2024 Insurance Costs

[Pink Duck]

It needs 1,000 mi over 3 months to provide a reward decrease in renewal, so you may not have time.

Would be good to know what sort of percentage reduction Admiral quoted for the Telematics black box (presuming Gold/Silver/Bronze awards).

 

[Pink Duck]

From Bell Telematics years back I discovered the Gold discount was 4%, Silver 2%, Bronze nothing.

45% of customers awarded Silver, just 10% Gold before IPT (45% Bronze presumably).

 

[Simavon]

Looks like we’re being taken for a ride.

UK car insurance cost up by third here but just 2% in France

Disparity, along with lower increases for car cover in rest of Europe raises questions about motor insurance in Britain

www.theguardian.com

 

[Zilla91]

When are we not?

 

[MD70]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1776543353934336296

 

[as400]

59 with 13 years NCB, no points, MP3LR £599 Churchill £250 excess, Arundel.

Not sure if that is good...£100 more than my outgoing Merc E350cdi.

 

[Tony Hoyle]

From Bell Telematics years back I discovered the Gold discount was 4%, Silver 2%, Bronze nothing.

45% of customers awarded Silver, just 10% Gold before IPT (45% Bronze presumably).

I've no idea what I got.. I do know after 6 months they took the box back because I was such a boring driver DIscount was about £100 on the next cheapest when I got mine.

Still with bell, as they're still cheapest, although it's basically a rebadged admiral once you're out of the black box period.. I generally say admiral if anyone asks.

 

[Jason71]

59 with 13 years NCB, no points, MP3LR £599 Churchill £250 excess, Arundel.

Not sure if that is good...£100 more than my outgoing Merc E350cdi.

What is the 0 - 60 of the Merc?

 

[M00cow]

What is the 0 - 60 of the Merc?

About 7 secs, and you are talking about a car that is at least 10 years old I think at the end of it's production run...2013 probably at the newest as I don't think they have done a CDI badged car for some time now.
But it is about the same as I paid extra coming from a Merc C250D to the M3 Performance of similar age.

 

[MadeAutomatic]

Ive just paid £75 to swap my remaining insurance from a 2016 ford focus diesel to a new RWD Model 3. Swap day is 16th May, insurance will expire 9th September. 58YO with 13 years NCD. I got quotes for £485 for a full year with no voluntary excess or £420 if I added £300 excess. Much less than I expected.

Hopefully the car will catch fire less, stop working in the cold less, have me queue less at chargers and collapse car parks and bridges less than Ive read in the press as well

 

[Js1977]

Hopefully the car will catch fire less, stop working in the cold less, have me queue less at chargers and collapse car parks and bridges less than Ive read in the press as well

There is just no deterring in some people

 

[as400]

What is the 0 - 60 of the Merc?

0-60 = 6.2

 

[Jason71]

About 7 secs, and you are talking about a car that is at least 10 years old I think at the end of it's production run...2013 probably at the newest as I don't think they have done a CDI badged car for some time now.
But it is about the same as I paid extra coming from a Merc C250D to the M3 Performance of similar age.

My point was the Tesla is a much faster car and speed generally equals £. I assume the Merc is a lower insurance group? So actually that seems like quite a decent deal to me. though I am confused by "MP3LR". Is that a long range or a Performance? either way its a lot faster than the Merc.

 

[as400]

My point was the Tesla is a much faster car and speed generally equals £. I assume the Merc is a lower insurance group? So actually that seems like quite a decent deal to me. though I am confused by "MP3LR". Is that a long range or a Performance? either way its a lot faster than the Merc.

LOL!...I haven't got the hang of the acronyms yet!...its a long range 3 and yes I am reasonably happy with the insurance quote, have read some horror stories from some folk with their premiums, depends on many factors I guess including of course the area you live.

 

[Trevel]

After my quote last week £750 car fell through but have secured another car insurance now £1200 wtf
only thing is it’s been on a private plate since new so company’s not finding the reg plate changed over dvla last night not sure if it makes any difference

 

[Pink Duck]

Try quoting for 20 days ahead, it may be just short time between quote and start date resulting in price hike.

 

[Trevel]

Try quoting for 20 days ahead, it may be just short time between quote and start date resulting in price hike.

If it’s vastly different what’s the best thing get temporary cover ? Thanks
If I go thought compare the market it’s £738 as opposed to confused such strange prices

 

[Pink Duck]

Play with the start date and voluntary excess a little to find optimal, calculate cheapest temporary cover quote then decide how to proceed.

 

[spdpsba]

f it’s vastly different what’s the best thing get temporary cover ? Th

Cuvva an app based temporary insurance cover provides from £10 per day - but you need the pictures of vehicle etc.,

 

[Pink Duck]

Well, half-way through and a shiny meaningless Gold medal plus immaculate DriveScore, er, score (might as well):

Only two missed trips from the logging. Discovered that Admiral only offer ‘up to 10%’ off renewal, the worst of all major telematic insurers.

Their speed tolerance is <10 mph from 30 mph until 70, then <15% at/above 70 mph (<80.5 mph). <9 mph over for DriveScore.