Privilege cheapest insurance quote!
Privilege cheapest insurance quote!
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gruffgriff

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2,159 posts

272 months

Thursday 14th July 2005
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Got best quote for my Griff from Privilege.com!! A clear £200 cheaper than classic/sports specialists and those who advertise in Spint for exact same spec quote. Believe me, I tried them all after renewal with TVRCC recommended was £300 more than last year at £1045!! Have spent 2 days looking for the catch/page I missed but I`ve satisfied myself I`ve not made a mistake.
They need min. 4yrs no claims and allow max. 2 sets of points in 3 yrs, so will only suit someone carefulish insuring one as a main car, but well worth a try on-line.

budaholic

1,516 posts

264 months

Thursday 14th July 2005
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I have a policy with Privilege too for my Cerbera.
Gave me the best quote by far lst year when I bought her.
We'll see at renewal time if their worth staying with though.

Also they charged me an extra £70 for the remainder of my policy, (about 4 months) for fitting a sports exhaust.

Bud

gruffgriff

Original Poster:

2,159 posts

272 months

Friday 15th July 2005
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Nothing to do with TVRs seems to be cheap but that does sound well worth th the extra!!

jimothy

5,151 posts

266 months

Friday 15th July 2005
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Privilege gave me the cheapest quote at the time. When I got my Nitrons and Sports Exhaust, they wanted an extra £120

So I rang round and took a poicy with A Manning that gave me everything Privilege provided, along with track day cover for TVRCC track days, for half (yes, thats half!) the price...

Nuggs

4,640 posts

263 months

Friday 15th July 2005
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I'm with Privilege too, they were the cheapest by miles (26yo, 4yrs NCB, no points (then!), off street parking) - c.£900

However, I had to spend about 45 minutes convincing them not to charge me an extra £120 for having the exhaust mod done...

It would appear that once one is an 'established' TVR owner (i.e. with a bit of time behind the wheel to prove that you don't turn it into a ditch/tree/lamppost-seeking missile), then the specialist boys are the way to go. They also seem to understand TVRs a little better to (e.g. understand and take a reasonable stance on mods, provide decent trackday cover etc).

shorty123

376 posts

266 months

Friday 15th July 2005
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Well i got the best quote ever when i almost lost faith in insurance ever becoming cheaper....
Direct Line quoted me half the price of my normal policy renewal... Policy dropped from 1400 to 780 this year and ive only got 2 years no claims. my excesses were cut in half too.

Tried privelege and they were higher for me, i just dont understand insurance quotes they seem to be in cuckoo land. My previous quote was with screentrade using churchill insurance but when i get a quote from churchill direct the quote increases by a couple of hundred

Anyway, im happy with that annoying red telephone

Nuggs

4,640 posts

263 months

Friday 15th July 2005
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shorty123 said:
Direct Line quoted me half the price of my normal policy renewal...
Tried privelege and they were higher for me...

That's very odd, seeing as they're sister companies (both RBS Group IIRC).

I called DL first, who passed me onto Privilege (who seem to run the prestige/higher risk book).

Agreed that insurance quotes seem to be in cloud cuckoo land (read the star letter in this month's evo for a good example)

johno

8,593 posts

311 months

Friday 15th July 2005
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I'm with Privilege and have been for several years ... all of my TVR's and car's before them .. they always get to the lowest quote for unlimited mileage ... can't argue.

Only bit that annoys me with them is anything is charged for ... so Green Card's, points, mod's etc ... thwy do not give anything away.

I had a row with them this year as I needed 4 green cards, eventually they relented and only charged for 2 of them, but I had to push it along for that to happen ..

FlipFlopGriff

7,144 posts

276 months

Friday 15th July 2005
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Has anyone with RBS Group insurers made a claim. We are insured with Tesco (another RBS Group insurer) and they have been shocking. Wouldn't touch another RBS insurer with a bargepole whatever the cost.
FFG

puffsorted2

2,442 posts

254 months

Friday 15th July 2005
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Try www.swiftinsure.co.uk - they were £200 cheaper than last years best for me which was Privledge

Roobarb

197 posts

283 months

Friday 15th July 2005
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I dunno. Insurance. I think it has somthing to do with the weather. I installed a 5L Engine in Roobarb who was untill recently a 4.0L car. My quote went down by 200 squid. I didn't argue and just sent them a cheque. So I'll ask on here.
WHATS ALL TAHT ABOUT ?

Flyin Banana

2,182 posts

267 months

Friday 15th July 2005
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Just insured my griff with direct line, cost me £350.00
thats with full ncb and no points, More than(thats about the right name for them!!) wanted over£1400.00

hope this helps some one

cheers Rob

gruffgriff

Original Poster:

2,159 posts

272 months

Friday 15th July 2005
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Nuggs said:

It would appear that once one is an 'established' TVR owner (i.e. with a bit of time behind the wheel to prove that you don't turn it into a ditch/tree/lamppost-seeking missile), then the specialist boys are the way to go. They also seem to understand TVRs a little better to (e.g. understand and take a reasonable stance on mods, provide decent trackday cover etc).


Sound theory, and my considerably cheaper renewal from Mannings last year seemed to indicate that but for no reason they were off the scale this year - is there a greater statistical chance of me trashing it in my 3rd year of ownership?