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JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

Rang round insurance companies today for my Bandit. Remember that I will only be 17, with 1 years No Claims in a good area. I got quotes of well over a thousand pounds and thought I was onto a goodun with Carole Nash at £610...

Then I rang up my current insurers, Motorcycle Direct and they got me a quote on a 600 Bandit for...

£260.47 TPFT!!! + £400 excess.

That's only £100 more than I paid for my Scooter TPO. Dance!

Wonder how cheap it will be in a couple of years time. Thinking

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ash t · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Karma :

Bargain!!!

i gotta start ringing round soon, im looking to upgrade to a sports 400 before june!
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jay12329 · Dr. Evil Joined: 02 May 2003 Karma :

Thats insane! I pay more than that with 2 years ncb on the hornet. Although i only have a £100 excess.
Motorcycle direct will be on my list come october!
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instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

What the f*ck....

How the hell did you manage that??!?!?

Well jealous.

numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

Thats a joke, mine is 6 times that TPO, same age as you on a ninja. Sad

JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

I dunno if they just want to keep my custom because I am already with them, but my god I was speechless I had to keep checking with the woman if she was telling the truth!
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nc30 chick · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Karma :

Bloody ell, I pay that for my 400 and Im considerably older than you Laughing

Gazdaman · I did a trackday!!! Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Karma :

We reap the benefits of not having a stereotypical fast bike.

Although I'm still annoyed, I'm 18 with 0NCB and I pay about £600 TPFT on my XJ600.

Gaz

JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

I did ask her why it was so low and she said it was a combination of having a top of the range alarm, having it alphadotted, not including commuting and keeping it garaged overnight. She also said I live in an extremely low crime area. Thumbs Up

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numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

Josh|RD125LC · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Karma :

Are you having us on mate? If you aren't thats a bloody good deal. Thats what I pay for my 50 at the moment, and thats with Bennetts. Maybe I should get on ebay and buy a VFR now Laughing

I might try them with the RD, I might get a quote of £100! Very Happy

Nice going though. I thought £600 was a good price, but what you got there is absolutely great. Thumbs Up

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numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

I've changed my sig accordingly. Laughing

JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

Mark, you ride a ZX6R though, my isn't a sports bike. Yet it's still powerful enough and a fair few insurance groups down. I carried on ringing around and everyone was shocked when I said my lowest quote was £260.

For the record I spent 4 hours on the phone to various companies. Smile

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instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

Jon - with that quote, pitch them against each other. Try and get lower. Laughing

numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

cc123 · Geez a joab? Joined: 17 Jan 2005 Karma :

Bandits are pretty cheap to insure by the looks of things. My mate had a B12 for a little while and only paid £106 TPTF. He is 24 and it was garaged.
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

No commuting can cut a quote in half sometimes!

No pillions can also take a decent chunk out of it as well.

Jrod · Page 3 Girl Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

I don't belive ya. Thumbs Down

JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

I've included pillion cover.

zxr400er I will take a photo of the form when I recieve it. Wink

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dibbster · Nearly there... Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Karma :

I'm with Motorcycle Direct and got my renewal yesterday, was £550 TPFT last year. i made a claim (still unresolved in Oct) and as a result the renewal is now £1100. Shocked

So I am currently trying to find the going rate for a kidney on the organ market. Laughing

£260 TPFT you lucky lucky sod!
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Whitetrash · Banned Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Karma :

They just feel sorry for you because you live in chard!!!!! Laughing

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JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

OT: My questions whilst we're all here:

If you crash whilst commuting, and you aren't covered for it, how can they possibly question it? Surely you can just say you were off out to the shops...?

Dom_ · Points Mean Prizes Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

That's insanely mentally cheap. If only my next bike will be that cheap to insure...

Ooh and Jon, how many kms/miles did you say you would be doing a year?

JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

4000 miles, even though it is primary form of transport, my college is within walking distance of me and therefore will only be riding it when I need too. Bit pointless starting it up and by the time it has warmed up I could have been there. Smile

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