Insurance 'renewal' Fee?

[Purple_Popple]

Received a reminder from my car insurers about my upcoming renewal of the policy - to read they are charging me £36 renewal fee ? Never ever had this from any insurer before - is this right ?

[janbee]

Never heard of this Popple. Dump them and shop around.

[bookbinder]

It's new to me, also, and I've been driving for 52 years. Take janbee's advice.

[SirOracle]

Are you prepared to name and shame this Company, be it the Broker or the Insurer,as a warning to us all to steer clear of them .?

[Baldric]

They would be looking for a new customer come renewal date, well out of order!

[Purple_Popple]

Grove & Dean

[vulcan42]

It's been around since last year.
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-2288915/Watch-50-renewal-fee-just-stick-car-insurance-policy.html

[Purple_Popple]

Don't understand why they would charge extra to keep a customer ? Most odd.

[boxtops]

They sound like a small company (here it says they are family owned http://www.grove-dean.co.uk/?gclid=CLu1h5Oe3MECFVDItAod-yEAlw ) but they are brokers rather than an insurance company. Tell them to stick it, and go direct to the insurance company to renew. You don't need a broker.

[DSJ]

We're both with esure and have just renewed our policies. We certainly weren't asked to pay a renewal fee. If we had been, we would have gone elsewhere.

[TWR]

Purple, contact them & state if the charge, you go they are taking the Izzzzzz. you have the money, they want he business.

[sir.prize]

Feedback from customers is not the best

http://www.reviewcentre.com/Motorcycle-Insurance/Grove-and-Dean-www-grove-dean-co-uk-reviews_1744456

[hc4361]

Ask them on their FaceBook page. They won't like it but they'll have to answer