Insurance SHOCK

[fazersharp]

Well that makes a change from insurance companies trying to take the piss
My insurance has gone up by £7 to £125 fully comp.

[BBROWN1664]

Just got my multi-car/van policy through for my car, wifes car, my van and my 24 year old sons car and the price has come down by £9.
Still over £2000 but its come down.

[Grahamm]

Always renew your insurance between 20-27 days before it expires.

26 days appears to be optimum at the moment: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/insura...-to-renew/

[darrsi]

Well that makes a change from insurance companies trying to take the piss
My insurance has gone up by £7 to £125 fully comp.

My insurance is always on my birthday in June, and even though at that time my licence hadn't been returned i wanted to keep the same date so i never forget it.
I think he told me it was something like £130ish, but after a few minutes on hold he then apologised and said he'd made a mistake, so i feared the worst, but he said it was actually £115 

I got my licence back just over 2 weeks ago, after having a whole year of not riding, so quickly ordered an MOT about 4 days later and was so looking forward to riding it, but then it all went Pete Tong when i got all my bike gear on, started the garaged bike, and rode it a whopping 15 feet then realised my head was not quite right and i immediately reversed it straight back inside. 
That was about 12 days ago now and i appear to have a mild case of vertigo which isn't bad by any means, but it is bad enough to not get on the bike....unless i'm going for an Uber Eats delivery rider job where i'll probably pass a maniac riding test with flying colours. 

Very annoying and disappointing to say the least, and i'm doing everything i possibly can to fix it asap but it's certainly dragging on a bit longer than i expected, but i'm not going to rush anything at all and i'll know without a doubt when the time is right. 

As i said, it's only very mild, and the GP gave me some medication to try, plus i'm doing some Epley manoeuvre head exercises to combat possible BPPV (a posh term for vertigo), but if anyone else has any tips that may help my cause, i'm all ears?

[Gaz66]

Well that makes a change from insurance companies trying to take the piss
My insurance has gone up by £7 to £125 fully comp.

My insurance is always on my birthday in June, and even though at that time my licence hadn't been returned i wanted to keep the same date so i never forget it.
I think he told me it was something like £130ish, but after a few minutes on hold he then apologised and said he'd made a mistake, so i feared the worst, but he said it was actually £115 

I got my licence back just over 2 weeks ago, after having a whole year of not riding, so quickly ordered an MOT about 4 days later and was so looking forward to riding it, but then it all went Pete Tong when i got all my bike gear on, started the garaged bike, and rode it a whopping 15 feet then realised my head was not quite right and i immediately reversed it straight back inside. 
That was about 12 days ago now and i appear to have a mild case of vertigo which isn't bad by any means, but it is bad enough to not get on the bike....unless i'm going for an Uber Eats delivery rider job where i'll probably pass a maniac riding test with flying colours. 

Very annoying and disappointing to say the least, and i'm doing everything i possibly can to fix it asap but it's certainly dragging on a bit longer than i expected, but i'm not going to rush anything at all and i'll know without a doubt when the time is right. 

As i said, it's only very mild, and the GP gave me some medication to try, plus i'm doing some Epley manoeuvre head exercises to combat possible BPPV (a posh term for vertigo), but if anyone else has any tips that may help my cause, i'm all ears?

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My Multi-bike policy is £140 this time & gone down a few bob, which makes a change.
Feel ya pain with the Vertigo issue.
I've been plagued with it on & off for yrs, room spinning like being on a feckin fairground Waltzer when I laid down ffs, GP never offered any solution, most GP's are morons from my experience, feckin pill pushers, I'm sure they all get a bonus for peddling tablets.
After a random chat with the GP receptionist, she suggested Epley Maneuvre, I'd never even heard of it, quick search on Youtube, loads of vids of how to do it.
Works a treat if done correctly, do it slowly is the key, something to do with crystals forming in your inner ear fluid that mess up your balance & trick the brain into not knowing which way is up & you're moving when you're not, it can really screw up your vision too, makes my eyes jump around all over the place when it comes on, thankfully I've not had it for a yr or so, diet change may have helped? It's also connected to ageing & arthritis from what I've discovered.
Don't be conned into necking any medication for it, non exists.

Ride safe bro.?

[darrsi]

Well that makes a change from insurance companies trying to take the piss
My insurance has gone up by £7 to £125 fully comp.

My insurance is always on my birthday in June, and even though at that time my licence hadn't been returned i wanted to keep the same date so i never forget it.
I think he told me it was something like £130ish, but after a few minutes on hold he then apologised and said he'd made a mistake, so i feared the worst, but he said it was actually £115 

I got my licence back just over 2 weeks ago, after having a whole year of not riding, so quickly ordered an MOT about 4 days later and was so looking forward to riding it, but then it all went Pete Tong when i got all my bike gear on, started the garaged bike, and rode it a whopping 15 feet then realised my head was not quite right and i immediately reversed it straight back inside. 
That was about 12 days ago now and i appear to have a mild case of vertigo which isn't bad by any means, but it is bad enough to not get on the bike....unless i'm going for an Uber Eats delivery rider job where i'll probably pass a maniac riding test with flying colours. 

