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**MSE Wendy** · 03-12-2007, 6:08 PM

This thread is specifically to discuss the Motorbike Insurance article.

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heppy23 · 05-12-2007, 7:20 AM

Good article. Does anyone know where I can get insurance for scooters that are laid up (none are taxed or tested and some are imports that aren't registered)?

The house insurance won't cover them as they are vehicles or parts of vehicles and most brokers I've spoken to only cover "on the road" vehicles.

razzleDazzle · 05-12-2007, 10:20 AM

Hi
I think MCE do free laid up insurance with there home insurance.
http://www.mceinsurance.com/news_2005.htm#news10

I've not used there home insurance but am happy with there bike insurance so might be worth a go.

Cheers

Daryn

HenrysCat · 11-12-2007, 2:33 PM

I'm currently looking for quotes myself. New rider on a Sukida SK125-4.
28 years old and they are throwing stupid numbers at me like £200 3rd party!
All because i'm a house husband apparently? £500 excess on a bike worth £800 aint too funny either.
Thanks to this article i'm down to £120 a year

froggy_girl128 · 11-12-2007, 4:03 PM

I would recommend using a cover like the oxford stormex as its very heavy duty. Although it wont make insurance cheaper I found it kept people away from my motorbike (2004 z750) when parked on the pavement, chained to the lampost.

Tosca · 20-12-2007, 2:30 PM

Many thanks for this article and also thanks to the article about the Teen Class, which has excellent advice for teenagers (and oldies) I have scoured the comparison sites with a vengeance and managed to get a reduction in my renewal premium of £57.00 from the original company Devitts! This is sweetness itself as my beloved 100cc twist and go was stolen and I subsequently lost my no claims bonus, but this saving is more than the ncb. I'm now totally converted to haggling for everything.

A Big Thank you

thetope · 20-12-2007, 4:27 PM

another point about citing a chain or lock on your insurance policy - if you don't put it on one day when you're at the shops or whatever and gets nicked and you can't prove it was on, then your insurance co might refuse to pay

nwlondoner · 04-01-2008, 10:13 PM

Great article, some real good money saving tips there!

I have been riding a scooter/bike since the age of 16 (I'm now 22) and have checked with loads of companies each time my renewal is due but I have always found Lexham Insurance to be the cheapest. I have always gone for third party only as fire and theft always worked out too expensive, especially when you take the excess in to account, it usually works out more than the bikes value.

I would suggest buying a good lock (have you seen Almax?) and installing an alarm if possible. I have lost count of the amount of times my alarm has gone off and I have looked out of the window and seen kids running away, if I didn't have the alarm who knows what would have happened.

Happy Riding

nappentass · 09-01-2008, 9:53 AM

Great article thanks.

If you have a Harley it may also be worth getting an additional quote from their own insurance - my OH did and has found it the cheapest for him for the last couple of years, but we'll see how it works out later this year from the updated plan

Thanks

jk1234 · 16-01-2008, 4:40 PM

Good work on the article...

Has anyone else used bikingneeds.com? Saved £20 on my renewal - They're like confused.com I think?!

lisyloo · 16-01-2008, 4:57 PM

I used motorquote direct and got £40 cashback via quidco.
Don't know if the deal is still on.
No connection, do your own research etc.

Bob63 · 18-01-2008, 4:43 PM

If you live in a low risk area like I do then you may be surprised that it will cost between nothing and very little if you tell the insurance company that you have no security on the bike and you leave it parked on the drive over night.

Why would you do that?

If you tell the insurance company the bike is parked in the garage and it is stolen off the drive, or for some companies within 0.25 miles of home, then they will penalise you. Penalties range from doubled excess to a complete refusal to pay out for the claim. If you have told them it is parked on the drive, not locked and not alarmed then they don't have any come back - regardless of where the bike is stolen from e.g. driveway, roadside, garage etc.

I'm not saying that you should leave your bike unlocked on the drive - you should use whatever security you think is appropriate - just that the relatively low cost of the increased cover may be worth the price if your bike does get nicked. For me that difference was less than £10/year on a £130 premium for 2 bikes fully comp with business use.

Mike

lisyloo · 18-01-2008, 4:55 PM

Good point Mike.

For this reason I haven't told my bike insurer that I have a disc lock (otherwise I'd have to use it on EVERY occassion including my private work car park complete with Rottweiler).

Also I don't tell my household insurer that I have an alarm becasue otherwise I'd have to put in on everytime I got outside to wheel the bin down the road. (I do lock the door but I don't always put the alarm on if I'm gone for 1 minute).

gbrandwood · 19-02-2008, 8:51 PM

On the screenscraper sites (and all the others too I guess), they ask you to list the claims you've made in say the last 5 years. This is my first bike, so I've not had any claims. However, I've had 3 claims on my car insurance over the last 5 years (none of which are my fault I might add).

My question is simply, do I need to list the claims I've made off my car insurance when applying for my bike insurance?

Thanks for your thoughts.

missile · 19-02-2008, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gbrandwood

On the screenscraper sites (and all the others too I guess), they ask you to list the claims you've made in say the last 5 years. This is my first bike, so I've not had any claims. However, I've had 3 claims on my car insurance over the last 5 years (none of which are my fault I might add).

My question is simply, do I need to list the claims I've made off my car insurance when applying for my bike insurance?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Unfortunately you do. It seems unfair that one cannot get credit for X years NCD on a car but you do get penalised for a poor history.

fat freddy · 12-03-2008, 8:59 PM

norwich union qouted me £185 to insure my old honda(garden ornement)with £175 exccess, whats that all about, cheapest so far is £70 with hastings

fat freddy · 12-03-2008, 9:01 PM

some companys do take into consideration car NCD, just need to find them

n0tl0b · 14-03-2008, 10:53 AM

Bennetts sent me a renewal quote of £164 for my fully comp insurance (8 year NCB) on my V-Strom that I use for commuting. I used www.thebikeinsurer.co.uk to get a quote, best of which was £112. Rang Bennetts, told them the best qoute I had and within 5 minutes they undercut it by £1 saving me £53!

A good chain lock and ground anchor are best wherever your bike's stored. RIDE magazine's the best source for what's best value/toughest to break in to. Never been let down by their recommendations.

Bob63 · 14-03-2008, 2:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n0tl0b

A good chain lock and ground anchor are best wherever your bike's stored. RIDE magazine's the best source for what's best value/toughest to break in to. Never been let down by their recommendations.

Watch this and tell me if you feel the same afterwards

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3hFr8p2ck

peppysheppy · 29-03-2008, 9:51 PM

I have seen so much on Google and bikeinsurer has a guarantee that they cant be beaten. I have an R1 Yamaha and the best price I have and went ahead with was with a site called www.simplyinsurance.uk.com/ very helpful not sure how big they are but im happy. Hope this helped I am also going through my credit cards to get my rebate. Thanks to this forum