Saved 270 on insurance

[bombom]

Got renewal through today from Bennetts for £450 tpft ,
A whole £100 more than last yeah.
So decided to shop about and got it for £180 from likewise.
Phone Bennetts and best they could do was £350 so told them to forget it.

All this 1 year licence with 1 yrs NCB on my little bandit 400

So I gave myself a pat on the back
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Current: 97 zx6r f3
Previous: suzuki gsf400 bandit

[dannymassive]

Proper job

Indeed, it's always best to shop around.
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Previous Ride's - '01 Aprilia SR125 (Sold) '08 HONDA CBF600n (Sold) '96 CB500 (Sold) '01 FZS 1000 (Sold) '06 CB1300SA (Sold) '07 CB600F Hornet (Sold) - '93 Suzuki Savage LS400 (Sold) '98 Honda VTR1000 Firestorm (Sold) '05 CB600F Hornet (Sold) '01 FZS1000 Fazer (Sold) 2016 Harley Davidson Street Bob SE (Sold) '02 Kawasaki ZX9R (Sold) '98 CB600F Hornet (Sold) '04 Suzuki Bandit 1200s (Sold) '13 Yamaha FZ1-N

[flat eric]

It pays to shop around. I always do and aim to get the quote cheaper each year. Quite often the insurer you're with will beat the cheapest quote, but not always. Does the policy detail with Likewise have the same amount of cover as your previous policy ?

They always give better deals to new customers, hence why i'm always changing.
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There is always someone worse off than you !

[Stiffler]

For my renewal quote the last three years I've shopped around and the company I'm with already has come back online as the cheapest and cheaper than the renewal quote... It's becoming annoying, why if they offer better deals online is my renewal quote always more expensive?!
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Current Bikes - Kawasaki ZX-6R (636) | BMW G650GS

[Irn-Bru]

I shop around every time, never been with the same company 2 years running. This is the second time I've been with Bennetts on 2 different bikes tho as they were a couple of quid cheaper than the competition.
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KTM 990 SMT & Suzuki DR-Z 400 SM

[Villers]

I did something similar with the car except I took the cheapest quote to save £180. The idiots I ended up with actually scared me to the point where I had to cancel the policy in the end - their admin made MCE look like award winners and the actual documentation looked like it had come off a cheap photocopier! Would be petrified about how they would handle a claim.

If its a broker you use you probably end up with the same lot anyway, equity red star etc. so its no big bother eally. Congrats on getting it down as far as that!!
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RS125 > CBR6 > SV650S > ZX636R > GSX1300RZ Hayabusa > 06 RSVR Mille > SV1000S > Street Triple 765 RS

[Louise]

Always worth to shop around. Ive never really stayed with the same insurer for more then 2 years also.
Folks copped a huge rise, for an R Reg VW estate from £500 tpft up too £900. Even tho a new quote on GoCompare with the same company was cheeper they were having none of it - So to them...

[bombom]

Ye even got some free key finder policy thing, is that them key rings with a £10 reward stamped on it? Lol
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Current: 97 zx6r f3
Previous: suzuki gsf400 bandit

[temeluchus]

etwatsinsurance put my policy up from 180 to 1100 a year. Bare in mind I have never ever claimed on my insurance.

I politely emailed them to correct their obvious typo. When I was informed this was serious they were cancelled in about 2 minutes.

I know merseyside isn't the cheapest area but jeepers!
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[Skudd]

I shop around, but found that this year the little buggers still took the money out of my account, then claimed that I hadn't cancelled the renewal. they refunded me, but instead of doing a simple bank transfer they sent me a cheque three weeks later. buggers.
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[dragstaar]

Yeah, I always shop around. Insurance is a week long job for me. I'm calling up all sorts etc.

CIA tried to charge me £650 on my bandit, shopped around and got it for £180 for the same level of cover with Bikesure.

When I got the GSXR, all the insurers were weeing themselves saying "oooo its a GSXR 600, so nothing less than £1200", Shopped around for ages and got it for £485 with Just Motorcycle Insurance.

Always pays to shop

[Yarri]

I never paid more than £400 quid for bike insurance and I was riding since 17. Some bigger bikes actually cheaper to insure for me at least then lets say a 600cc sports, Fireblade is about £230 quid and ZX6R I currently ride is £270 but I am still happy.
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[L-Jam]

I can't believe people wouldn't shop around for insurance. It definitely pays too! You're price is really good mind.

I was 19 at the time of insuring my GSX-R 750 K7, 3 years NCB and I got it for £280, which I think is fucking awesome.

This year it's around £200!
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