Very annoying and disappointing to say the least, and i'm doing everything i possibly can to fix it asap but it's certainly dragging on a bit longer than i expected, but i'm not going to rush anything at all and i'll know without a doubt when the time is right. 

As i said, it's only very mild, and the GP gave me some medication to try, plus i'm doing some Epley manoeuvre head exercises to combat possible BPPV (a posh term for vertigo), but if anyone else has any tips that may help my cause, i'm all ears?

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My Multi-bike policy is £140 this time & gone down a few bob, which makes a change.
Feel ya pain with the Vertigo issue.
I've been plagued with it on & off for yrs, room spinning like being on a feckin fairground Waltzer when I laid down ffs, GP never offered any solution, most GP's are morons from my experience, feckin pill pushers, I'm sure they all get a bonus for peddling tablets.
After a random chat with the GP receptionist, she suggested Epley Maneuvre, I'd never even heard of it, quick search on Youtube, loads of vids of how to do it.
Works a treat if done correctly, do it slowly is the key, something to do with crystals forming in your inner ear fluid that mess up your balance & trick the brain into not knowing which way is up & you're moving when you're not, it can really screw up your vision too, makes my eyes jump around all over the place when it comes on, thankfully I've not had it for a yr or so, diet change may have helped? It's also connected to ageing & arthritis from what I've discovered.
Don't be conned into necking any medication for it, non exists.

Ride safe bro.?

To cut a long story short, I was drugged at a pub, walked home then after one mile I was around 200m from home then randomly fell and headbutted a car and didn't get found for 9hrs in minus 3 temperatures.

That'll do it. 

[fazersharp]

Well that makes a change from insurance companies trying to take the piss
My insurance has gone up by £7 to £125 fully comp.

My insurance is always on my birthday in June, and even though at that time my licence hadn't been returned i wanted to keep the same date so i never forget it.
I think he told me it was something like £130ish, but after a few minutes on hold he then apologised and said he'd made a mistake, so i feared the worst, but he said it was actually £115 

I got my licence back just over 2 weeks ago, after having a whole year of not riding, so quickly ordered an MOT about 4 days later and was so looking forward to riding it, but then it all went Pete Tong when i got all my bike gear on, started the garaged bike, and rode it a whopping 15 feet then realised my head was not quite right and i immediately reversed it straight back inside. 
That was about 12 days ago now and i appear to have a mild case of vertigo which isn't bad by any means, but it is bad enough to not get on the bike....unless i'm going for an Uber Eats delivery rider job where i'll probably pass a maniac riding test with flying colours. 

Very annoying and disappointing to say the least, and i'm doing everything i possibly can to fix it asap but it's certainly dragging on a bit longer than i expected, but i'm not going to rush anything at all and i'll know without a doubt when the time is right. 

As i said, it's only very mild, and the GP gave me some medication to try, plus i'm doing some Epley manoeuvre head exercises to combat possible BPPV (a posh term for vertigo), but if anyone else has any tips that may help my cause, i'm all ears?

WOW that sucks. Still got to take small steps I suppose.
I know someone who gets vertigo and they do the manovers - the somersault one but they are not sure that help or not. Medication they used was over the counter anti travel sickness tablets -

[darrsi]

Well that makes a change from insurance companies trying to take the piss
My insurance has gone up by £7 to £125 fully comp.

My insurance is always on my birthday in June, and even though at that time my licence hadn't been returned i wanted to keep the same date so i never forget it.
I think he told me it was something like £130ish, but after a few minutes on hold he then apologised and said he'd made a mistake, so i feared the worst, but he said it was actually £115 

I got my licence back just over 2 weeks ago, after having a whole year of not riding, so quickly ordered an MOT about 4 days later and was so looking forward to riding it, but then it all went Pete Tong when i got all my bike gear on, started the garaged bike, and rode it a whopping 15 feet then realised my head was not quite right and i immediately reversed it straight back inside. 
That was about 12 days ago now and i appear to have a mild case of vertigo which isn't bad by any means, but it is bad enough to not get on the bike....unless i'm going for an Uber Eats delivery rider job where i'll probably pass a maniac riding test with flying colours. 

Very annoying and disappointing to say the least, and i'm doing everything i possibly can to fix it asap but it's certainly dragging on a bit longer than i expected, but i'm not going to rush anything at all and i'll know without a doubt when the time is right. 

As i said, it's only very mild, and the GP gave me some medication to try, plus i'm doing some Epley manoeuvre head exercises to combat possible BPPV (a posh term for vertigo), but if anyone else has any tips that may help my cause, i'm all ears?

