Bike insurance

It seems, from previous stories I've heard on here and elsewhere, that you'd be well advised to avoid Bennetts like the plague.

Express are supposedly the 'official' insurance brokers for Suzuki, and they made a reasonable offer for my first year as I had no NCB following a long bike-less break. Have stayed with them but changed to a different insurer for the hopeful addition of a Street Triple on the same policy

HTH

express quoted me ?2500, im 24 with no NCB clean record though.

i am with ebike and they seem ok, till last week wen i tried to change my cover cos of moving north, and they came up with a new quote of ?1500 can u believe, i was honest and said i had now got renthal bars and new indicators and crash bungs etc; i am praying it is a mistake!!! or back to a 125 lol

Originally Posted by beaniebikerbabe

i am with ebike and they seem ok, till last week wen i tried to change my cover cos of moving north, and they came up with a new quote of ?1500 can u believe, i was honest and said i had now got renthal bars and new indicators and crash bungs etc; i am praying it is a mistake!!! or back to a 125 lol

Wow!! That does sound really steep for a quote!!! Are you able to try anywhere else or are you staying with them??

Originally Posted by foxyinleather

Wow!! That does sound really steep for a quote!!! Are you able to try anywhere else or are you staying with them??

hiya foxy, i had a heart attack at the thought, the bike not worth all that lol i am going to look around, it is not due yet; so left it as it is at other address for now, cant ride it as not running right; how r u did u get leathers and lid etc?

Oh, just to add - double check the terms as well, my Norwich Union renewal came through at £240 but commuting had now been specifically excluded from regular SDP use. Got commuting back on the policy and £130 off the bill by going through Carole Nash instead - I really don't understand the science of working out insurance prices - such massive variance in premiums seems to suggest it's all guess work rather than any risk analysis.

I've used mce for the last 2 years, they beat last years price by £20 so i thought, bugger it, stay with'em, too lazy too shop around

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Carole Nash for me. When my bike insurance renewal was due they wanted more so I shopped around then got back to tell them the lowest quote. They matched it.

Avoid Bennetts as they are a nightmare should you have to claim.

Thank you everyone for your advice and comments . All very helpful and I will avoid Bennetts like the plague. Will phone around and see what quotes I get and let you know... as I am sure it may help someone else know who is looking...