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Ridiculous Increase In Car Insurance
Our car insurance was £587 last year. This year it has gone up to £1,700!!!!! We are both over 50 (him over 60), both professionals, do very little mileage every year (perhaps around 7000), we have had no accidents or claims in something like 20 years, neither of us have ever had any form of motoring offence or endorsement. We have lived in the same village for 5 years.
He has shopped around all morning and the cheapest he can find is £1000. He has tried all the comparison sites and no end of insurers not on such sites. I've sent him to call a broker I used to use.
The car is quite an expensive one - 18 month old Audi A8, so I imagine the increase in top marque thefts might be an issue but still an "apathy" increase which trebles the insurance is unbelievable with the next best price still nearly doubling it.
Any tips? Or good brokers, please?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I pay £44.36 per month (= £532.32 p.a.) for fully comprehensive cover of a car in a fairly high insurance group (Honda Accord, Group 23) with business use, at age 70 and up to 8,000 miles driving p.a. That includes quite a few 'extras' though, such as the highest level of RAC cover available, as well as the additional cost of paying monthly instead of annually.
Whenever I've tried hunting around for a lower premium, I've never been able to beat the renewal quote that I've been given by Post Office Insurance. So it might be worth seeing what they can offer you:
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(Your Audi A8's insurance group will be between 44 and 50 though, depending upon it's exact specifications. So don't expect to find really cheap insurance anywhere!)
I am with AA Beam which I got through compare market comparison site last year. Mine has gone up from £ 158 to £248 this year for 6yr old SUV 4 x4 valued at around £10000, 5000 miles a year fully comp + ncd protection + £0 voluntary excess usual other stuff like windscreen courtesy car etc. They even beat their own renewal quote when I rang before renewing even though they were already cheapest by a mile.
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