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General => Insurance => Topic started by: scarr89 on 12 May 2012, 18:30

Title: £500 hike for address change!
Post by: scarr89 on 12 May 2012, 18:30: I don't want this to sound like a rant/rave about how ridiculously expensive car insurance is...but I feel it will sound that way.

A friend of mine is moving from Coningsby Lincolnshire, to Liverpool (L5 postcode)...His insurance comapany want an extra £500 for the change of address.

Obviously Liverpool is larger and has more of a reputation that Lincolnshire :rolleyes:, but £500...he only has 8 months left til it is renewal time.

How do you you work this out? Seems like a disgusting rise if you ask me, especially as his annual price for a years on a mk5 2L GT is only £800~!
Title: Re: £500 hike for address change!
Post by: johnnyvr6 on 12 May 2012, 18:42: its because liverpool is the crime capital of the uk
Title: Re: £500 hike for address change!
Post by: JC on 13 May 2012, 02:35: i am surprised its only £500

some NW postcodes you struggle to get quoted on at all :laugh:
Title: Re: £500 hike for address change!
Post by: dan_apps on 13 May 2012, 19:21: yup, sorry bud but to state the obvious its full of scally wags :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: £500 hike for address change!
Post by: scarr89 on 13 May 2012, 20:49: Quote from: dan_apps on 13 May 2012, 19:21
yup, sorry bud but to state the obvious its full of scally wags :lipsrsealed:

I knew that one already :smug:

But £500...that is over %60 increase!
Title: Re: £500 hike for address change!
Post by: johnnyvr6 on 13 May 2012, 21:07: have you ever been to liverpool your either dodging bullets or getting your wheels nicked while your driving 500 quid is cheap,my cousin lives in norris green is 30 drives a bmw 335i and pays 3.5k he got a quote for round my area about 30 miles away in preston and its 800 so its a big difference tell him just to insure where he lives in lincs if its cheaper they cant prove he will be living in liverpool
Title: Re: £500 hike for address change!
Post by: scarr89 on 13 May 2012, 23:06: £3.5k? You f**king serious?! :shocked:

Ridiculous. What are the % on say car theft or car crime in Lpool compared to another city you reckon? :huh:
Title: Re: £500 hike for address change!
Post by: johnnyvr6 on 14 May 2012, 07:21: lol thats what i said 3.5k is roofless,liverpool is bad for scallys breaking into your house tooled up for your keys for your car,last time i was there i seen 2 very young kids just nicked a transit driving down the road with the alarm going off lol wtf
Title: Re: £500 hike for address change!
Post by: Yohan on 14 May 2012, 11:44: My other half recently moved from Leigh to Liverpool and her insurance increased by £750. Ridiculous.
Title: Re: £500 hike for address change!
Post by: scarr89 on 14 May 2012, 18:24: I feel insurance companies have a license to print money and charge whatever they see fit. I think is pretty savage. No wonder why so many don't pay it/cut corners/hate insurance companies.

I'm never moving to Liverpool :sick:
Title: Re: £500 hike for address change!
Post by: skyinsurance on 15 May 2012, 09:35: Quote from: scarr89 on 14 May 2012, 18:24
I feel insurance companies have a license to print money and charge whatever they see fit. I think is pretty savage. No wonder why so many don't pay it/cut corners/hate insurance companies.

I'm never moving to Liverpool :sick:

A little bit of balance for you, the last time we (Sky Insurance) insured in the 'L' Liverpool postcode area, our underwriters paid out over £2 for every £1 they took in premiums. It is an incredibly high risk area for car insurance in general, let alone the type of cars we insure (Import, Modified, Performance). The premiums charged in the area reflect the risk posed to insurers.

Ollie
Sky Insurance

http://www.skyinsurance.co.uk/car-club-insurance.html
Title: Re: £500 hike for address change!
Post by: scarr89 on 15 May 2012, 16:50: Ok Ollie, you win.
Title: Re: £500 hike for address change!
Post by: skyinsurance on 16 May 2012, 10:24: Quote from: scarr89 on 15 May 2012, 16:50
Ok Ollie, you win.

:grin:

It is sometimes nice see both sides of the coin..

Cheers

Ollie