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allycraven



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renewal time - is this legal?

Guys,

Short story - renewal quote has come in with 25% increase from last year (£425 up to £535) with no changes, claims, accidents etc.

Went online to check what a new quote would be from the same provider and using the exact same details (only changed my email address) and it came in at £453.

Got a few other quotes around the £500 mark from elsewhere and approached the current provider with this info and also their own "new" quote of £453 to see if they could match/reduce the renewal premium.

Answer came back that best they could do would drop to £520 ( Sad thanks very much).

Question is this - what is stopping me simply buying a new policy from them at £453 rather than renewing? I can't see any small print that this rate is only for new customers etc etc.

Something i'm missing here? Confused

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its not illegal to change your email address Exclamation so i cant see why not... V8 facelift Range Rover Autobiography 22" wheels.
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Post #111755 8th Mar 2012 5:23pm
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You have gave them all the correct details so you are not breaking any law , as daveo says changing an e-mail address is not illegal …

So personally i would go with it …. Thumbs Up

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For £50 I would tell them to stick it right up their ar5e and pay the extra to a reputable company Whistle

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i strongly advise going onto a price comparison site..these sites get special introductory discounts from the insurers which really bring down the costs.. ... - .- -.




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Post #111762 8th Mar 2012 5:34pm
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allycraven



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Cheers guys.

I only changed the email address so that the system didn't recognise me as an existing customer and send me to "My account" which shows the higher renewal price...

The other £500 ish quotes were from price comparison sites (i always try 2 or 3 of these every year). Unfortunately, the cheapest on all of these was my current insurer...

Just tried getting a new quote after logging into "My Account" and now have the 2 quotes logged, both with the same details, but one is named "Renewal", and one is "New Quote". Only difference is new one is £80 cheaper.....

Guess I'll just cancel the auto-renewal quote and buy the new quote from the same account...or just drop my excess to £0 and pay the same as my renewal quote..

Why they didn't just offer me this in the first place is beyond me...Bunch of numpties that they are...

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This could be fun, there now asking me for proof of my NCD.. Laughing

I just know that they are going to ask me to apply in writing to them for a copy of the evidence and then mail it straight back to them!

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Shop around before you commit, I pay £340 per annum for my FFRR insurance

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shop round a bit more, i pay £283 for mine....... Mr. Green ... - .- -.




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Aye , but you're an old codger … Laughing Laughing

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As stan says shop around, I pay £274 but then I do have cows and sheep for neighbours. Laughing

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allycraven



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Funny how you guys with the cheap rates all drive TD6's Laughing I'd rather pay the extra and drive my petrol 4.4 V8!

Trust me, i shopped around a hell of a lot - always do. Tried all the comparison sites as well as the few providers that don't affiliate with them. My provider came up tops every time. Even their renewal premium of £530+ was in the top 5, the final price paid (£453) was by far the cheapest of all quotes received, so i'm happy.

Also, being just a young pup (32) and living in central Aberdeen doesn't do anything for the premium!

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I got mine originally through Quidco and it's from Aviva, got £60 cash back, and I did get it which made it cheaper than all the comparison sites.

I just renewed with Aviva because I am a lazy Censored but it was less than last year - funny enough I can't remember the price but it was more than £400 and less than £500 but I am old, have masses of no claims, no convictions, low mileage.

HTH Very Happy Geoff

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Just renewed mine today with Admiral - their renewal quote seemed high so I went on compate the market & they came up cheapest. All I had to do was supply the quote number and they honoured that.

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