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General => Insurance => Topic started by: Guy on 09 May 2011, 17:14

Title: Classic car insurance
Post by: Guy on 09 May 2011, 17:14: its insurance time for the mk1

it'll be doing limited miles and won't be used for anything apart from SDP

suggestions please for companies to call

tia
Title: Re: Classic car insurance
Post by: nige_s on 09 May 2011, 17:20: Over the years I've been with:
Sureterm
RH Specialist car division
Lancaster
Aon
Hagerty

A few are being a bit more restrictive these days, but so long you meet the basic requirements you should find something cheap enough:
Usually you have to be over 25
Some require the car to be garaged over night
Usually have to be insure with regular insurance on another vehicle (your daily)

I really like Hagerty but the premium shot up last year, though I'm still going to give them a try next time.
Title: Re: Classic car insurance
Post by: Guy on 09 May 2011, 17:36: thanks Nige

just tried Footman James who are recommended by the VWMK1 OC and they came in at £280 with £100 excess and 4.5k miles on a classic policy

MUCH better than Adrian Flux who came in at a whopping £631 :grin:
Title: Re: Classic car insurance
Post by: JC on 09 May 2011, 17:58: HIC is who i was with :smiley:
Title: Re: Classic car insurance
Post by: JC on 09 May 2011, 17:59: Quote from: Guy on 09 May 2011, 17:36
just tried Footman James who are recommended by the VWMK1 OC and they came in at £280 with £100 excess and 4.5k miles on a classic policy

that seems good mate, does that include an agreed value clause ?
Title: Re: Classic car insurance
Post by: Guy on 09 May 2011, 20:44: Quote from: Chuff on 09 May 2011, 17:59
Quote from: Guy on 09 May 2011, 17:36
just tried Footman James who are recommended by the VWMK1 OC and they came in at £280 with £100 excess and 4.5k miles on a classic policy

that seems good mate, does that include an agreed value clause ?

certainly does
Title: Re: Classic car insurance
Post by: bodga on 10 May 2011, 15:39: I dont know how old you are Guy but these quoted me happy :wink:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=188075.0
Title: Re: Classic car insurance
Post by: JC on 10 May 2011, 15:41: he aint far behind you :grin:
Title: Re: Classic car insurance
Post by: Guy on 10 May 2011, 16:10: Quote from: bodga on 10 May 2011, 15:39
I dont know how old you are Guy but these quoted me happy :wink:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=188075.0

Chuffs right.. I am rapidly catching up with you! :laugh:

Have given them a call and they can only quote for a 3000 mile policy but it was for £153, subject to approval from the underwriters. They didn't take all the car details though which I thought was a tad strange?
Title: Re: Classic car insurance
Post by: bodga on 17 May 2011, 22:04: Quote from: Guy on 10 May 2011, 16:10
Quote from: bodga on 10 May 2011, 15:39
I dont know how old you are Guy but these quoted me happy :wink:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=188075.0

Chuffs right.. I am rapidly catching up with you! :laugh:

Have given them a call and they can only quote for a 3000 mile policy but it was for £153, subject to approval from the underwriters. They didn't take all the car details though which I thought was a tad strange?

They didnt have a lot of info of me, but as i look at it, im a low risk old timer :laugh:

The paperwork and certificate that came was all in order thou :wink: