Insurance racism?

[Itchy]

TL:DR

Bought a run around bike.

I run an insurance quote using an English sounding name which is a legal name I use. Insurance comes out at £92. Good good.

I then run the exact same quote but with my legal Chinese sounding name and lo and behold cheapest quote is £286.

Yet the rider is exactly the same except one name implies I am not white the other does.

Anybody care to explain the discrepancy?
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[chris-red]

Because everyone knows Asians can't drive. HTH
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[Fisty]

It's insurance, they just give you random prices and hope you take it.
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[arry]

There's no coding in name field on any distribution site I've ever used

I do have a copy of a 1970's Fleet and Taxi underwriting guide which gives advice on which foreign sounding names to avoid

[Skudd]

[Copycat73]

did you delete all the cookies in internet explorer first ?
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[monkeybiker]

What website did you get the quote from so other people can test your theory.

[monkeybiker]

[Tungtvann]

[Llama-Farmer]

[Dcwhite1984]

[Itchy]

Just tried it again with my dad's car price difference is smaller.

But a change from Wong Sau to Gary results in a £55 difference on confused.com
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[t121anf]

Same company that is giving the cheapest price?

Perhaps your Chinese name is to short for the cheap English one?

[wr6133]

My wife has always had cheaper car quotes using my surname and an englishified version of her name than if she uses her Chinese name. Her friends have similar experiences.

[Baffler186]

[Copycat73]

[t121anf]

[P.addy]

[monkeybiker]

[Rogerborg]

A Halifax spokesman said customers’ details are passed to a panel of insurance firms, who provide quotes.

He added: “Under no circumstance will a surname be used as a way of ­influencing the decision of the panel.”

Except they can't explain why Matulevicze comes in £100 higher than Cuthbertson.
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[chris-red]

try running a dodgy name first then a Anglo one.
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Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

[Wave2k]

Classic case of insurance random number generator.
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