Thieving bastids - insurance...

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

Well my insurance has been renewed..

I'm now £1095 lighter off Crying or Very sad

They wouldn't budge from £1295 but soon as I rang up today and said I was renewing instantly they happily dropped to £1095 with no hassle. Hmmm.. Tried to get it under £1000 but they wouldn't do that unfortunately.

Thanks Danny for calling around, shame that you couldn't get it lower but I appricieate your efforts.

So CIA have successfully stolen £1095 of my cash and I don't get nowt for it.

bastids Twisted Evil

____________________
Current Toys: 06 Yamaha WR250F | Nissan 350Z GT | Tech 4 Homes

Smoto Bob · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Dec 2003 Karma :

DUDE!!!< so thought you bike had been nicked!! Shocked

lol at the price of your insurance heheheh, my bike AND insureance cost 250 less than that TOGETHER!! :-p
____________________
F'it DO WHAT EVER MAKES YOU HAPPY!!!!! Even if it screws over everyone else :p
Titz wrote: "..and my 3rd accident was when this police car....."

priller · Brolly Dolly Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Karma :

Is that FC?

sv_cath · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 19 Apr 2004 Karma :

Jeeeez, that's steep!
I kinda hope you don't get anything back for it really - if you do it means you've had an accident or the bike's been nicked! What a weird set up - you pay all that money and actually don't want anything back for it! Confused

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

cath, I won't get nowt back!

I'm TPF&T

I'm 18 so can't claim for theft anyway as my insurance will be far too much next year.

So if someone nicks my bike tomorrow I've lost £5k for the bike and £1k for the insurance.

So hence why young people feel so robbed when we get insurance. Because we don't see nothing for it, other than if we cause an accident obviously we need it then...
____________________
Current Toys: 06 Yamaha WR250F | Nissan 350Z GT | Tech 4 Homes

priller · Brolly Dolly Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Karma :

Thats expensive, glad I didn't get an R6 at 18.

Mr C · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Karma :

They don't want you to ride an R6 at 18 becasue it's dangerous is why it's so expensive

prove them wrong, go and get some advanced training

pass a Rospa or IAM test and get 20% off

that's gotta be worth it
____________________
187.3bhp = 201mph

Danny · Ask Me About Stoppie School Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Karma :

Sorry I couldn't get it down, but wait till your 19 then you can get reasonable quotes.

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

Hmmmm... they "assume" it's dangerous because 18 on an R6.

I've been riding a year now and never claimed. Would be different for a 30 year old who's just passed their test and got an R6 though, they'd get insured for around £300 I'd imagine.

Ahh well, moaning won't change it but I have always wanted to do some advanced training, might get that done this year Thumbs Up

Is IAM etc really expensive though so would really outweigh the costs of insurance and still be expensive, BUT personally I'd be doing the training to improve my riding, not specifically to get my insurance down.
____________________
Current Toys: 06 Yamaha WR250F | Nissan 350Z GT | Tech 4 Homes

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

JimboJ · Manc Pikey Joined: 23 Aug 2002 Karma :

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

JimboJ · Manc Pikey Joined: 23 Aug 2002 Karma :

ZZ-Rse · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 20 May 2004 Karma :

The IAM training used to be rather fun, unlike the test for your license (or at least how it used to be, not had anything to do with the new theory/practical set up) the guys actually teach how to ride on a road in everyday conditions. You'll certainly walk away from it with a better knowledge of road dynamics than you went in with, and quite possibly a better understanding of how to ride your bike effectively.
That's in no means meant to be a slight on whatever your current abilities are, but imho it's WELL worth doing, as an added bonus you'll get to save shed loads on your insurance over the next 5-7 years while you accumulate no-claims Very Happy

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

I definetly want to do some advanced training, I've improved a LOT since getting the R6 but I could do with a bit more training on a few things to smooth out some stuff.

I'm not too good around town at times, can't stand rush hour traffic etc, although I've improved I'm still not as good as I want to be.

So advanced training will be ideal Thumbs Up

____________________
Current Toys: 06 Yamaha WR250F | Nissan 350Z GT | Tech 4 Homes

Ninja · Caption Abuser Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Karma :

sheeesh - following on from comments about BABs - I've been quoted for the intended GSXR11 @ £340 TPFT - not ridden for almost 10 years . . .
____________________
James
4 wheels transport the Body ... 2 wheels transport the SOUL

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

dainesefreak · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Karma :

If it gets nicked I'd claim to get my £5k back then worry about the insurance afterwards or get a different bike that's cheaper to insure.

priller · Brolly Dolly Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Karma :

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

Not entirely sure why I got F&T instead of TPO
____________________
Current Toys: 06 Yamaha WR250F | Nissan 350Z GT | Tech 4 Homes

priller · Brolly Dolly Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Karma :

1cyl · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Karma :

I'm 18 and both my bike and its insurance are 400, i really cant see the point it wasting all that money just to go a bit faster Brick Wall

, i'm waiting for a few years, restricted license runs out, insurance goes down, experience goes up, savings go up, and hello 2006 augusta, and you'll have spent all your wonga on insuring a bigger bike at a stupid age so you can be just that little bit faster than everyone else.

Good things come to those who wait Very Happy

.
____________________
Chase my Witch up, Catch my Snitch up.
The SMC | The Pit | Stable

Luke_Retrofly · Silly Lesbian Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Karma :

Hi
Hehehe £500 TPO Razz

.

Luke

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Pah.

£250 TPFT Razz

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :