motor insurance for imported vehicle

[logic]

i have a pajero, which is of course an import,
why are so many companies reluctant to insure thes vehicles,?after all it is basically the same as a shogun.

[Hymie]

One of the main reasons insurance companies don�t like to insure non-standard vehicles is that they cannot be certain of repair costs (it may be that a part cannot be sourced within the UK).

Image you have a fully comprehensive policy, if say the windscreen is non-standard, it could cost many times a standard windscreen to have it replaced.
You cannot expect insurance companies to investigate which parts are readily available and which are not � so they either refuse to quote, or quote at a price to cover their possible increased losses.

If the policy has the option of a hire car while your car is being repaired � they could find themselves paying for never ending car hire, while the garage tries to source the parts.

[logic]

Hmm,
I get your point Hymie cheers.

[redcrx]

logic, my CRX was a Jap import and i had no probs getting it insured through Tesco.