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Thu 1 May 2003 11:44
List on insurance companies for quote - peteH
Anyone of a website listing as many insurance companies and brokers as possible (i.e like the ones in the back of the car mags!).

Looking to get a new quote, using the old fashioned method of as many quotes as possble and selecting the cheapest!!

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Thu 1 May 2003 12:13
List on insurance companies for quote - Sparky
try
www.confused.com/
you can bang one set of details in and they check em against a fair few of the bigger online companies.. might save u a bit of time

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Thu 1 May 2003 12:23
List on insurance companies for quote - Sparky
This has a ton of companies as well (I am doing the same as you at the moment.. desperately trying to get an affordable quote on a 172 and failing miserably)
www.uk250.co.uk/carinsurance/
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Thu 1 May 2003 12:46
List on insurance companies for quote - DavidHM
A lot of the brokers and online quote engines seem to use the same actual syndicates/companies.

The one that charged the lowest commission for me was Budget - www.budgetinsurance.com

Also look at Tesco and Direct Line. If you have any special needs, e.g., a young driver, Adrian Flux has an excellent reputation.
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Thu 1 May 2003 12:46
List on insurance companies for quote - DavidHM
Oh and www.elephant.co.uk seems to use its own method of calculating premiums and seems quite good for high risk and younger drivers.
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Thu 1 May 2003 12:46
List on insurance companies for quote - Wee Willie Winkie
I don't know if this is of use to you - but I have *never* been able to beat my renewal from Direct Line...
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Thu 1 May 2003 15:27
List on insurance companies for quote - smokie
Me neither, Diesel. Always by a few hundred too...
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Thu 1 May 2003 15:33
List on insurance companies for quote - Morris Ox
Try Churchill. They did beat Direct Line in my case.

You can get online quotes at www.churchill.co.uk

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Thu 1 May 2003 15:36
List on insurance companies for quote - Sparky
AXA have beaten everyone by at least 200 quid for me..
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Thu 1 May 2003 15:59
List on insurance companies for quote - oddbod
Egg will beat any quote by a pound and promise not to charge any more if you stay with them for the second year. Or at least they did a couple of months ago.
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Thu 1 May 2003 16:18
List on insurance companies for quote - 3500S
Give Norwich Union Direct a go, they've been excellent for me for the last three years. I always shop around and they always come in at the lowest. Excellent service too, so far.

They say trouble comes in threes.

One write off (paid up in 10 days), extensive legal work required for injuries sustained in the accident backed by an excellent lawyer (do those two words really go together?).

To my embarassment, backed into a neighbours car only gently(thanks to a on-coming, non-attentive transit van) and thanks to their policy of two claims in three years rule, didn't affect the premium.

Recently, I had to get a tow back home on Easter Sunday, breakdown truck was there in 45 minutes.
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Thu 1 May 2003 18:40
List on insurance companies for quote - Wales Forester
I've been with AXA for years, I shop around every year and they're always the cheapest.
A friend swears by www.tesco.com and I must admit they come very close to AXA's price for me and my car, well worth a try.

PP
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Thu 1 May 2003 22:39
List on insurance companies for quote - HF
I find this quite strange. All the companies quoted here so far gave me far higher quotes than the one I've been using for the last 2 years - KwikFit Insurance! I know location, driver, car type etc come into the equation, but the likes of AXA, Direct Line and the rest are always way above what I end up paying.
HF
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Fri 2 May 2003 00:34
List on insurance companies for quote - keithb
www.find.co.uk lists about 150 car insurance cos. and brokers, probably all the cos. that do on-line quotes.
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Fri 2 May 2003 08:44
List on insurance companies for quote - Morris Ox
peteH, don't forget to observe Back Room protocol and let everyone know how you get on!
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Fri 2 May 2003 20:22
List on insurance companies for quote - IanT
Thanks to Sparky for the www.confused.com link - you've just saved my daughter about £35.

However, the second best price found by confused.com was beaten by several others that confused.com didn't find:

TPFT, Peugeot 309 Diesel, Leicestershire, Age 24, 6 years driving experience but no insurance in her own name, no accidents etc:

£400.00 www.insurancenow.com (found by confused.com)
£435.75 www.elephant.co.uk
£435.96 www.axa-insurance.co.uk (with a whopping £475 excess).
£450.62 www.kwik-fit.com
£456.10 Peoples Choice (found by confused.com)

Ian
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Fri 2 May 2003 21:25
List on insurance companies for quote - Morris Ox
Why have I never heard of half these companies? Am I old or what?
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Fri 2 May 2003 22:43
List on insurance companies for quote - martint123
MO, don't you have a television? or can you only get the BBC channels with no ads?? ;-)
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Fri 2 May 2003 23:19
List on insurance companies for quote - keithb
Why have I never heard of half these companies? Am I
old or what?


No. Most of them are not insurance companies. They are intermediaries (some may be insurance brokers) who deal with a selected 'panel' of insurance cos and are paid commission which is, of course, built into the premium. A lot of these have been set up in the last few years specifically to take advantage of the internet and, with the exception of those which advertise in the press/TV, are largely unknown. Their 'panel' of insurance cos. will not include insurance cos. which do not pay commission i.e. most of the direct insurers.

Be wary of excessive charges for payment by instalments and fees for e.g. changing your car, cancelling a policy etc.

I prefer to deal directly with the insurance co. but an intermediary can be useful if the risk is unusual.
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