Car insurance

[watervole]

 When I got my car insurance renewal from ASDA, it was £1869 (and they could no longer include breakdown cover in that as the car was getting older).

Thank goodness I shopped around.  My new premium is under £800 and includes RAC Roadside.  And my new insurer has a telephone number.  ASDA used to stress me out terribly as you could only communicate by email - and they didn't always reply even then.  Most things had to be done by logging onto the policy and manually editing it to change anything (like a new driver) and I just hated it.

I'm now with IGO4, via Moneysupermarket.com

If that sounds like a bit of an advert, I guess it is.  Saving £1000 means a lot to us at the moment.  And having an insurer where I can also speak to a human being (I phoned up to ask a question about one part of the policy and had an instant helpful answer) is important to me.

Comments

[vicarage.livejournal.com]

How much! £800 sounds an awful lot for a mature lady driver in a rural area. Mine was £260 for a man in outer London, fully protected ncd. I know its an old banger, but I didn't think you had anything fancy or had a bad record.

[watervole.livejournal.com]

That's for three drivers including my son who is still on a provisional licence. One firm wouldn't take a provisional licence at all on our particular car.

Plus Richard has a speeding offence in the last five years and a minor accident.

[vicarage.livejournal.com]

No wonder its expensive with a new driver. Hope he passes soon!

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Just as a heads up for future reference, Mr EA shops around a lot & recommends Academy Insurance Services (0800 0839 885) & Call Connection (0800 561 1762) for cheapness & good service. We pay £330 per car, which includes Mr EA doing a lot of business miles.