Haggling with yer insurer..................worth a go.

[Daithi]

I got a call about 3 weeks before the insurance I have on 4 bikes I have was due for renewal, the bikes are as follows:

1996 BMWR1100GS
1990 BMWR100GS/PD
2002 Suzuki DRz400E
1980 Honda 250 RS

The initial Quote was €480, to which I responded that I had searched around and AON had quoted me €70 less, the lad
on the other end of the line asked me to hold while he spoke to the under-writers. About 3 minutes later he was back to
say he could match that quote, I said that's great but that I'd have a bit of a shop around given the big difference in his
initial quote. I wasn't pushed for time so I waited till he rang me back again 2 weeks later, I told him I had since gotten a
quote from a third Insurer with identical benefits with a further €40 reduction. Again I was put on hold for a couple of
minutes he came back to me saying he would match it with a quote of €368, I nearly took the shoulder off him.

All those hours spent ringing around for better quotes paid off.

 

[jonny5859]

result, stick to your guns!

 

[STUBBS]

always worth a haggle they can only say no

 

[NeverRodeBefore]

I got my renewal notice through, and did an online check, and sure enough I could save nearly a £100, and given that my quote was nearly double what I paid last year I thought they were taking the micky.

I rang up and told them all this, and after several minutes, the guy comes back to me and says I already have their best price

 

[Daithi]

always worth a haggle they can only say no

..and they probably won't.


By the way, the price I got was for Fully Comprehensive on all 4 bikes with Auntie Carol and I might have exaggerated a little when I told them I'd phoned around...or that I'd even gotten a better Quote.

It does show the profit margins on insurance must be feckin massive, €112 saved.