Anyone recommend an insurance company??

Wh|t3R@bb|t · 01-25-2010, 08:35 AM

Hi all,

Hope your all well....and starting to enjoy our rear wheel drive monsters a little more now the snow has disappeared (for most anyway).

Well, its time to renew my insurance and my current insurance renewal has nearly doubled so need to shop around....apparently due to the "weather" a lot of underwriters have put premiums up on rear wheel drive cars esp BMW and Mercs. Quote has gone from £600 to over a grand.

Can anyone recommend a company I could do to...I've always used specialist insurers rather than large companies but just done a quote on Confused.com and got a good deal with Swiftcover. (£640)

I'm 30yrs old, 5yrs NCB, 3 points, No Claims etc etc wanting Fully Comp on my 335d E90 Saloon.

Any suggestions or shall I just go with Swiftcover?! Anyone on here insured with them?

Any help much appreciated.

Thanks

Andy

KadeSdad · 01-25-2010, 08:51 AM

Try Admiral, always been good with me.

Andrew@DTUK · 01-25-2010, 09:58 AM

Give these guys a try...

http://www.diesel-performance.co.uk/insurance.php

Em135eye · 01-25-2010, 10:11 AM

Sounds utterly bizarre but my best quote was from BMW Insurance.

After having a claim on my R32 (someone crashed into the back of me) a while back, I want my car "properly" sorted if there is a problem.

The company (Admiral) sent me to a very dodgy bodyshop and my courtesy car for almost two weeks was a ten year old Micra with a paint strippered bonnet. Never ever again...

jjbirch · 01-25-2010, 10:23 AM

same here bmw insurance were the cheapest of everyone when i phoned around

MEGA · 01-25-2010, 11:26 AM

Hi mate, I'd recommend trying a broker.

I've got an account setup with Chris Knott who are a club-only broker.. And they saved me well over £200. No fooling. Drop them a line ...

QUOTE REF 936 WHEN RINGING
0800 917 2274 or 01580 752961 (cheaper if phoning by mobile)

ElegantSpoon · 01-25-2010, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KadeSdad

Try Admiral, always been good with me.

+1

JLR1969 · 01-25-2010, 01:45 PM

Adrian Flux were cheapest for me

Jamese93 · 01-25-2010, 01:56 PM

And for me Privilege.... It depends entirely on what their risk profile is at the time, but there are people on here who know a lot more about it than me....good luck!

What will you spend the savings on, that's the question

chris330D · 01-25-2010, 02:00 PM

Aviva were cheapest for me but they were doing a 12 months for the price of 10 deal. As said before, shop around. Try another site like moneysupermarket.com.

Wh|t3R@bb|t · 01-25-2010, 04:08 PM

Thanks everyone.....really appreciated! Had to nip to meeting this afternoon, so should be able to ring round tomorrow. Did Gocompare and AXA came up as best on there. So am down to around the £600 mark. Which isn't too bad really...same as I paid last year. But disappointing considering I'm now 30, extra years NCB and only got 3 points (had 6 last year).

Thanks again though all

evil_scooby · 01-25-2010, 04:09 PM

Im same kind of details as you Andy and for me and the gf it was ~500 with Aplan

swanseahammer · 01-25-2010, 04:34 PM

Swiftcover are cheap for a reason: avoid them like the plague. BMW Insurance for me.

Darkeeboy · 01-25-2010, 06:23 PM

Went with LV for mine - remapped £480. I followed the guide on the moneysavingexpert site which helped with shortlisting..

smallbore · 01-25-2010, 07:35 PM

Circa £180 each car for my wife and my 320D SE / M Sports with LV fully comp lots of NCB etc.

smallbore

BGM · 05-21-2010, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MEGA

Hi mate, I'd recommend trying a broker.

I've got an account setup with Chris Knott who are a club-only broker.. And they saved me well over £200. No fooling. Drop them a line ...

QUOTE REF 936 WHEN RINGING
0800 917 2274 or 01580 752961 (cheaper if phoning by mobile)

i love this, just called c. knott and it turns out the 936 ref is a citroen c2 owners club, hahaha

toxicnerve · 05-21-2010, 10:02 AM

Just so you know, Chris Knott wont insure anything over £30,000 in value.

BGM · 05-21-2010, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toxicnerve

Just so you know, Chris Knott wont insure anything over £30,000 in value.

or me fullstop as it seems

CHG · 05-21-2010, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris330D

Aviva were cheapest for me but they were doing a 12 months for the price of 10 deal.

+1

ibanezking · 05-21-2010, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swanseahammer

Swiftcover are cheap for a reason: avoid them like the plague. BMW Insurance for me.

Why???

toxicnerve · 05-21-2010, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ibanezking

Why???

Crap service? Poor claim handling? Just guessing...

swanseahammer · 05-21-2010, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toxicnerve

Crap service? Poor claim handling? Just guessing...

Right on both counts.

