Direct Line home ins renewal - made a good saving

swebb

I had a renewal letter - my premium was going up from £34 a month to £51!! No claims made or anything. God knows why!

I checked the usual comparison sites and got better prices. I then rang Direct line today to cancel the policy. DL then reduced to £36 a month. I told them about the £34 from Churchill and the guy had a word - came back with £33 a month. Saves me the hassle of starting a new policy elsewhere. More than happy.

Amazing - down from £51 to £33 a month in a 3 minute phone call. Always challenge!!

dmg24

swebb, perhaps you could familiarise yourself with the different boards before posting - both your new threads are in the correct place.

BargainGalore

There is a grabbit somewhere maybe its is the sky thread SKy - current customer; got 20% off for 6 months

Antispam

Dont you mean incorrect place, doesn't appear to be any bargains that I can see, mealy he is informing us of how good his negotiation skills are

EDITED the typo, shame OP who is a long standing member doesn't know where to post properly

dmg24 wrote: »

swebb, perhaps you could familiarise yourself with the different boards before posting - both your new threads are in the correct place.

sarahg1969

swebb wrote: »

I had a renewal letter - my premium was going up from £34 a month to £51!! No claims made or anything. God knows why!

I checked the usual comparison sites and got better prices. I then rang Direct line today to cancel the policy. DL then reduced to £36 a month. I told them about the £34 from Churchill and the guy had a word - came back with £33 a month. Saves me the hassle of starting a new policy elsewhere. More than happy.

Amazing - down from £51 to £33 a month in a 3 minute phone call. Always challenge!!

Churchill are part of the same company as Direct Line.

PJB

Antispam wrote: »

Dont you mean incorrect place, doesn't appear to be any bargains that I can see, mealy he is informing us of how good his negotiation kills are

Don't you mean skills
To kill someone negotiating your home insurance would be a bit much:rotfl:

volume69

PJB wrote: »

Don't you mean skills
To kill someone negotiating your home insurance would be a bit much:rotfl:

Comedy

This is a moneysaving site - so why has nobody pointed out that £33 sounds high for home insurance. Also, why has the OP not tried www.moneysupermarket.com etc. for a better price?

gerardty

I am with Direct Line. Renewal quote was £350.00. Churchill quoted £270.00. Phoned Direct Line was kept on hold for five minutes then he came back and matched the Churchill quote.

TighterThanTwoCoatsOfPain

volume69 wrote: »

Comedy

This is a moneysaving site - so why has nobody pointed out that £33 sounds high for home insurance. Also, why has the OP not tried www.moneysupermarket.com etc. for a better price?

Come again?? Obviously depends on the level of cover you have, but that would be about right for what i have...

MumOf2

I reduced my buildings and contents from £316 pa (Tesco paid annually) to £188 (Barclays - interest free £15 pm over 12 months). Same cover; like-for-like. Didn't even bother going back to Tesco to see if they'd reduce their renewal quote. That's for a 5-bed detached including accidental damage, valuables away from home, emergency home repair service, etc.

Could have done better probably through cashback site but insurance cashback is always a bit hit and miss... However, feel it was a good deal and, as long as it's interest free, am glad to be paying monthly rather than one big hit in July - better in my bank than theirs.

MumOf2

dansylvester

I just got my renewal quote from D/Line, say its going from £19 per month to £26 per month - Nearly 25% increase (Tenant contents only) - going to start shopping round, Wonder if they bumped there prices up in the last year does anybody know? Seems like a big jump to say iv not made any claims...