Body & Soul0 min ago
car tax...!
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Just got letter from Dvla for road tax renewal, nearly fell off me chair gone up £40 from last year for same car talk about daylight robbery now £210 instead of £170!!
and to cap it all car insurance renewal as well gone up £70 FOR WHAT!!!
ain't cheap to run a car anymore, need to change insurers been with same company for 4 years and don't get a thing off them even though i have claimed for nothing so they can poke their quote where the sun don't shine thieve's!!!
and to cap it all car insurance renewal as well gone up £70 FOR WHAT!!!
ain't cheap to run a car anymore, need to change insurers been with same company for 4 years and don't get a thing off them even though i have claimed for nothing so they can poke their quote where the sun don't shine thieve's!!!
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More to the point the cost of claims has gone up what with "Injuries R us" or whoever bunginging kickbacks to get the names of accident victims and then phoning them up and persuading them to persue bogus whiplash claims.
You may never have had a claim but you still have some small risk of doing so and if the cost of that claim is higher they will charge you higher premiums.
But I would certainly echo the wisdom of shopping around and thinking about restricted milage policies or raising your excess
You may never have had a claim but you still have some small risk of doing so and if the cost of that claim is higher they will charge you higher premiums.
But I would certainly echo the wisdom of shopping around and thinking about restricted milage policies or raising your excess
In a rural setting there are no alternatives to owning a car. I could get to town in the afternoon on the bus but I'd have to wait until tomorrow to come home again.
My high performance Vectra only costs around £600 to insure for a year but that preferential rate comes with drawbacks.......wrinkles and an ever-increasing bald patch!
My high performance Vectra only costs around £600 to insure for a year but that preferential rate comes with drawbacks.......wrinkles and an ever-increasing bald patch!
MY insurer increased my premium 2 years ago by about £90 so I changed insurer, went back to them last year because they gave me a cheaper quote, was expecting them to hike up the renewal price again this year, and was looking around for prices, but lo and behold they had reduced the price!....only by £17, but it was a reduction!.....first time in years!......
Car insurance prices have been rising sharply for the last three years as the industry rushes to recoup a surge in personal injury claims, fuelled by the growing influence of "no win, no fee" lawyers. Last year, insurers lost 20 pence for every pound of premium income they earned, which at that rate would eventually put them out of business unless premiums are increased. Where would you go for insurance then?
Years ago I was with Quinn Direct. I had a claim resulting from a non fault accident and their service was faultless. Which was a shame at renewal when they were not competitive. So I gave them the target premium I was prepared to pay and they point blank refused to negotiate. So balls to them. I shifted my business elsewhere where I did get the service and cover.
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