mickinqld Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tina0101 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I'd try Compare the Market or Go Compare to see what comes up - I always use them and then scroll down the list until I find a company I have heard of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim bugg Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 it may also be worth looking at bigger cars, as some of the companies look at the statistics for the type of car, so a little shopping trolley that a youngster would be able to afford, may comand a ludicrous premium. i once bought a granada scorpio as it was cheaper to insure than a fiesta or corsa, go figure!! cheaper to buy to and sooooo comfortable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickinqld Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest41161 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Go to Aviva. They took our Oz no claims, without even viewing and have 2 cars full comp for about £50 per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickinqld Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 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! Go Skippy they will accept your Australian no claims bonus as long as you have it in writing.I I had a terrible time getting car insurance,most like BeWiser,Red Equity are rip off merchants.Aviod them like the plaque.Ipaid £287 fully comp.With Go Skippy with my 65% Aussie no cliams Bonus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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