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Offline Cossieian

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Golf R Insurance
« on: 28 October 2015, 17:03 »
So collecting my R tomorrow evening, and this morning it suddenly dawned on me I've never even checked insurance for it :huh:
So I phoned my insurance company this morning, and to change over from my GTD which costs £275, my new premium is now £290 :smiley: and that is only because of a £15 admin charge.
I guess it pays to be in your 30s :cool:
Current: MK7 Golf R (Limestone Grey) DSG, 19 Prets, Winter Pack, Rear Camera, High Beam Assist, Apple Connect, Gloss Black Mirrors
Gone: MK7 Golf R (Tornado Red) DSG, Winter Pack, Keyless, Gloss Black Mirrors
Gone: MK7 Golf GTD (Pure White)

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Re: Golf R Insurance
« Reply #1 on: 28 October 2015, 17:10 »
Nice one Cossieian! I think the slow speed automatic breaking makes a big difference. My GTI insurance was about the same. When I bought my first car, a mk2 2l Capri nearly 30 years ago, it was a smidge over £400!
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Re: Golf R Insurance
« Reply #2 on: 28 October 2015, 18:44 »
So collecting my R tomorrow evening, and this morning it suddenly dawned on me I've never even checked insurance for it :huh:
So I phoned my insurance company this morning, and to change over from my GTD which costs £275, my new premium is now £290 :smiley: and that is only because of a £15 admin charge.
I guess it pays to be in your 30s :cool:

Just paid my insurance for my GTI PP £204 , guess it pays to be in your 50s :grin:
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Re: Golf R Insurance
« Reply #3 on: 28 October 2015, 20:49 »
Yes Insurance cost for the R surprised me I went from a 520D BMW and received a refund  :smiley:

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Re: Golf R Insurance
« Reply #4 on: 28 October 2015, 22:02 »
So collecting my R tomorrow evening, and this morning it suddenly dawned on me I've never even checked insurance for it :huh:
So I phoned my insurance company this morning, and to change over from my GTD which costs £275, my new premium is now £290 :smiley: and that is only because of a £15 admin charge.
I guess it pays to be in your 30s :cool:

It's one of those things you can surprisingly forget and remember the night before. :laugh:

Yours is the exact same price I'm paying with Direct Line. It's a bit higher than I was paying for the GTI but not much.  Pays to be in your 40's too.  :wink:
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Offline Mark V GTD

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Re: Golf R Insurance
« Reply #5 on: 29 October 2015, 00:28 »
Make sure you get a GAP policy (and not from the dealer)!

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Re: Golf R Insurance
« Reply #6 on: 29 October 2015, 08:03 »
Make sure you get a GAP policy (and not from the dealer)!

Yes I've been looking into this, when it says return to invoice, do they need the exact price your paying for the car? I know roughly what I'm paying but not 100% until I collect it tonight
Current: MK7 Golf R (Limestone Grey) DSG, 19 Prets, Winter Pack, Rear Camera, High Beam Assist, Apple Connect, Gloss Black Mirrors
Gone: MK7 Golf R (Tornado Red) DSG, Winter Pack, Keyless, Gloss Black Mirrors
Gone: MK7 Golf GTD (Pure White)

Offline JBirchy

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Re: Golf R Insurance
« Reply #7 on: 29 October 2015, 08:19 »
I was also pleasantly surprised when I changed to my GTI from a Passat CC. I was paying £650 on the CC (I was 26 at the time) and then changed to the GTI (collected the day after my 27th Birthday) and the insurance dropped to £315! As mentioned above, I think it's mostly to do with the ACC sensor on the front.
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Re: Golf R Insurance
« Reply #8 on: 29 October 2015, 09:03 »
Yes I've been looking into this, when it says return to invoice, do they need the exact price your paying for the car? I know roughly what I'm paying but not 100% until I collect it tonight

It helps to know exact price but if not as close as can be.  Look at ALA.  I went with them and used Money10 discount code.  Might still work.  For mine I paid £180 with 10% discount.  Vehicle Replacement Plus is the better policy.

I went for the 3 year full Vehicle Replacement Plus Policy with a max benefit of £20k (the amount required to cover difference between what your insurer will pay out and cost of replacement vehicle).  By comparision VW GAP quote was massively overpriced (as always) at £299 and that is only for 'return to invoice' policy which is the lesser one.

Vehicle Replacement Plus (VRP) is what you want - gives you full price of replacement
A Vehicle Replacement Insurance policy will, in the event of a Total Loss claim, either pay the difference between the Comprehensive Insurance settlement and replacing your vehicle new for old (or with a vehicle of a similar age to the one originally bought) or the outstanding finance, whichever the greater. It is suitable for vehicles owned outright or on finance and for new and used vehicles up to 7 years old, with fewer than 80,000 miles, delivered within the last 180 days.

Return to Invoice - only gives you what you actually paid (after any discounts).
This GAP Insurance policy will, in the event of a Total Loss claim, either pay the difference between the Comprehensive Insurance settlement and your original invoice price or clear the outstanding finance, whichever the greater. It is suitable for vehicles owned outright or on finance and for new and used vehicles up to 10 years old, delivered within the last 180 days.
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Re: Golf R Insurance
« Reply #9 on: 29 October 2015, 09:51 »
Good tip the Money 10 is still working and I have just signed up to a policy. Thanks