andyishy Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I am trying to arrange car insurance in Oz and have a few quotes, unfortunately I can't seem to find anyone who will accept a UK NCD that is 18 months since the last policy ...... I have 9 years NCB in the UK and with an Oz insurance policy tipping 2k the 55% discount would be VERY handy!!! Does anyone know of an Oz insurance company that would accept an 18 month old NCB from the UK? Thanks in advance! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzukiscottie Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Are you driving a Rolls Royce? I found insurance here cheap enough without having to rely on any UK ncb. Maybe that was just down to our location and general risk. I can only suggest the brokerage sites like Compare the Meerkat etc. Then call the individual insurers and haggle. If the insurers aren't interested in the UK ncb, then there's not much you can do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyishy Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 They are interested, but the ones I have spoken to so far will only accept a NCB cert less than 12 months old - in the UK this rule is 24 months. Was wondering if anyone knew of a company that would accept 24 months. Not a RR, but not a 1993 holden either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 That's a huge amount of insurance? We started from scratch with our insurance as we didn't insure our first car just had the 3rd party that comes with the Rego, anyway it's normally no more than $400-$500 a year here in WA anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Insurance companies have not asked about NCBs (though we had 9). They ask if we have had any accidents in last 3 years or convictions in last 5 and how long we have held a licence. No evidence requested but obviously if we made a claim and they learned we had lied they would not pay out I guess. We have insured 2 new cars here for under $1000. Helps I think that we are over 50 but car insurance has been lower for us here than in UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tina0101 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 You need to shop around - I have me and a red P plater on ours for over half that price! I never actually provided NCB from the UK - they just took my word on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 We have insured 2 new cars here for under $1000. Helps I think that we are over 50 but car insurance has been lower for us here than in UK. Read my post and realised I should clarify that this under $1000 for the two cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 We found that the insurers weren't interested in our NCB. Our insurances come to less than $1000 per year, including one new top of the range and an older car which is driven to/from work/the train station. I suspect that much of it is age, as our policies came down in price significantly when OH (male) passed 35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Ours is around $500 with NRMA and insures anyone driving with it. Better value than any i've ever had back in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I have deleted the posts trying to turn the question in to an argument. Anymore and infractions will be given. This isn't the ring or CTF forum if you can't answer the original post then please move along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slean Wolfhead Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I am trying to arrange car insurance in Oz and have a few quotes, unfortunately I can't seem to find anyone who will accept a UK NCD that is 18 months since the last policy ...... I have 9 years NCB in the UK and with an Oz insurance policy tipping 2k the 55% discount would be VERY handy!!! Does anyone know of an Oz insurance company that would accept an 18 month old NCB from the UK? Thanks in advance! Andy For our first policy here we used Virgin, they accepted ours...not at the full discount but enough to make a difference. After the 1st year you're ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyishy Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 For our first policy here we used Virgin, they accepted ours...not at the full discount but enough to make a difference.After the 1st year you're ok. After some shopping round last night, I have a quote at 1100, which is OK, its with Bingle, who I know dont get the greatest reviews, but a few insurers have now told me that after a year with Bingle they'll offer me full NCD discount (this would make the typical policy AUD800). Not sure what arguments happened in the thread! For some scale I am insuring a car with a value of over 100k, hence the higher than typical quotes. Thanks for the assistance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 What car are you insuring? Seems quite expensive. Have you rang them up? Everything here seems to be a bit more negotiable price wise so always worth calling and seeing if they can do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibbs Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Amii didn't ask for proof. SGIO didn't ask either. Just "no accidents in last 5 years?". Give a few other companies a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 After some shopping round last night, I have a quote at 1100, which is OK, its with Bingle, who I know dont get the greatest reviews, but a few insurers have now told me that after a year with Bingle they'll offer me full NCD discount (this would make the typical policy AUD800). Not sure what arguments happened in the thread! For some scale I am insuring a car with a value of over 100k, hence the higher than typical quotes. Thanks for the assistance! That quote certainly seems reasonable for a car of that value. We were with Bingle for one year and due to one of Brisbanes wonderful hail storms had to make a claim and it wasprettypainless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyishy Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 That quote certainly seems reasonable for a car of that value. We were with Bingle for one year and due to one of Brisbanes wonderful hail storms had to make a claim and it wasprettypainless. Good to hear that a claim was painless, there are some terrible online reviews for them ...... but insurance reviews only ever focus on peoples problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyishy Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 What car are you insuring? Seems quite expensive. Have you rang them up? Everything here seems to be a bit more negotiable price wise so always worth calling and seeing if they can do better. Its a BMW 435 convertible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Its a BMW 435 convertible. Wow is that what one of those is worth over there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Good to hear that a claim was painless, there are some terrible online reviews for them ...... but insurance reviews only ever focus on peoples problems! It was very simple but I remember at the time reading lots of bad reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyishy Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 Wow is that what one of those is worth over there ? Its what they cost, sadly! Not sure its what they're 'worth' tho!!! The Luxury Car Tax does crazy things to car prices, combined with an initially inflated supply cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Its what they cost, sadly! Not sure its what they're 'worth' tho!!! The Luxury Car Tax does crazy things to car prices, combined with an initially inflated supply cost. Ah yes I agree with that. These taxes and restrictions were put in place to protect the local manufacturing sector, now that is going or gone it will be interesting to see if it changes in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janlo Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I just have to chip in here. The UK doesnt recognise any no claims from my Oz history :mad: They used to but dont now and I am forced to pay over 800 quid a year. I love the place but they are cashing in on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 They accepted ours when we arrived and many others have cited the companies that do. Admiral accepted mine and didn't ask to see it. The company my wife went with just gave her an introductory deal which more or less equalled her no claims. You need to shop around a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janlo Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 They accepted ours when we arrived and many others have cited the companies that do. Admiral accepted mine and didn't ask to see it. The company my wife went with just gave her an introductory deal which more or less equalled her no claims. You need to shop around a bit more. If that reply was to me ...like I said they used to ! but not now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 If that reply was to me ...like I said they used to ! but not now. Who are 'they' ? Many still do just as they always have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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