soapdragon Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 My car insurance runs out next weekend and I have just spend two hours and more of my life to ing and fro ing between Compare the Market website and a few of the 'quotees' therein as I want to add breakdown cover to the price quoted. I only drive an 02 Skoda Fabia estate and asked for mileage limited to 6 000 pa and want comp cover but it seems so complicated.......having entered all my details on the Compare website some of them seemed to have changed once I got on to Churchill, Privilage and RAC sites meaning I had to go through the whole thing again! I thought this was supposed to be simple................. Had wanted to try Aviva who say they are not on these sites but not sure I can face it! Edited to add...I did and they were tons more expensive! Aghhhhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 My hubby is with Swift cover. Not sure if they are any good but for the first time ever, his insurance has gone down! If you are going to lots of different insurance sites, make sure you clear cookies as they use that info to do quotes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Hi I was 'happy' with the deal I got from the AA. 1999 RAV 4, fully comp, protected NCB, legal cover, AA roadside cover (6 months free home cover - I wouldn't bother with this except it was free), just under £200. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 We use A Plan in Abingdon to do the hard work for us and they have always come up trumps. May be worth calling in or telephoning, Alison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I know just what you mean, having done this last year . Don't think Direct Line can be accessed through the comparison sites (I may be wrong) but they gave us the best deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 We use A Plan in Abingdon to do the hard work for us and they have always come up trumps. May be worth calling in or telephoning, Alison. Thanks for that, I'll give them a call tomorrow! Cheapest quite for fully comp on an 02 Skoda Fabia estate inc homestart and relay with Green Flag, windscreen cover and courtesy car (not motor legal) was £224.something via Churchill which I thought was expensive given I'd limited mileage to 6 000! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 We use A Plan in Abingdon to do the hard work for us and they have always come up trumps. May be worth calling in or telephoning, Alison. Thanks for that, I'll give them a call tomorrow! Cheapest quote for fully comp on an 02 Skoda Fabia estate inc homestart and relay with Green Flag, windscreen cover and courtesy car (not motor legal) was £224.something via Churchill which I thought was expensive given I'd limited mileage to 6 000! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 If you go to moneysavingexpert.com, they advise the order in which to use the various comparison sites to get the best information. Aviva and Direct Line don't appear on comparison sites so they need to be checked separately. I do sympathise though - just going through the same process with my home insurance and finding it really time-consuming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 My car insurance, home insurance & business liability insurance were all due last week, so I truly sympathise I managed to save £250 on our home insurance, which was fab. Did the car through Direct Line, who seemed the most reasonable for the cover they give. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 It does seem to take forever, but I saved more than £500 on my Dad's car insurance quote the first time I "compared" his (but then, the original quote was ridiculous ). A couple of hours on the 'puter and added me as a driver, and we settled on a quote of about 1/3 the original, with the same cover. Dad so pleased I even got Sunday lunch out of him Not managed to save so much since, though saved about £200 on our house insurance, but well worth the effort, even though it can be a real effort. Best done when you're not in a hurry and have plenty of coffee on the go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I know your pain we went through all this two years ago I eventually went with Direct line too as we have family car with them and as YD was to be named driver having just passed her test they were the cheapest and she has two years no claims already and each year I check and there still the cheapest so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 The broker didn't, unfortunately, come up any cheaper than Churchill which was including breakdown cover at £224 something....just seems a lot for a couple of middle aged, law abiding folk doing 6 0000 pa in a Skoda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 Have now decided to take out Green Flag separately and go with Churchill - this is actually the cheaper way of doing it tho I have always included breakdown cover with the ins before. That said I still have to actually buy the stuff - a sit down with a glass of wine and the computer on Saturday afternoon looms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 The thing I hate is that once you have put your details in to either a compare site or an insurance site,you will get bombarded with calls & emails with 'special offers' Drives me mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 Oddly enough I had a call from Aviva the day after my search - when I explained that they were £40 more than Churchill he just said 'fair enough - bear us in mind for next year then'.....which OF COURSE I will.............................................................................................not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 We use A Plan in Abingdon to do the hard work for us and they have always come up trumps. May be worth calling in or telephoning, Alison. Patricia, thanks for this...they have now come back with £159 with, strangely, my current company (through another broker) and so I think I will go for this and Green Flag at £55. something Big thanks for the recommendation! Will do the deal on Monday am before current runs out at 12 so, if you want me to mention you as having recommended them, please pm me your full name and I'll be sure to pass it on...may help if you use them again in the future? Just a thought! Quite frankly I can live without another blessed Meercat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
