Race Truck Insurance

[TVRSH]

One for the race truck owners! I am in the process of buying a used 7500kgs race truck for the Griff and would appreciate any recommendations to insure it. I rang the BRSCC who put me onto Richard Egger for a quote - seemed a little expensive at £250 for 3rdP F&T with 4000 miles limit, when I shall probably only use it for 7 weekends over 7 months.
Richard

[Obiwonkeyblokey]

Bloody Hell Richard, it didnt take long! I knew you would get the bug!

( cant help with the Insurance )

[hoc]

nice to know you are looking after her, tony

[kg55]

Thats sounds very good mine cost over £400 for matt and myself 3rd party fire & theft.

[TVRSH]

Maybe, but I am an old fart which helps!

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

I use competition car insurance (they specialise in Racing and support vehicle insurance); they also insure the cars in transit and storage, not on the track though
Race car Transit and Storage cost is aprox £300 and insured for 14k
7.5 ton Truck insurance is about £500 fully comp. I think with 5000 miles. last year was about £350 TPF&F

somone else here recomend them to me.

[teamHOLDENracing]

I was with Competition Car Insurance until they had a spat with their underwriter. The renewal quote from Richard Egger, with the same underwiters that CCI had fallen out with, was £200 lower. To use an American phrase, 'go figure'......

[HUI]

I have a similar truck. The insurance on the truck is about £240 and I have the car and contents of the truck insured separately. I use Competition Car Insurance which is Richard Egger's previous firm and I have found them slightly cheaper. Richard Egger is a direct agent for Chaucer Insurance only I believe.

[HUI]

In response to Andy the 'spat' I believe was that Richard Eggar went to work for Chaucer and left CCI. My policy which is better underwritten and cheaper through CCI is with NU Aviva.

[teamHOLDENracing]

Funny old game isn't it. I ended up with exactly the same policy, with the same underwriter, for £200 less. I've just renewed this year without getting quotes - whichy probably wasn't that smart!

[kg55]

Mines with competition car insurance through towergate underwriters comments anybody as mine seems to be rather expensive compared to others quoted here

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

kg55 said:

Mines with competition car insurance through towergate underwriters comments anybody as mine seems to be rather expensive compared to others quoted here

you have not said how much, oh and you old truck drives a lot better with the PAS fixed and a new clutch master cylinder

[aorange]

Just got my race-truck/coach conversion insured with Richard Egger Rally Insurance and I couldn't recommend them enough... I spoke to a lovely girl named Sam who knew exactly what sort of vehicle she was dealing with unlike so many other "specialised" companies that didn't want to have anything to do with vehicles that aren't factory built.

£380.41 for third party, fire and theft with 4000 miles per year seemed very reasonable to me. The next best quote I had was from Competition Car Insurance at around £550, they were also quite difficult to get hold of via email.

[Graham]

Another thumb up for Richard Eggar, they cover our merc Truck. as you say cheaper and better to deal with than comp car insurance.

IIRC Richard Eggar used to work for / be part of CCI..


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[grumpy bear]

kg55 said:

Mines with competition car insurance through towergate underwriters comments anybody as mine seems to be rather expensive compared to others quoted here

So much scope for smart ar#e comments, so easy for him to hit me at the weekend, must resist, must resist........