New scam by insurance companies?

[mickyveloce]

Good evening ; has anyone switched vehicles on their insurance policy recently?
I tried it yesterday with my previously very acceptable More Than . My summer car , a Mercedes C36 is going away for the winter and switched to a classic 'laid up' policy and I have bought a Volvo V70 estate to use during the salty road season .
'That will be Forty pounds please ' said the lady on the other end of the 'phone
'Is this an admin charge ?' I asked , given that the Volvo is worth about 1500 and many many insurance groups below the Merc
'No , it's because you're not used to the car' said the lady
'But i've had a clean record for nearly 25 years and drive front wheel drive and four wheel etc etc .
Is it me , or has this excuse been used elsewhere ?

[eldar]

You want to change mid-policy. You are over a barrel with your arse exposed. Any excuse will do.

[Shotgun Rider]

I put my partners Puma on my policy last year when we were trying to sell it as the tax on my MX5 had expired so it made more sense to use the Puma. I was charged £40 odd to transfer to the Puma and even more to transfer back to the MX5! Considering that the MX5 was the car that was quoted for originally it shouldn't have gone up a penny and admin fee shouldn't have come into it as I was with swiftcover. They have you over a barrel.

[thinfourth2]

Legalised robbery

Nothing more nothing less

I wouldn't bother if I wasn't forced by law to have insurance

[Big Al.]

Seems that we already have a thread running here

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...