My insurance is due mid March 2011,
Last year I needed to get the bike home from the Dealers, big mistake on insurance rang the company and paid £350 F.Comp. (Carole Nash)
just got the reminder £324 fully comp.
Used Admiral Bike insurance (they are also the Bike insurer - comparison site)
Same cover as I currently got, Motorcycle Direct, Aviva is the Insurance provider £143 fully comp, with £250 excess.
Big Difference, I will be changing Insurance provider this year.
I have 3 tigers and a 2002 bonneville insured for year round coverage with Progressive here in the states for $350 USD total for all 4 bikes . not only do you guys get hosed on gas prices it looks like they stick it to you on insurance too !
Posted twice, sorry
sad but true Mustang, hence its known as Rip of Britain
Quote from: "daveb"just got the reminder £324 fully comp.
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got the car and 2 bikes fully comp + breakdown/recovery via CN for about that this year... I must be a really old person... :D
Mustang - The tax burden here is massive when you buy anything to do with a vehicle. Fuel, insurance the vehicle itself, you name it, there is a big cost and a big associated tax. Fuel even has two taxes! To get a company car of the sales forecourt and drive it across London you need to pay about 10 different taxes and charges. It's current the equivalent $7.20 for a US gallon of petrol at the moment. I suspect if the government tried to do that in the US, you guys would just shoot them up. And rightly so. Rip off Britain is about right.
Dave - try H&R insurance when you get a chance, they are often very reasonable.
Quote from: "nickcalne"Dave - try H&R insurance when you get a chance, they are often very reasonable.
+1 :wink: Been with them for years and always had good service.
Try getting insurance in Ontario. Insurance for my Valkyrie and 06 Girly is over $1000. Have full comprehense on the Valk and just liability on the Girly.
And, I have a clean driving record with 30 years riding bikes!
tett
Quote from: "Mustang"I have 3 tigers and a 2002 bonneville insured for year round coverage with Progressive here in the states for $350 USD total for all 4 bikes . not only do you guys get hosed on gas prices it looks like they stick it to you on insurance too !
I had to updated the quotes to carry pillion so it goes up by almost another £50
tried Bennetts £150 all in inc pillion excess £700
got a few more to try before I commit my self.
Just tried Footman James £244.
so it looks like either
Bennetts £150 Excess £500
MCE £188 excess £500
Motorcycle direct £185 £750
Aviva came in at £414 :eek:
eBIKE £224 Excess £475
Hastings £185 Excess £400 plus £20 legal cover
Some of these insurance class a locked shed as a garage others don't recognise a wooden shed.
Just my two jaded penneth worth, but all Insurance co's/brokers are after as much money from you as they can get and unless you are prepared to shop around and call there bluff every year they will try and stiff you.
Sorry, I put them in the same bracket as HMRC and Estate Agents, :evil:
Quote from: "Timbox2"Just my two jaded penneth worth, but all Insurance co's/brokers are after as much money from you as they can get and unless you are prepared to shop around and call there bluff every year they will try and stiff you.
Sorry, I put them in the same bracket as HMRC and Estate Agents, :evil:
I tend to agree, you know how good they are when you make a claim.
i can sympathis with ya tett. i lived in canada a few years ago, london. they wanted 3000 to insure a ratty old golf or the same to insure a 1974 ford galaxie 500. guess what i got 8)
Quote from: "Bixxer Bob"Quote from: "nickcalne"Dave - try H&R insurance when you get a chance, they are often very reasonable.
+1 :wink: Been with them for years and always had good service.
just had a looky at there site........
http://www.hrinsurance.co.uk/motorcycle/motorcycle.asp (http://www.hrinsurance.co.uk/motorcycle/motorcycle.asp)
click on the online quote and go down to No. 6, No. 7 :icon_scratch
your bikes don't have any mods or accessories ??
i phoned them and they only cover the bike, so if its totaled you only get what the book says for bike and all yer farkles get ya nowt !!
KK
ps anyone else to try as mines up soon :(
Thanks Kenny, I'll be checking the small print tomorrow.... :roll:
I`m with Directchoice.
Costs me £90 fully comp for the Steamer, cheapest quote and i did spend a few hours searching.
Although i`m the wrong side of 40 with full no claims :lol:
My 2006 Tiger with EVERYTHING + Roadside Assist is $214 USD per year.
$500 deductible.
My daily driver ( Chrysler van ) is rated 'high miles' and I pay a premium for that. ( I travel 4 states.... 7 hours to furthest point ).
There is a big insurance war going on here... but the issue is what are you really getting.
Try justmotorcycle insurance,
i shop aroung every year. Paid £135 last year, fully comp for up to 4 bikes, (have 3 on the polocie at the moment) tell them about add ons like pannier rack, grips and stuff and it might go up a few quid but as long as you can prove they were on the bike at the time or anything that might happen to it they will pay out.
Crusty