van insurance hike this year

[johnny bravo]

Last year i paid £388 for comp cover SMUG insurance. Renewal is £600+
Just checkes comparison sites and wanting near enough £800+ Unbelievable got till 12 Nov. Any referals if just renewed. Cheers
Dispatch 2010 plate

 

[johnny bravo]

Compare Market coming in at £1117 Getting serious now
Go compare £824

From £378 last year

 

[Ethan EZ -Clean]

£3500 this year looking at £6000 next year joys of being young

 

[johnny bravo]

£3500 this year looking at £6000 next year joys of being young

thats expensive

 

[Ethan EZ -Clean]

thats expensive

Had to sell my round (got a fair whack for it to be fair) because of it no point in doing it

going into gutters full time while I do my football coaching stuff

 

[Iron Giant]

I have a 19-plate Berlingo I am 49 years old and I pay less than £400, @johnny bravo I don't understand how you're getting quoted prices of £800+ and over £1k for a 10-plate van.

 

[Scots lad]

I was £270 for the year am 59 though

 

[johnny bravo]

im 60 its always been around the £380 / 340 price
Are you going through companies direct

 

[johnny bravo]

I was £270 for the year am 59 though

Who with

 

[johnny bravo]

just went on Aviva they state we cannot provide me with cover online or over the phone WTF

 

[johnny bravo]

Sorted Hastings @ £350 added rac breakdown home start for an extra £45
Peace of mind

 

[Scots lad]

It's Hastings I'm with

 

[Witham Cleaning Company]

Hastings also through confused. Was with Snnug until that doubled. Plus free Greggs coffee and a £20 voucher happy days

 

[dazmond]

Sorted Hastings @ £350 added rac breakdown home start for an extra £45
Peace of mind

Glad you got sorted mate. You've just got to shop around every year!

 

[dazmond]

I always take out the commercial van breakdown cover too because it's always cheaper than getting it individually!

 

[Gerry Scrimshaw]

Having our van sign written reduced the premium by about the same amount as buying the signs and sticking them on ourselves. Picked up extra work through it though. Worth a thought.

 

[johnny bravo]

Hastings also through confused. Was with Snnug until that doubled. Plus free Greggs coffee and a £20 voucher happy days

i also was previously with SMUG last year . Had a good deal dont know why they doubled it There loss

 

[johnny bravo]

Hastings also through confused. Was with Snnug until that doubled. Plus free Greggs coffee and a £20 voucher happy days

No free greggs or voucher for me Good deal you got

 

[Crystalalan]

i also was previously with SMUG last year . Had a good deal dont know why they doubled it There loss

I think they are trying it on a bit. Basically they are relying on the policy holder to be lazy and just to continue with the existing policy without going through the hassle of fishing around for a cheaper quote. It annoys the hell out of me. You have been a loyal customer for a year and instead of recognising that, the insurer whacks up the renewal price by a few hundred in the hope that you continue.

I had exactly the same thing happen with my park home insurance. My renewal price was about £100 pounds dearer so went on confused. Managed to get the insurance down quite considerably. A week later my existing insurer contacted me asking if I wanted to renew with them. When I told them I got a cheaper quote they managed to beat that quote by £2. I told the guy at the end of the phone they should have given me the cheaper quote in the first place. Then they might have had me as a customer for another year.

Like you said their loss. Hopefully they will figure out that increasing your renewal price substantially will not earn them more money.