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Cheaper car insurance - Updated 14.03.08
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arkonite_babe
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in N. Ireland
Looking for cheaper car insurance for NI, most of the main insurers will not provide cover for NI. At the mo insured with privilege, they now no longer operate over here but will honour current customers policies. I think they are sticking the arm in because of this. Anyone got any suggestions? BTW driving a 97 saxo vtr, F, age 29
Ok here goes:
Quinn Direct 0845 850 0845
Hughes & Company in Portadown 028 3833 3444
Erne Insurance 028 6862 8019
Open & Direct 028 7131 0000
AXA - 0800 282820
Surequote
Gareth Hunter - Tel: 028 9086 6103
Diamond
Elephant
Lennox Insurance on the Belmont Road Belfast 028 90658005 & West Street Carrickfergus 028 93368383
Kyle Insurance, Braid River Business Park, 101 Railway Street, Ballymena, Tel: 028 25652424 and ask for Anne Greynor
G&H Bell in Hillsborough 028 9268 3104
Morrisons in Limavady 028 7776 0940
Winnifred Gourley, Comber 028 91872288
Confused
Allianz
Adelaide 028 9033 0094
Cover.net
Digney Grant, Banbridge 40662084
Ford
17 to 40
Balantines 02879642520
Northern Ireland Insurance Centre
Quotezone
Budget Insurance
Easymoney
Thanks to linzi h for all the following information
Admiral 0800 600 800 http://www.admiral.com/
Adrian Flux 01553 777 240 http://www.adrianflux.co.uk/
AON 01384 552 670 http://www.aon.com
A-Plan 0845 071 123 http://www.aplan.co.uk/
AXA 0800 015 4292 http://www.axa-motor.co.uk
Bell Direct 0800 140 180 http://www.belldirect.co.uk/
Bennetts 0990 202090 http://www.bennetts.co.uk/
Bugdet 0800 028 9044 http://www.budgetinsurance.com/
Catterall 01254 695 055 http://www.chris-thompson.co.uk/
Cis 08457 464646 http://www.cis.co.uk/
CoverSure (RallySure) 01829 733 880 http://www.dmatters.co.uk/
Crowthorne Insurance 01344 771626 http://www.crowthorne.co.uk
Direct Line 0845 246 8701 http://uk.directline.com/
Elephant 0870 6080668 http://www.elephant.co.uk
Endsleigh 0800 028 3571 http://www.endsleigh.co.uk
Graham Sykes 0870 444 6319 http://www.graham-sykes.co.uk/
Greenlight 01277 263 030 http://www.greenlight-insurance.co.uk/
HIC - 08451 290 290
Hill House Hamond 01733 310899 http://www.hhh.co.uk/
Liverpool Victoria 0800 514 514 http://www.liverpoolvictoria.co.uk
More Than 0800 072 4186 http://www.morethan.com
Nash Warren 0121 561 4484 http://www.nashwarren.co.uk/
Norwich Union 0870 242 0800 http://www.norwichunion.com/
Peart 0870 240 2972 http://www.peart.co.uk/
Performance Direct 08704 203896 http://www.performancedirect.co.uk/
Privilege Insurance 0113 292 5555 http://www.privilege.com/
Quinn Direct 0845 850 0845 http://www.quinn-direct.com/
QuoteLine Direct 0870 444 0870 http://www.quoteline-direct.co.uk/
Tesco 0845 300 9900 http://www.tesco.com
The AA 0870 606 0483 http://www.theaa.com
Eagle Star 08459 45 45 67 http://www.eaglestar.co.uk
Screen Trade 0800 435 207 http://www.screentrade.co.uk
Its4me 0870 0131 464 http://www.its4me.co.uk/
The Insurance Centre 0709 2511050 http://www.theinsurancecentre.co.uk
Clickci
NOTE : If any of these companies WON'T quote for Northern Ireland, please advise me and I will amend the post accordingly.
If anyone else comes up with more, pm me and I will amend the post to show these as well.
(Note: *Also Martin's article on car insurance HERE is useful for providing the logical base on how to find the cheaper although the specific recommendations don't apply to Northern Ireland.If someone on this thread fancies just collating the different places recommended and reposting it. *I will add it to the first thread to make it easier for people.
