They were cheapest for me too last year Jim and second or third cheapest this time around
Unfortunately we can't all do anything about the big price hike by switching companies it seems and just have to take this one on the chin, but it isn't fair that it can increase for many by 100% or more in 2 years. Presumably these companies were making money then, so how can they justify the hike, and get away with it?:S
They were cheapest for me too last year Jim and second or third cheapest this time around
Unfortunately we can't all do anything about the big price hike by switching companies it seems and just have to take this one on the chin, but it isn't fair that it can increase for many by 100% or more in 2 years. Presumably these companies were making money then, so how can they justify the hike, and get away with it?:S
Its all down to these knobs who are slamming there brakes on, so you run into them.. No win no fee whiplash mother fuckers, who drive round with a car full of friends looking for victims. Lancashire is supposedly has the biggest increase and its more expensive to insure your car here than anywhere else in the country.
A friend of mine came to renew his car insurance after not claiming for 5 years or more and his insurance rose from £650 to £1400. so he used his grandmas address in the Gorbals (a dead rough area of Glasgow) and his insurance for the year on the same car was £780 Beggars belief
Rang all the compare twats and was quoted between £350 - £400 with added set up fees of £70+
so rang tescos who did it for £270 all in (inc breakdown cover)
I work with alot of the main insurance companies and a great tip for reducing the premium is to add a voluntary excess eg that rather than you pay ie first £100 of any claim, increase this to £250 or £500 as to be honest most of us are not going to bother claiming for less than £500!
Also dont depend on shitty web sites like the one with the annoying rat thing and call insurance companies directly or even drop into a high street insurance broker (who do exactly the same as the websites but with real people). Alot of the time the policies sold by the web sites are poor as they depend on price only so cut out anything but the legal essentials.
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£1046 with Tesco Value insurance going the direct route and £1076:20 for standard. I think the one and only time they've been cheapest for me was about 7 or 8 years ago.