Mine is due for renewal on Wednesday, and as usual the old company send me a ridiculously inflated renewal price.
Last year I paid just under £200, comprehensive, with a £250 excess. I got the renewal notice on Friday, which was £352, with (wait for it) an £800 excess.
A quick visit to the Meercats, and I got it for £153, with £250 excess. Less than half.
This is how it always happens. All my insurance for the last 8 years (1 car and 2 bikes) has been done via the web, but the insurers always try to hump me when it's time to renew, and I have never taken a renewal price.
Is this because some people are just too lazy to do this? It takes 5 minutes, and it's always much cheaper.
Now, the downside is that the online policies are quite basic, and god forbid you ever need to change even the smallest detail, because they'll sting you for it. But seriously, am I doing something wrong here?
Last year I paid just under £200, comprehensive, with a £250 excess. I got the renewal notice on Friday, which was £352, with (wait for it) an £800 excess.
A quick visit to the Meercats, and I got it for £153, with £250 excess. Less than half.
This is how it always happens. All my insurance for the last 8 years (1 car and 2 bikes) has been done via the web, but the insurers always try to hump me when it's time to renew, and I have never taken a renewal price.
Is this because some people are just too lazy to do this? It takes 5 minutes, and it's always much cheaper.
Now, the downside is that the online policies are quite basic, and god forbid you ever need to change even the smallest detail, because they'll sting you for it. But seriously, am I doing something wrong here?