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Title: Direct line can stick it up there A##
Post by: SP_3.2 on 26 August 2010, 20:25:47
with them for 6 years or so. Due renewals at at the end of September told me that the renewals are £1,200 >:( >:( >:( last year was about £620.

This is with 6 years no claims. They can STICK IT UP there, well you know. Did a online Quote at that was £2,000. This must be a joke >:( >:(
Any one that people use
Title: Re: Direct line can stick it up there A##
Post by: Jimbob on 26 August 2010, 20:31:01
I went to Admiral this time on Multicar, we each pay 3-400 a year.

Confused.com and the likes are always the starting point for me  :y
Title: Re: Direct line can stick it up there A##
Post by: Lazydocker on 26 August 2010, 20:35:09
It rarely pays to be loyal ;) ;)

As Jimbob says... But go through cashback kings first ;) And also do gocompare too :y

Also, bear in mind that many insurance companies give rewards on cashback sites... Swiftcover, who are best for SWMBO and I, were offering £28 per new policy :y :y
Title: Re: Direct line can stick it up there A##
Post by: Lazydocker on 26 August 2010, 20:36:21
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I went to Admiral this time on Multicar, we each pay 3-400 a year.

Confused.com and the likes are always the starting point for me  :y

Was stupidly expensive for us... About £350 more than 2 policies with Swiftcover :o :o
Title: Re: Direct line can stick it up there A##
Post by: Jimbob on 26 August 2010, 20:50:54
what I didnt understand....was they price matched themselves...

Old car insured with Bell
got quotes for new car, bell were about £40 more than I was paying.

Admiral rang me after the confused quote, beat the bell price considerabley, and cancelled it free of charge (they are the same company)

I now pay less than I did, for a faster, newer car, with the same company  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Direct line can stick it up there A##
Post by: spud1990 on 26 August 2010, 21:16:16
try gettin a traders policy. i have i pay £500 a year can dive what i want, :y
Title: Re: Direct line can stick it up there A##
Post by: Lazydocker on 26 August 2010, 21:20:21
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try gettin a traders policy. i have i pay £500 a year can dive what i want, :y

Used to have one when I was a trader ;) ;)

Trouble is, if you are no longer in the trade it can be tough to explain ;)
Title: Re: Direct line can stick it up there A##
Post by: MickAP on 26 August 2010, 21:25:01
Morethan have been good for me in the last 3 years.
Not much in the way of increase on the premiums.
I have had two cars insured with them, down to one now, also my home insurance which is at a good price :y

But like said as soon as they start taking the p then it's time to look elsewhere ;D



Mick
Title: Re: Direct line can stick it up there A##
Post by: omegaman2 on 26 August 2010, 21:28:07
direct line -----they are the reason i am with zurich now
Title: Re: Direct line can stick it up there A##
Post by: feeutfo on 26 August 2010, 21:47:10
Direct line doubled my policy too, similar amount of time with them, not that I wanted to stay, they are a useless pita company to deal with, and I have 2 complaints outstanding, both are promised to be dealt with with a letter explanining please bare with us investigation under way, except I haven't had a peep now for two months, they "think" I have forgotten, oooooh no I haven't.

Anyway, got multi car with elephant now, paying half as much as we both where before   :y

Which although is good news, only confirms what I already knew, I should have left DL years ago, useless lying bunch of charlatans that they are.

In a 50/50 reversing car park bump, after much chasing and blatant lies and BS from them, they admitted hey had lost the file, and paid out, they are worse than muppets.
Title: Re: Direct line can stick it up there A##
Post by: spud1990 on 26 August 2010, 22:37:36
its pretty easy just tell them you buy and sell the odd car from home. i find it good as i own a couple of cars.  :y
Title: Re: Direct line can stick it up there A##
Post by: SP_3.2 on 26 August 2010, 23:34:56
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Direct line doubled my policy too, similar amount of time with them, not that I wanted to stay, they are a useless pita company to deal with, and I have 2 complaints outstanding, both are promised to be dealt with with a letter explanining please bare with us investigation under way, except I haven't had a peep now for two months, they "think" I have forgotten, oooooh no I haven't.

Anyway, got multi car with elephant now, paying half as much as we both where before   :y

Which although is good news, only confirms what I already knew, I should have left DL years ago, useless lying bunch of charlatans that they are.
In a 50/50 reversing car park bump, after much chasing and blatant lies and BS from them, they admitted hey had lost the file, and paid out, they are worse than muppets.

That sounds just about right to me....so pis### off with them >:( >:(.


Title: Re: Direct line can stick it up there A##
Post by: vauxsull on 27 August 2010, 10:44:27
You should try the AA insurance... I pay £280 per year or my MV6 and my NCD is protected and legal aid too... they reduced it by £15 too just for allowing them to quote me home insurance wether i took it up or not...
Title: Re: Direct line can stick it up there A##
Post by: Teebee on 27 August 2010, 11:07:20
Zurich via an independent broker here, my policy went up 60 quid last year, tried the comparison sites best like for like was only 30 quid cheaper so I stuck with the broker I know.

Two weeks later I get my direct debit documents, it has dropped 40 quid, he found a discount scheme he could apply for me. That's how to build loyalty  :y