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Old 28-02-11, 01:54 PM   #1
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Default is it me or is insurance excess on the up?

£120 for my comp insurance..

but £500 excess!

I cant find any excess lower than that !

it is more than last year
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Old 28-02-11, 02:14 PM   #2
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Default Re: is it me or is insurance excess on the up?

Yeah, with my renewal the cost and excess both went up so told them to get lost and went to carole nash
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Old 28-02-11, 02:15 PM   #3
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It is an age thing
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Old 28-02-11, 03:30 PM   #4
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ha ha mr 40 !

I looked around though Tim ..

they all massive excess... cheapest is to stay with who i am with .. bennetts


I have an sp30 expired now.. but it makes no difference to the premium.. aww
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Old 28-02-11, 03:40 PM   #5
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Quiff i had the same on friday, excess £500 all insurance is on the up Got my premium down after a phone call tho the cheeky beggars.
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Old 28-02-11, 03:44 PM   #6
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Go Compare....

Check the excess..

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Old 28-02-11, 03:54 PM   #7
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lol done all the go compare etc etc.. I am OCD ya know !!!

stayin with current provider is best option just commenting that excess is high this year.
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Old 28-02-11, 04:50 PM   #8
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yeah mate the payouts are going up so the insurace is clawing some back with the excess.
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Old 28-02-11, 04:52 PM   #9
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lol done all the go compare etc etc.. I am OCD ya know !!!

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compare sites are crap anyway, you look at the cheapest choice for your requirements, ring them up and by the time they've gone through your details its gone over what is claimed on the site....they do it to lure you in! Found that when we tried to go cheaper for the car, ended up staying with the same company. Plus the four major groups use software to keep tabs on their competitors so quotes are usually around the same figures, just ever so cheaper.
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Old 28-02-11, 08:06 PM   #10
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mines due for renewal on the 26th so will have to do the rounds, but at least the mrs isn't insured on the bike, she's not too good with 4 wheels never mind two
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