Scorpio
05-02-11, 01:32 PM
Anybody else having problems with the cost of phone calls to Insurance companies?
I have spent (wasted?) a few days banging my head against various brick walls trying to sort out insurance ( for Feb 1st - like that's going to happen :( )
I'm having to use a mobile to ring for quotes as I recently moved house and the nearest mates with a landline mean a 90 mile round trip :(
Most insurance companies use 0800 or 0845 numbers - these are expensive to ring from my mobile :(
As I'm after a multi-bike policy I can't do quotes online as thier systems can't cope.
call rates are here
http://www.o2.co.uk/mobilestariffs/tariffs/specialnumbers
0800* 20.4p/min 15p/min
0845 20.4p/min 25p/min
Found an interesting site which lets you call these "premium" 08xx numbers for the cost of a local call ;)
0800 for free http://www.qxcall.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=111
0845 from 1.5p/min http://www.qxcall.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73&Itemid=121
This useful info came from
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=836175
http://www.saynoto0870.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1224295722
Trust students to find a way to do stuff on the cheap eh :mrgreen:
Another site that might also be worth a look (I've not tried it) http://www.0800buster.co.uk/
Hope it helps ! :cool:
In other news, me not a happy bunny this week :(
My 3 bike policy last year (age 40+, 4yrs NCD, city centre, main bike ZZR110 monster) cost £116 TPFT.
Quotes for similar 3 bike policy ( middle-of-nowhere countryside, 5yrs NCD, main bike SV650S Curvy) start at £280 :nomore:
Suggestions for affordable legal multi-bike cover wecome - feel free to PM me rather than turn this into another "rip-off insurers" thread :smt072 mini-rant over ;)
cheers :cool:
I have spent (wasted?) a few days banging my head against various brick walls trying to sort out insurance ( for Feb 1st - like that's going to happen :( )
I'm having to use a mobile to ring for quotes as I recently moved house and the nearest mates with a landline mean a 90 mile round trip :(
Most insurance companies use 0800 or 0845 numbers - these are expensive to ring from my mobile :(
As I'm after a multi-bike policy I can't do quotes online as thier systems can't cope.
call rates are here
http://www.o2.co.uk/mobilestariffs/tariffs/specialnumbers
0800* 20.4p/min 15p/min
0845 20.4p/min 25p/min
Found an interesting site which lets you call these "premium" 08xx numbers for the cost of a local call ;)
0800 for free http://www.qxcall.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=111
0845 from 1.5p/min http://www.qxcall.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73&Itemid=121
This useful info came from
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=836175
http://www.saynoto0870.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1224295722
Trust students to find a way to do stuff on the cheap eh :mrgreen:
Another site that might also be worth a look (I've not tried it) http://www.0800buster.co.uk/
Hope it helps ! :cool:
In other news, me not a happy bunny this week :(
My 3 bike policy last year (age 40+, 4yrs NCD, city centre, main bike ZZR110 monster) cost £116 TPFT.
Quotes for similar 3 bike policy ( middle-of-nowhere countryside, 5yrs NCD, main bike SV650S Curvy) start at £280 :nomore:
Suggestions for affordable legal multi-bike cover wecome - feel free to PM me rather than turn this into another "rip-off insurers" thread :smt072 mini-rant over ;)
cheers :cool: