Insurance for youngish Chimaera owners?

[big_treacle]

Just wondering who fellow relatively-young-Chimaera-owners go to for their insurance?

It's renewal time for me & the best I've got so far is just over 1000 quid from both Tesco & Direct Line. I'm 26, doing about 15K miles a year with 6yrs NCB. Wouldn't mind getting it a bit lower but my brain can't think who to phone & I don't want to call every company in the world!

Cheers

Stew

[seasider]

Try Liverpool Victoria / Frizzel... let me know how you get on...

[raceboy]

Do a search for insurance companies on here, A. Manning ans Sunninghill are the usual suspects but I would say it's the mileage not your age thats putting the quotes up

[Pies]

This thread should help for numbers lots more in Sprint

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=11&t=39421

agree with raceboy it probably your milage more than your age thats bumping it up

[big_treacle]

cheers guys.
you'd have thought those nice insurance people would like people doing more miles to get more experience and be better drivers.... or something.

[zzr1200]

Hi,

I'm only a couple of years older and pay just over 800 fully comp with AXA averaging 8k/year with 12yrs no claims

[jj.]

£1k sounds about right. I had mine at 26 (with 8 yrs ncd) and I paid about £1k. And that was 3 yrs ago, and everone says how insurance has risen in the past few years (doesn't it all ways..!)
jj

[mattrsv]

Worth trying NU Direct.

My premium was around £900 and I am 27. They don't allow ANY engine mods though so I recently changed to Tesco who will.

For the record, Sunninghill quoted £1,500 and to their credit suggested Tescos!

[M@H]

Im with Sunninghill: 28, 6yrs NCB, £475.

Cheers
Matt.

[Chimaera4L]

£ 1,000 is probably about as good as it is going to get beacuse I am with A Mannings who were the best for me and I was 28 at last renewal doing 12K miles/ year with 6 years protected no claims and I paid about a grand.

Have fun but drive carefully though beacuse I was pirouetting on the ice back in Feb an had to make a claim. Renewal: £1,800 even with protected no claims. The protection just guarantees you don't lose your NCB. It doesn't protect you from them putting up the premium. You just get the same discount but off a higher premium.

[big_treacle]

well it turns out that direct line gave the best quote - 1060. so i've gone with that.

[munky]

M@H said:

Im with Sunninghill: 28, 6yrs NCB, £475. Cheers Matt.

Outrageous - depends a lot on where you live, where you keep the car, and whether or not it's your only car. My renewal quote from Sunninghill was £2200, up a grand from last year, so went to admiral for £1100. 30 yrs old, 6 years NCB, but in central london with car ungaraged.. after the event checked elephant which was even cheaper, strange as it's the sister company of admiral.

[M@H]

munky said:

M@H said: Im with Sunninghill: 28, 6yrs NCB, £475. Cheers Matt. Outrageous - depends a lot on where you live, where you keep the car, and whether or not it's your only car. My renewal quote from Sunninghill was £2200, up a grand from last year, so went to admiral for £1100. 30 yrs old, 6 years NCB, but in central london with car ungaraged.. after the event checked elephant which was even cheaper, strange as it's the sister company of admiral.

I have it listed as my third car, so not my only car, plus I live in the middle of no-where in Herefordshire, plus I am married (which oddly seems to put premiums down), so it all helps.. I think I just fit their profiles quite well. Oh and it is a 10 year old Chimaera too..

[Ed Bilboe]

I'm with Direct line, £720 fully comp with full no claims plus with my witfe to drive as well. Strange as I could not cover her on the old XR3i as it was a sports car?!! Nought so strange as insurance chappies.