The Great 'Car Insurance Cancellation & Administration Fee' Hunt

The Great 'Car Insurance Cancellation & Administration Fee' Hunt

This is a thread I've compiled listing all the known charges that car insurance companies may charge. Please help by checking your insurance schedule or website and letting us know!

This post will be updated regularly when new info is posted but do double check prices before relying on them as increases may not be recorded below.


1st Central
Administration Fee : £25 [neilvw]
Cancellation Fee: £30 [neilvw]
AA, The
Administration Fee : £25
Cancellation Fee: £50
Source: http://www.theaa.com/insurance/pdf/car-insurance-policy-booklet-january-2010.pdf
Admirial
Cancellation Fee: £47 [greezmonkey]
Aviva (Norwich Union)
Administration Fee : £12
Cancellation Fee: £39.00 [Welbz/Quintin/Mattkeen]
Source: http://www.aviva.co.uk/car-insurance/ (Click on 'product literature' then 'comprehensive policy booklet' then see page 33) [Mattkeen]
Barclays
Administration Fee : £10
Cancellation Fee: £26.25
Source: https://www.barclaysgeneralinsurance.co.uk/Barclays/htmlfiles/policywording_motor.pdf
BDML Connect
Administration Fee : £20 [shazzer43]
Cancellation Fee: £20 within 14 days. Otherwise 1st quarter £85, 2nd quarter £70, 3rd quarter £55 and 4th quarter £40. [shazzer43]
Bell
Administration Fee : upto £14.50 [squim]
Cancellation Fee: £45. Also "If you cancel within the 14 day cooling-off period we reserve the right to charge you £22.50 to cover the costs involved in setting up your policy" [squim]
Budget
Administration Fee : £38 [joanne d]
Cancellation Fee: £20 (within 14 days) [Saeed] or £30 [joanne d]
Churchill
Administration Fee : £26.25 [flyingflea]
Cancellation Fee: £22.05 [flyingflea]
Source: http://www.churchill.com/pdf/car_summary.pdf
Diamond
Cancellation Fee: According to the policy document no refunds are given after the first 14 days
Source: http://www.diamond.co.uk/pdf/DIAM.pdf
Direct Line
Administration Fee : £17.85 [zkw29]
Cancellation Fee: £25 [zkw29]
Source: http://www.directline.com/motor/carpolicydoc.pdf and
http://www.directline.com/motor/carpolicysummary.pdf
Eco Insurance (Co-op)
Administration Fee : £25 [g4jnw]
Elephant
Administration Fee : £22.50 [smashed]
Cancellation Fee: According to the policy document no refunds are given after the first 14 days
Source: http://www.elephant.co.uk/Policy/ELE.pdf and http://www.elephant.co.uk/Policy/eleKeyFacts.pdf
Endsleigh
Cancellation Fee: £50 [BoboFrett]
Esure
Administration Fee : £26
Cancellation Fee: £55 first year, £27.50 after [dunstonh]
Source: http://www.esure.com/car_insurance/small_print/administration_fees/
First Direct
Cancellation Fee: £15 (plus insurance premium tax) [flyingflea]
Source: https://firstdirect.equitygroup.co.uk/affinities/firstdirect/pdf/car_insurance_policy_wording.pdf
Footman James (classic car policy underwritten by QBE)
Admin fee: £15 [Porcupine]
Halifax
Administration Fee : £17.50 [Pete7777]
Cancellation Fee: £45/£20 (first/subsequent periods of cover) [Pete7777]
Hastings Direct
Administration Fee : £25
Cancellation Fee: £55 (£25 if within first 14 days)
Source: https://www.hastingsdirect.com/quote/faces/views/staticcontent/HD/TOBA.pdf
Kwik Fit
Administration Fee : £5-33 (depending on what you are changing) [Saeed]
Cancellation Fee: £50
Source: http://www.kwik-fitinsurance.com/vehicle/car/pdfs/policy-book.pdf
Liverpool Victoria
Administration Fee : £15
Cancellation Fee: £50
Source: http://www.lv.com/upload/lv/lv_equals/pdfs/insurance/70318_LV_MI_DOI_WEB.pdf
More Than
Administration Fee : £25
Cancellation Fee: £55
Source: http://www.morethan.com/Process/Documents/motorpoli.pdf
NFU Mutual
Administration Fee : FREE [losgiganteskid]
Cancellation Fee: None - pro rata refund [pennyinmypocket]
Source: http://www.nfumutual.co.uk/policy-wording/documents/MT010POL0108-car-insurance.pdf
Perfomance Direct
Cancellation Fee: £35 plus 15% of policy remaining [ScoobyZ]
Post Office
Administration Fee : £20 [belindah]
Cancellation Fee: £35 [belindah]
Prudential
Administration Fee : £15.75 [runciblespoon]
Cancellation Fee: 1 month's cover [runciblespoon]
Quinn Direct
Administration Fee : £17
Cancellation Fee: £35
Source: http://www.quinn-direct.co.uk/documents/motor_policy_gb.pdf
RAC, The
Administration Fee : £20 [Mattkeen]
Cancellation Fee: £35.00 plus short term rates (dependant on how long the policy has been running) [Mattkeen]
Source: http://www.rac.co.uk/library/pdfs/RA...icy_Sample.pdf (see page 4) [Mattkeen]
Sainsburys Bank
Administration Fee : £17.50
Cancellation Fee: £45 (first year) £20 (after renewal)
Source: http://www.sainsburysbank.co.uk/common/html/pdf/SBCFE399-0807_Web.pdf [silvercar]
Shiela’s Wheels
Cancellation Fee: £52 (first year) £27.50 (after renewal) [DMB1]
Swift Cover
Administration Fee : £10
Cancellation Fee: £25 (first 14 days) £52.50 afterwards
Source: http://www.swiftcover.com/carinsurance/policy/managing-policy/
Tesco
Administration Fee : £26.25
Cancellation Fee: 1 month + £10 [cport80]
Source: http://www.tescofinance.com/personal/finance/insurance/carins/policy-info.html
Yes Insurance
Administration Fee : £15
Cancellation Fee: £35 (£20 if within first 14 days)
Source: You have to get an online quote before you can see 'specimen' documents.
Zurich
Administration Fee : £15
Cancellation Fee: £50
Source: http://zdownload.zurich.co.uk/documentation/connect/motorpolicy.pdf