01-25-2010, 08:35 AM	#1
Wh\|t3R@bb\|t Private 5 Rep 58 Posts Drives: BMW 335d M Sport Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chester iTrader: (0)	Anyone recommend an insurance company?? Hi all, Hope your all well....and starting to enjoy our rear wheel drive monsters a little more now the snow has disappeared (for most anyway). Well, its time to renew my insurance and my current insurance renewal has nearly doubled so need to shop around....apparently due to the "weather" a lot of underwriters have put premiums up on rear wheel drive cars esp BMW and Mercs. Quote has gone from £600 to over a grand. Can anyone recommend a company I could do to...I've always used specialist insurers rather than large companies but just done a quote on Confused.com and got a good deal with Swiftcover. (£640) I'm 30yrs old, 5yrs NCB, 3 points, No Claims etc etc wanting Fully Comp on my 335d E90 Saloon. Any suggestions or shall I just go with Swiftcover?! Anyone on here insured with them? Any help much appreciated. Thanks Andy __________________ __________________ BMW 335d M Sport Saloon - Evolve Remap w/Switch Box You gotta love da "Big D"...a wolf in sheeps clothing! And for weekends: 2007 Kawasaki ZX10-R Ninja
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01-25-2010, 08:51 AM	#2
KadeSdad Colonel 147 Rep 2,070 Posts Drives: E350 CDI Sport Cabriolet Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (3)	Try Admiral, always been good with me.
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01-25-2010, 09:58 AM	#3
Andrew@DTUK Banned 78 Rep 592 Posts Drives: 2011 Valencia Orange 1M Join Date: May 2009 Location: County Durham UK iTrader: (1)	Give these guys a try... http://www.diesel-performance.co.uk/insurance.php
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01-25-2010, 10:11 AM	#4
Em135eye Banned 181 Rep 4,302 Posts Drives: M135i Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South West iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 BMW M135i 5 door [0.00]	Sounds utterly bizarre but my best quote was from BMW Insurance. After having a claim on my R32 (someone crashed into the back of me) a while back, I want my car "properly" sorted if there is a problem. The company (Admiral) sent me to a very dodgy bodyshop and my courtesy car for almost two weeks was a ten year old Micra with a paint strippered bonnet. Never ever again...
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01-25-2010, 10:23 AM	#5
jjbirch Banned 81 Rep 2,927 Posts Drives: E60 530D M SPORT Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: england iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 320d m sport [0.00]	same here bmw insurance were the cheapest of everyone when i phoned around
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01-25-2010, 11:26 AM	#6
MEGA Dieseasal 213 Rep 6,881 Posts Drives: LCI E92 335d M-Sport Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Harrow, London iTrader: (2)	Hi mate, I'd recommend trying a broker. I've got an account setup with Chris Knott who are a club-only broker.. And they saved me well over £200. No fooling. Drop them a line ... QUOTE REF 936 WHEN RINGING 0800 917 2274 or 01580 752961 (cheaper if phoning by mobile) __________________ Previously: 2003 Peugeot 206 1.6 8v \| 2006 E90 320d M-Sport, 19" BBS CH, Full Ice-cold JL audio install, August 2010 Total BMW 6 page feature car. \| 2003 Nissan 350Z GT Coupe 286BHP Now:2010 E92 LCI 335d M-Sport
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01-25-2010, 01:45 PM	#8
JLR1969 Major General 1849 Rep 7,000 Posts Drives: Kubota GR1600 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England iTrader: (1)	Adrian Flux were cheapest for me
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01-25-2010, 01:56 PM	#9
Jamese93 Lieutenant 57 Rep 427 Posts Drives: 640d Gran Coupe M-Sport Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Borough, London iTrader: (0)	And for me Privilege.... It depends entirely on what their risk profile is at the time, but there are people on here who know a lot more about it than me....good luck! What will you spend the savings on, that's the question
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01-25-2010, 02:00 PM	#10
chris330D Major 38 Rep 1,135 Posts Drives: F31 335d Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sussex, UK iTrader: (0)	Aviva were cheapest for me but they were doing a 12 months for the price of 10 deal. As said before, shop around. Try another site like moneysupermarket.com.
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01-25-2010, 04:08 PM	#11
Wh\|t3R@bb\|t Private 5 Rep 58 Posts Drives: BMW 335d M Sport Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chester iTrader: (0)	Thanks everyone.....really appreciated! Had to nip to meeting this afternoon, so should be able to ring round tomorrow. Did Gocompare and AXA came up as best on there. So am down to around the £600 mark. Which isn't too bad really...same as I paid last year. But disappointing considering I'm now 30, extra years NCB and only got 3 points (had 6 last year). Thanks again though all __________________ __________________ BMW 335d M Sport Saloon - Evolve Remap w/Switch Box You gotta love da "Big D"...a wolf in sheeps clothing! And for weekends: 2007 Kawasaki ZX10-R Ninja
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01-25-2010, 04:09 PM	#12
evil_scooby m340i owner 26 Rep 292 Posts Drives: Ex Scoob, Ex S4, ex 335d m340i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0)	Im same kind of details as you Andy and for me and the gf it was ~500 with Aplan
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01-25-2010, 04:34 PM	#13
swanseahammer Lieutenant 28 Rep 400 Posts Drives: F30 LCI 330e M Sport Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Swansea iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 320d SE [0.00]	Swiftcover are cheap for a reason: avoid them like the plague. BMW Insurance for me.
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Darkeeboy Private First Class 30 Rep 168 Posts Drives: X5M50i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Worcestershire iTrader: (0)	Went with LV for mine - remapped £480. I followed the guide on the moneysavingexpert site which helped with shortlisting..
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01-25-2010, 07:35 PM	#15
smallbore New Member 1 Rep 21 Posts Drives: 320d xDrive & X1 2.0d xDrive Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northamptonshire, UK iTrader: (0)	Circa £180 each car for my wife and my 320D SE / M Sports with LV fully comp lots of NCB etc. smallbore
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05-21-2010, 10:02 AM	#17
toxicnerve Colonel 99 Rep 2,834 Posts Drives: E92 335d M-Sport Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (2)	Just so you know, Chris Knott wont insure anything over £30,000 in value.
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