Bennetts Insurance....Good Idea?

[bikergurl39]

Hey guys,
I shall be getting insured on my bike fairly soon and ive found that Bennetts seem to have given me the best quote
However, ive heard that they are not very reliable and have given people problems...
Has this been the case for anyone? Should i steer clear?
My second best quote was from H and R Insurance, is anyone familiar with this company?
The difference in price is only about £30...all adds up though!
Any advice is much appreciated
Thanks

[st3v3]

do a BCF search for bennetts up ^there^ and check out a few threads, I've been with them for a couple of months now and had no trouble, but too many people have had all sorts of problems, but I don't wanna cancel my policy and lose the years ncb Also, who are bennetts insuring you with? Maybe find out and ring them, try getting it cheaper direct
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[Swipe]

Bennetts tend not to include legal cover in their quotes so it will probably work out about the same as your next best quote if you add that on. I'm with Bennetts but I haven't had the misfortune to put a claim in yet so can't really comment on how bad they are.
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[0ddball]

From what i've heard i wouldn't unless they were substantialy cheaper.
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[Misc]

Bennetts have been good with me, didn't ask for any proof like H&R did, had to send proof of alarm & license.
When i had my accident, they paid out for my bike within 2 weeks & i had a courtesy bike within a couple of days.
I'd use them again.

[Ted]

I recently took my second policy out with Bennetts, had no probs last year, and so went with them again. There were the cheapest both times.

However, I have never put in a claim... so I don't know what they are like if you need to claim off of them...

[Mudskipper]

Bennetts don't include stuff like 'any bike' on comp insurance either.

Was with H & R for my cage for years, highly recommended.

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[Storm]

Ive had no end of trouble, mainly causing me to be out of pocket and getting threats of debt collection, would not recommend

Are the cheapest for us but really not worth the hassle

[st3v3]

they wanted my 2yrs NCB proof, so I had to get it off Highway MC via Swinton/collonade to send it to Bennetts so they could forward it onto Highway MC, not that an internal mail chap couldn't take it between departments....
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[SoulRider]

Bennets have a very expensive excess, plus if its your first bike then you will be more likely to drop it and need repairs done.

I would try express insurance, i went with them because their offical suzuki sponsors but they also got me a very good price. Seem to be pretty good service and threw in a load of extras as well.

Express
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[trevoriv]

Both are decent reputable companies, Bennetts tend to be on the expensive side especially for young riders.

I would check to see which has the lowest excess, lowest interest rate if paying by instalments (H & R finance is very expensive) and which include any breakdown cover and legal cover.

Other than you're sorted
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[mikeoldcars]

ive renewed my insurance with them and added my old dad to the policy for an extra quid, seem ok to me

[phil_DT]

Bennetts have been alrite with me, £200 tpo including legal cover for my DT. Went to an insurance broker in town and they wanted £500
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[bikergurl39]

thanks for all your help guys
theres a lot of mixed opinions there!
i think i would rather spend an extra £30 and not risk it with Bennetts
ive read old threads about the company aswell and i think ive seen more faults than good points
fingers crossed
thanks again

[jimbothe]

Bennets are normally cheaper but i certainly wont be re insuring with them next year.It took me weeks to change my two bikes onto a one bike policy after their error and not sorting it out in the first place.I even had final demand letters from their collections dept claiming i owed them money.

cheap insurance = crap customer service

The left hand does not know what the right hand is doing - pretty much the same as the government except thats just on a bigger scale.
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[gmanxiii]

Motorcycle Direct offered me a pretty good deal, TPFT was a few bob cheaper than any quote i got with bennetts but also threw in european cover for 30days and i was covered to ride any bike 3rd party.
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[jimbothe]

carole nash is still top in my book.I will be going to them as soon as i finish with bennetts.

Went with them before and fell for the 'cheaper trap' by about 50 pounds in bennets favour.In my opinion i wish i had just spent the extra....
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[gmanxiii]

forgot to mention yeah bennetts are pants, they randomly cancelled my policy before xmas because apparently i hadnt paid... when i rang them up to tell them i had paid the full premium months ago they said they'd had a "systems error" that cancelled it. then they tried to charge me for reinstating the policy. My colleague also finds them pretty incompetent
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[Evo]

As always just shop around and play companies off each other to get the best quote.

I went with MCE for my NSR at £432.99 which is dirt cheap. Everyone else quoted me £700+ and told me to go buy the policy while it's available.

Got breakdown cover aswell all in on finance at £510.
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[i_am_tim]

does anyone know of companies you can pay the insurance off monthly for? having just sold my rs125 and moving to an R6 i am left with little cash for insurance and i need a monthly scheme

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[paulDJSCOTT]

try express they saved me about £400 quid and you can pay monthly
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

e-bike insurance do i think.
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[lllN30lll]

i'd go with carole nash.

if you do use Bennets call them on 08001070780 and use the Discount code 2341
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