Overlapping insurance

[coach]

Hi there

Never had to overlap insurance before but my new car (330d Touring) arrives next wednesday and I have yet to sell the current vehicle (Kia Sportage). My current insurance is via a broker with Allianz and they want a largish hike over the online quotes I have had (From approx. £270 to £460) even with my 7 year NCD taken into account. Still this seem the most pain free route taking into account the following....when I then contact the companies from the online quotes (the usual websites) I then find that because I want to keep the original vehicle insured for a couple of weeks the premium goes up massively due to the fact the no claims is still applied to the original car and cannot be re-applied until that policy is ended/cancelled. I get a computer says no kind of response

Does anyone else have any experience or advice on how to do this overlap simply and cheaply?

Thanks in advance

[Motorrad]

Temporary insurance will likely be the most hassle free and cheapest option. Depending on how long it takes to shift the other car.

[coach]

Thanks chap
Would take a minimum of two weeks so perhaps not economical as close to the original quote

Ah well

[BFG TERRANO]

Churchill offered this free for 4 weeks when I had this situation just before Christmas.

[shovelheadrob]

I'm with NFU, when I was in this position they covered me for a pro rata amount based on the original premium whilst giving me full discount on the new vehicle. They just asked me to let them know as soon as I sold it, couldn't have been any easier.