WOW that sucks. Still got to take small steps I suppose.
I know someone who gets vertigo and they do the manovers - the somersault one but they are not sure that help or not. Medication they used was over the counter anti travel sickness tablets -

Funnily enough last Monday somebody I haven't seen for over a year came to say hello to me at work and ask how I was after hearing about my incident, and when I mentioned the current vertigo to add to my woes and that I'd been prescribed some tablets for it he told me to stop taking them as the side effects could be iffy, and to try what you mention, a travel sickness version called Stugeron.
Unfortunately on this occasion they didn't work for me for quite a simple reason. I'm already on 4 meds that cause drowsiness, and this was clearly a drowsy one as well, and after taking 3 of these throughout the day they wiped me out. By evening time I can only describe the feeling you get after having an anesthetic jab just before an operation. After nodding off on the car on the way home I ate at home around 6ish then was out cold until the next morning.
It wasn't very pleasant at all actually. But then not everyone would be on the same meds as me so I was just unlucky I reckon.
I was back on the prescribed version the next day but it's gonna be 14 days tomorrow and although it's quite mild compared my previous 3 month bout earlier in the year, it's still too much for me to attempt to ride the bike yet.
I wouldn't be surprised if it then snowed when I am finally ready to ride.
I know my limits, and they now include vertigo, snow and ice.

[Grahamm]

I use Stugeron for motion sickness if I'm going to have to travel a long way by road as a passenger eg an airport coach transfer when I go skiing.

I also use them if I go surfing at The Wave pool in Bristol because when I'm being lifted up and down by the waves in the confined space of the pool the conflict between what my eyes are seeing and my body is experiencing tends to induce serious nausea :-(

Fortunately it doesn't cause me drowsiness unless I'm already tired, but the effects don't hit until after I get home, however while I'm in the pool I also do my best to keep my eyes on something on the horizon which helps avoid triggering the sensation.

Years ago I did have a virus that screwed up my balance, meaning that I could be walking along the road and suddenly start drifting off to one side, but, oddly, I was ok when cycliing.

I was prescribed something called Cyclizine which is an antihistamine that did a lot to relieve the symptoms, but, again, like many other such meds, it has drowsiness as a possible side effect.

Sometimes you just have to try different compounds and see if one works for you without the adverse effects.

[darrsi]

I use Stugeron for motion sickness if I'm going to have to travel a long way by road as a passenger eg an airport coach transfer when I go skiing.

I also use them if I go surfing at The Wave pool in Bristol because when I'm being lifted up and down by the waves in the confined space of the pool the conflict between what my eyes are seeing and my body is experiencing tends to induce serious nausea :-(

Fortunately it doesn't cause me drowsiness unless I'm already tired, but the effects don't hit until after I get home, however while I'm in the pool I also do my best to keep my eyes on something on the horizon which helps avoid triggering the sensation.

Years ago I did have a virus that screwed up my balance, meaning that I could be walking along the road and suddenly start drifting off to one side, but, oddly, I was ok when cycliing.

I was prescribed something called Cyclizine which is an antihistamine that did a lot to relieve the symptoms, but, again, like many other such meds, it has drowsiness as a possible side effect.

Sometimes you just have to try different compounds and see if one works for you without the adverse effects.

The person who told me about Stugeron was a bit of a fitness freak and really looks after himself, and is constantly busy at work too, so i was shocked when he told me he'd had a stroke a few years ago, and one of the knock on effects had been vertigo.
I've no doubt they do exactly what they're supposed to do very effectively, and may have worked on me too, but I can tell you from personal experience that adding four more drowsy tablets to the equation is not a wise idea if you like functioning properly, but they are perfect if you want a guaranteed decent kip resembling a strong operational type anesthetic.

[fazersharp]

Probably not the best idea to go experimenting with your meds but maybe the other stuff was still in your system. Maybe chat with your doc about comming off some and trying the stugeron but yes stugeron that was the one he used. not off the shelf but over the counter after being askied a few questions like have you used it before -- say yes, what's it for--- say travel sickness and they hand it over.

[darrsi]

Probably not the best idea to go experimenting with your meds but maybe the other stuff was still in your system. Maybe chat with your doc about comming off some and trying the stugeron but yes stugeron that was the one he used. not off the shelf but over the counter after being askied a few questions like have you used it before -- say yes, what's it for--- say travel sickness and they hand it over.

Most of my meds are for nerve damage in my hand. So while that still hurts I'll keep taking them.
If I speak to my GP about my meds, the immediate response is "Wait to see your Neurologist."

My incident was Oct. '23
My Neurology appointment was......May 13 '24 > Sep 2nd '24 > Dec 30th  '24 > April 14th '25 > and currently now Mar 31st '25

That's not actual appointments I've had, as I've not seen a Neurologist since October '23. They just keep changing the dates.