T350 Insurance and alarm specification

[gordonsalive]

I know insurance is probably asked about regularly, can anybody point me to who is competitive at the moment. I have been quoted around £1200 for garaged, 5K miles, fully comp from Flux.
Also does any body know what the factory fitted alarm/immobiliser is, i.e. Cat 1 Thatcham or what. Again probably been asked before but the forums are difficult to search through.

Thanks Chaps

John

[nrick]

Mannings did mine (Tuscan) for £330 I think, 6k garaged in gl with factory fit alarm. Added advantage is that track days are included!

[gordonsalive]

Cheers nrick,

btw I've sussed out the alarm question.

John

[nrick]

Meta Cat 1 alarm and immobiliser (I think off the top of my head)

When I bought mine I'd already set aside money for a tracker, but they said it didn't make any difference! So I spent it on refurb of the wheels and front

[duff-man]

MSM Insurance

Edit: Typo - my fingers are to fat for the keyboard

Edited by duff-man on Friday 21st January 14:42

[shep1001]

duff-man said:

MSM Insurance

Edit: Typo - my fingers are to fat for the keyboard

Edited by duff-man on Friday 21st January 14:42

+1 for MSM on price. Not had to claim but they are top notch for customer service. Mention you are a member of Pistonheads and there is an extra discount, I think the same discount applies if you are a TVR club member (you don't get both though!)

No chance with the alarm passing as a CAT1 system as you don't have a certificate for the install. Been there done that. If you have a tracker & the installation certificate this is usually good enough.

Shep

Edited by shep1001 on Friday 21st January 15:35

[gordonsalive]

Hi Shep, cheers for that, however this may be of help.. see below




So Far Manning are winning at £526 inc track days, 250 xs (obviously not on track days)45 days euro cover 5K miles.
MSM came in at £579 for less cover

[gordonsalive]

I suppose the next question has to be.. Were TVR Thatcham approved installers? Anybody know?

[grantT350T]

+ 2 for MSM for price and customer service. Don't be put off by slightly quirky website!

I just renewed; previously with Flux, who to be fair had by far the best price last year, but gave me an insane renewal quote this year!! I'm 36, 8 years no claims, rural postcode; quotes were for fully comp - my research led to the following:

Flux - £833 (5K miles; inc £15 PA cover, £52 breakdown cover and £14 keycare)
Heritage - £833 (5K miles; assistant said modern TVR's seen as high risk and therefore loaded premiums)
A-One - £791 (7.5K miles) or £680 (5K miles)
Classic Line - £568 (5K - high excess with this policy @ £500)
Mannings - £581 (7K miles) or £489 (5K miles) - must say Lee @ Mannings was excellent and their TVROC policy includes 45 days European cover, track days covered and use of repairers of your choice.

Henderson Taylor -(Lost the will to phone another company at this point!)
Richard Eggar -(As above!)

MSM £490 (7.5K miles!) - winner! I was after higher mileage allowance, low XS and choice of repairer in event of problems. As I do not track the car the added 'bonus' in a Mannings Policy was not needed. Rest of MSM policy met my needs. Speak to Dawn, she was fantastic.

Please look at link below for details / official letter for insurance on the TVR alarm:

http://www.ptla.net/tvr/tvr_alarm.pdf

Hope this helps.

Edited by grantT350T on Friday 21st January 18:12

[shep1001]

gordonsalive said:

I suppose the next question has to be.. Were TVR Thatcham approved installers? Anybody know?

So far as I am aware no. You need the specific certificate for the vehicle the alarm is installed in to claim it as a CAT 1 alarm. Basically if the car was nicked the insurance might not pay so not worth it.

As I said if you have a tracker that should be Thatcham certified and satisfy the insurance

[gordonsalive]

Cheers Shep,

I can see your point, funny though I rang round a 3 insurance co's today and only one asked about thatcham cat 1, best go with one that doesn't spec it then.

John

[shep1001]

gordonsalive said:

Cheers Shep,

I can see your point, funny though I rang round a 3 insurance co's today and only one asked about thatcham cat 1, best go with one that doesn't spec it then.

John

Its OK to tell them you have an Alarm/immob system and quote the make/model but to claim its Thacham approved requires the installer to be registered and you to have the certificate. Its like trackers, they might ask do you have one installed but its needs to be active for it to count.

We all know how insurance companies like to wiggle out of paying…

[mr sagman]

Hi John,
Nice talking to you this morning.. The car sounds gorgeous... Ring Classicline.. They were the cheapest by quite a margin for me.. Very helpful too... They even saved me a few hundred quid on my M5 insurance too.
Enjoy the new car.

[gordonsalive]

Hi Ian,

Classcicline about £70 over the odds for me. Looks like I am going with a family multi-vehicle package at moment.Will keep you informed.

John