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MSE News: Fully comp car insurance cheaper than third party!

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  • gordikin
    gordikin Posts: 4,422 Forumite
    Can we have a link to the moneysupermarket article?
  • TighterThanTwoCoatsOfPain
    TighterThanTwoCoatsOfPain Posts: 860 Forumite
    its not really news I didnt think...

    I have found FC to be cheaper than TP only for me for over 10 years!

    TPFT used to sometimes work out everso slightly cheaper in the younger days, but not enough to ever warrant doing it.

    Perhaps it depends on the value of the car... for most of my driving life the value of the car has been more than 5k in which case many companies refuse dto offer anything less than FC.
  • pompeyrich
    pompeyrich Posts: 3,135 Forumite
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    gordikin wrote: »
    Can we have a link to the moneysupermarket article?

    It's at the top of this thread, in MSEGuys post
  • dacouch
    dacouch Posts: 21,636 Forumite
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    gordikin wrote: »
    Shame (once again) about the sloppy, poor, sensationalist journalism in the first place though.

    Funnily enough he used to work for the Daily Mail.

    He resisted the urge to include in the title of the thread "BBC going down hill, we blame immigrants and Jonathon Ross"

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  • gordikin
    gordikin Posts: 4,422 Forumite
    pompeyrich wrote: »
    It's at the top of this thread, in MSEGuys post

    I dont see a link to moneysupermarket...just the one to the MSE article.
  • MSE_Martin
    MSE_Martin Posts: 8,272 Money Saving Expert
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    This came from a press release Money supermarket sent out - i dont know if there is an article.
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  • saad_awal
    saad_awal Posts: 83 Forumite
    please excuse my ignorance.

    i have checked and checked and checked again... comprehensive is definitely way more expensive for me ... plus with comprehensive cover i have to put a combined excess (comp + vol) of around £600 whereas tpft is £0.

    this isnt to say im not a careful driver or that i take care of my car.. i just dont see the point of paying potentially a grand to get comprehensive cover over what im paying just in case I need it (which -touch wood- i havent had to so far).
    :beer:
  • VoucherMan
    VoucherMan Posts: 2,799 Forumite
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    There's nothing new about this.

    I've been driving for over 20 years & after about 3 years was told to try comprehensive insurance. It was cheaper then and I've never used 3rd party since
  • jb66
    jb66 Posts: 1,705 Forumite
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    I've never had the plesure of having Fully comp insurance cheaper than my 3rd party
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 120,009 Forumite
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    There's nothing new about this.

    You are right. This is old news.

    However, there is a trend for companies to put out information (whether its new or old) periodically which is really a stealth promotion of their own company and services. The articles get picked up and regurgitated through multiple sites and financial papers and the company that releases the article gets free advertising. Usually the stats and surveys are worded in a way that helps promote the services that they are offering.
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
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