I recently sold my Triumph motorcycle and tried to cancel the insurance with Hastings Direct of, which more than four months were outstanding. The full premium for 12 months had £483.65. Not only was I informed that I would not be entitled to any rebate for the four months remaining on the policy, but they told me they would charge me a £35 fee to cancel my policy. This seemed scandalous to me. I refused to pay the £35 fee and asked to speak to a manager, who haughtily informed me that she had the discretion to waive the fee, but did not feel that in my case she should, as to do so would put the financial position of her company and therefore her own job in jeopardy. She was very much a fan of her job. I now feel I would have been better not informing my insurance company that I sold the vehicle in the first place.