notice arrived from Carole CashCow-Basically they want to UP the premium by £100 and the excess by £200. Really they are saying "F**K OFF we dont want you-weve taken your premiums for the last x years so go away now :eek (My NCD is at maximum & I havent had any claims/losses).
So started to look at the price comparison websites-what a fiasco-trying to get "like for like" comparisons-every one of them quotes a "cheap" basic then loads all the extras as add-ons.
Phoned LV ( Their blurb says 10% of new customers only pay £199!) Quoted me £400 plus-I said its only a Fiat Panda not a Lamborghini and I am not exactly driving like "The Stig". I ended call.
Tried Direct Line who want roughly what I paid last year for less cover. Website asked did I want a Telematics Box- for a possible £7-50 a quarter refund-no thanks!
Had enough this week I am off to Wales for the weekend-dont have to renew til 23rd so have still got a few others to contact but be warned-it looks like they are the real scammers now. Time for Government intervention in this morally questionable industry.
So started to look at the price comparison websites-what a fiasco-trying to get "like for like" comparisons-every one of them quotes a "cheap" basic then loads all the extras as add-ons.
Phoned LV ( Their blurb says 10% of new customers only pay £199!) Quoted me £400 plus-I said its only a Fiat Panda not a Lamborghini and I am not exactly driving like "The Stig". I ended call.
Tried Direct Line who want roughly what I paid last year for less cover. Website asked did I want a Telematics Box- for a possible £7-50 a quarter refund-no thanks!
Had enough this week I am off to Wales for the weekend-dont have to renew til 23rd so have still got a few others to contact but be warned-it looks like they are the real scammers now. Time for Government intervention in this morally questionable industry.