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Title: You've gotta shop around!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 03 June 2018, 19:21:56
I've been doing my house insurance this evening.  ::)

My renewal from Swift Cover was £136.ish which was OK, but as I wanted a different level of cover this year I started from scratch at GoCompare.  The best quote there for what I wanted was £183.ish.  :o

So I go to Direct Line as my car insurance is there, £163.ish. Better.  :y  Off to Aviva as I'm a shareholder. £172.ish. Pish!  :P

I was about to go with DL as I thought it was OK, but then thought I'd try the Meerkats! Although I didn't think it would be any better than GoCompare.  LV £116.ish!  Wow! :y

I then did the quote again via TopCashBack and got £7.ish cashback so my house insurance premium this year is £109.ish with better cover than last year!!  :y :y :y

You've gotta shop around!  :)
Title: Re: You've gotta shop around!
Post by: biggriffin on 03 June 2018, 19:48:10
That's expensive for a barn.  ;D
Title: Re: You've gotta shop around!
Post by: Shackeng on 03 June 2018, 22:29:34
Nice one. :y
Title: Re: You've gotta shop around!
Post by: Shackeng on 03 June 2018, 22:32:55
Insurance and utilities give the best cashback. They must assume that once you are a customer, inertia will keep you there! Completely ignoring the fact that you only joined for the cashback, and as a cashback tart will disappear next year! ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: You've gotta shop around!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 03 June 2018, 22:35:11
That's expensive for a barn.  ;D

I've clearly gone up in the world as it used to be said on here that I live in a cave!  ::)  ;D
Title: Re: You've gotta shop around!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 03 June 2018, 22:37:40
Insurance and utilities give the best cashback. They must assume that once you are a customer, inertia will keep you there! Completely ignoring the fact that you only joined for the cashback, and as a cashback tart will disappear next year! ??? ??? ???

I've been doing cashback for just over a year and anything I buy online, I usually check if I can do it via cashback.  I've had about £100 so far!  :y
Title: Re: You've gotta shop around!
Post by: aaronjb on 04 June 2018, 09:04:32
Chuff me, I wish mine was that cheap.. but it's 5x the cost (buildings and contents)!
Title: Re: You've gotta shop around!
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 04 June 2018, 09:46:22
Chuff me, I wish mine was that cheap.. but it's 5x the cost (buildings and contents)!
Don't forget you live in the crime ridden North (midlands) as opposed to a retirement village ;)
Title: Re: You've gotta shop around!
Post by: aaronjb on 04 June 2018, 10:06:25
Chuff me, I wish mine was that cheap.. but it's 5x the cost (buildings and contents)!
Don't forget you live in the crime ridden North (midlands) as opposed to a retirement village ;)

 ;D I think it's the buildings part, largely - the house had some remedial work for slippage in the 1980s (as did the neighbouring houses when a main drain collapsed) so the mainstream insurance companies won't touch it..
Title: Re: You've gotta shop around!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 04 June 2018, 11:39:41
Chuff me, I wish mine was that cheap.. but it's 5x the cost (buildings and contents)!
Don't forget you live in the crime ridden North (midlands) as opposed to a retirement village ;)

You're not wrong!  ::)
Title: Re: You've gotta shop around!
Post by: TheBoy on 04 June 2018, 16:57:27
Sir Tig lives for the grab a granny nights at the local club
Title: Re: You've gotta shop around!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 04 June 2018, 19:23:50
Sir Tig lives for the grab a granny nights at the local club

If only we had a local club!  ::)  The nearest is 30 miles away.  :(