Track day insurance

[DustyC]

Been phoning for quotes and am shocked (in a good way ).

However, I have only just realised I havent asked about trackday cover.

Anyone else here asked a conventional insurance company* about track day cover? I dont want to scare them off by asking with quotes this good!
*Tescos, Bell Direct, etc etc

Is it possible to get seperate "pay as you go" track day insurance?

BTW: The official TVRCC insurance company won't touch me till I have owned the car for a year so please dont suggest them! (I havent done over 5000 miles in a 200BHP+ car in the last 2 years).

[DustyC]

RichB said:

Anyway Dusty, given your question should we assume you have finally got a Griff? Rich...

Do you really thing that after all this time I wouldnt put you all out of your misery and let you know?

I havent got a Griff. I was calling for quotes for the Golf TDi and had to mention the Griff. A company said they'd give me a reduction if I insured both cars with them, and they did. Only problem was the Griff would not be protected NCB for the first year so continuing the shopping.

[DustyC]

shnozz said:

when I had the S3 insured with a mainstream insurer they ran a mile when i mentionned track days.

Thats exactly what I was afraid of.
Some insurance companies will probbaly stop talking to me if i mention taking the car on a track so I'll be carefull who I ask!

Thanks for your advice everyone.

[DustyC]

With all this enthusiasm about sunninghill I bet when I call them they wont quote me!

I have got 2 good quotes around £500 so far for fully comp protected no-claims. Thats based on 8000 miles and a low excess too.

If sunninghill can match that with trackday cover thrown in, Im theres.

What appeals to me is the customer service point of view. Never heard positive comments about an insurance company before!

[DustyC]

shpub said:

BTW according to a radio report I heard the other day, there are about 3 million drivers on the road without tax, a drivers licence or insurance. Also people drive on motorways and public roads at speeds that you can experience on track days without run off areas, no crash hat, and without knowing who is on the road with you. If you look at all the possible risks, track days are probably safer than driving on the road. Doesn't mean accidents don't happen - they do - but more cars are written off on public roads than track days.

Thats a good point Steve. You ought to say that to the lot in "Speeding plod and the law". Some of the promoters of our cause could use those figures to good use.

[DustyC]

Sunninghill and Peart have changed they way they deal with second cars.
Shame, I'll have to go elsewhere.

Anyothers that offer track insurance too?

Beginning to think it will be easier to arrange seperate track cover.