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Thanks for the tip Scotty - strangely enough, id been recommended Aviva, and Swintons quote was based on them. I'll go direct to Aviva and see what happens with the premium then. Jeez, that's more like a sensible quote you got there Scotty. However, can I say, 3 months into London again and it amazes me how you really don't need a car here. I had just a motorbike for years before I went over to oz and loved it and its very easy to do it. The buses/trains/tubes here really are amazing now how frequent they are....even much more so than 13 yrs ago. Any more insurance clues though more than welcome y'all!

Thanks Guys - tried go compare and it came down to 274 quid at the lowest....it didn't ask where my 13 years no-claims came from, so didnt tell em! Im sure they'll ask when it comes to getting cover from the actual company...but we''ll see when I get the car. But, on the face of it, that's crazy - 274 up to 750 quid just for being overseas while you got the same NCD. Jim - that's mad also! a good pointer though as I haven't bought the vehicle yet......ill take the approach of assuming nothing then till I get the quote on the actual make and model.

Hey all, Having been back in the UK now for a couple of months and now looking at getting some wheels again. Following on from a couple of posts here, I have just got quotes for runarounds for 1200 GBP from Swintons and 750 GBP from Keith Michaels - both fully comp. They both took 13 years no-claims-discount from AU but getting penalised for being out of the country - which seems crazy cos if you can avoid a crash in AU for 13 years, you must be a pretty good driver I think! Anyhow, has anyone got any recent UK companies that they know give decent, rational quotes? Cheers one and all!

Hi Alice, My heart goes out to you with all that's you've described. I'm always very wary about giving life-changing advice to people whos own situation you done really know, but in your case, if you did the old, tried and tested test of writing pros and cons on each side of a piece of paper - I think youd have a pretty one sided piece of paper. Some things can be fixed after a while - others, the longer they are left broken, the more it is to fix them, if attall. I think some of the aspects you describe need that immediate attention back in the UK. I'm been back in the UK now on a trial return for 2 months so can appreciate how much personal life type things are easier here than on the other side of the world. My own on-going story is for another day. All the very, very best my dear.