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elephant renewal quote
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:06 pm
by craigs135s
Just got my renewal quote £902.15 am 25 years old 4 years ncb and my mum on the policy as she bring it down.
i done a new quote and used my mates name and it was £700 so gave them a phone BLA BLA BLA and they gave me it for 700

just gos to show how much they try and screw us.
Cheers
Craig
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:11 pm
by Sassy
Interesting, I'm 27 3 years NCB, but elephant quoted me £1,300, and when the schedule came through it had Exige 240 R on it.
I phoned back, told them it was just a standard Exige, and apparently that made no difference to the premium.
Just shows how little they know!
But I might try getting a quote online as 'someone else' and see if it's any different.
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:16 pm
by Tom
Thats very odd. I've been going back and forward between admiral and elephant and there was virtually no difference between S1 ,S2, 111R, exige. About £700. Male, 26, 4yrs NCB, also including GF,28 4yrs.
Did you try confused? I take it its got tracker etc etc.
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:26 pm
by mckeann
for the past 3 years, elephant have sent me through an increased renewal, i go online, get a better quote then phone them up and they match it.
1300 does seem high. i'm 24 with a modified S1 and its 700 quid. thats with 3 years NCB.
play about with the quotes online then phone up and complain
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:34 pm
by jj
I changed from the S1 to the Exige when my renewal was up last week, and it was £80 more than the S1, despite the fact its insured value is 2.5times the S1 and its 5years newer. Work that one out.

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:46 pm
by Sassy
I think perhaps that I'm a girl, and my bro has convictions might be the problem.
insurance
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:47 pm
by minkypotglory
yep it pays to look around when i renewed my s1 insurance it was £350.00
two week later i bought the 160 sport

and the same company wanted £950 extra

i would want my 17 year old son and his girlfrend on the policy for that money

told them to fcuk off and shopped around buget came up with£450.00 not much differance

they seem to think people ar zipped up the back
Neilp
ps Not that i would let my 17 year old drive my 160 the girlfrend maybe

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:00 pm
by Sassy
Hmm.
Just tried online with elephant entering the exact same details (this time not with the 240 R tho!) and it came back £300 cheaper than what I paid last week.
Emailed them to tell them this, and that I expect them to reduce my premium accordingly!
We'll see what they say.
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:02 pm
by Tom
I found it helped to be a bit inventive if they ask for your best quote so far...

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:05 pm
by GregR
Tom wrote:I found it helped to be a bit inventive if they ask for your best quote so far...

pfft! Lie!
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:09 pm
by mac
Mandy's 28 with 5 years NCB.
AON (esteem) did her S1 for a shade under £600.
All depends on where you live though. I moved less than 5 miles and it took £300 of my policy!
Mac
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:30 pm
by mrbennybennett
I went with A - Plan through a recommendation of Graeme at MMC when i bought the 111r - Auto torque my exisitng insurers with my S1 wouldnt quote me so moved to A Plan - only £200 more than my S1 on a brand new car worth 3 times as much!
£895 - im 27 with 0 no claims bonus and no convictions parked in a private car park
Worth a call - i will fish out the number if anyone want to give them a try
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:35 pm
by Andy G
Was it Elephant that also cover you for 5 MSa approved track days a year as part of your terms?
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:57 pm
by The_Rossatron
The guy from Elephant didn't know what a trackday was so I gave up right there.
They do seem to try and shaft you on renewal for some reason. I talked my £750 odd renewal down to £580. 26 + 6 yrs NCB
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:01 pm
by simon
Andy G wrote:Was it Elephant that also cover you for 5 MSa approved track days a year as part of your terms?
Ha, you're kidding arent you? It's probably AON/Lotus Esteem your thinking of.
I'm with elephant, 26yo, 4yrs ncb, no convitions and 25yo girlfriend on the policy and I'm about £680.