Martin
Ok here goes:
Quinn Direct 0845 850 0845
Hughes & Company in Portadown 028 3833 3444
Erne Insurance 028 6862 8019
Open & Direct 028 7131 0000
AXA - 0800 282820
Surequote
Gareth Hunter - Tel: 028 9086 6103
Diamond
Elephant
Lennox Insurance on the Belmont Road Belfast 028 90658005 & West Street Carrickfergus 028 93368383
Kyle Insurance, Braid River Business Park, 101 Railway Street, Ballymena, Tel: 028 25652424 and ask for Anne Greynor
G&H Bell in Hillsborough 028 9268 3104
Morrisons in Limavady 028 7776 0940
Winnifred Gourley, Comber 028 91872288
Confused
Allianz
Adelaide 028 9033 0094
Cover.net
Digney Grant, Banbridge 40662084
Ford
17 to 40
Balantines 02879642520
Northern Ireland Insurance Centre
Quotezone
Budget Insurance
Easymoney
Thanks to linzi h for all the following information

Admiral 0800 600 800 http://www.admiral.com/
Adrian Flux 01553 777 240 http://www.adrianflux.co.uk/
AON 01384 552 670 http://www.aon.com
A-Plan 0845 071 123 http://www.aplan.co.uk/
AXA 0800 015 4292 http://www.axa-motor.co.uk
Bell Direct 0800 140 180 http://www.belldirect.co.uk/
Bennetts 0990 202090 http://www.bennetts.co.uk/
Bugdet 0800 028 9044 http://www.budgetinsurance.com/
Catterall 01254 695 055 http://www.chris-thompson.co.uk/
Cis 08457 464646 http://www.cis.co.uk/
CoverSure (RallySure) 01829 733 880 http://www.dmatters.co.uk/
Crowthorne Insurance 01344 771626 http://www.crowthorne.co.uk
Direct Line 0845 246 8701 http://uk.directline.com/
Elephant 0870 6080668 http://www.elephant.co.uk
Endsleigh 0800 028 3571 http://www.endsleigh.co.uk
Graham Sykes 0870 444 6319 http://www.graham-sykes.co.uk/
Greenlight 01277 263 030 http://www.greenlight-insurance.co.uk/
HIC - 08451 290 290
Hill House Hamond 01733 310899 http://www.hhh.co.uk/
Liverpool Victoria 0800 514 514 http://www.liverpoolvictoria.co.uk
More Than 0800 072 4186 http://www.morethan.com
Nash Warren 0121 561 4484 http://www.nashwarren.co.uk/
Norwich Union 0870 242 0800 http://www.norwichunion.com/
Peart 0870 240 2972 http://www.peart.co.uk/
Performance Direct 08704 203896 http://www.performancedirect.co.uk/
Privilege Insurance 0113 292 5555 http://www.privilege.com/
Quinn Direct 0845 850 0845 http://www.quinn-direct.com/
QuoteLine Direct 0870 444 0870 http://www.quoteline-direct.co.uk/
Tesco 0845 300 9900 http://www.tesco.com
The AA 0870 606 0483 http://www.theaa.com
Eagle Star 08459 45 45 67 http://www.eaglestar.co.uk
Screen Trade 0800 435 207 http://www.screentrade.co.uk
Its4me 0870 0131 464 http://www.its4me.co.uk/
The Insurance Centre 0709 2511050 http://www.theinsurancecentre.co.uk
Clickci
NOTE : If any of these companies WON'T quote for Northern Ireland, please advise me and I will amend the post accordingly.
If anyone else comes up with more, pm me and I will amend the post to show these as well.
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Did you try Quinn Direct 0845 850 0845?
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Hughes & Company in Portadown 028 3833 3444
God help you if you're like me an live in Newry
http://archives.tcm.ie/newrydemocrat/2001/11/20/story325.asp
Both will still be expensive ..... but another 2 options for you if you haven't already tried0 -
Cheers Ciaran, will try those next month when my ins is due0
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You could try Erne Insurance 028 6862 8019 and Open & Direct 028 7131 0000.0
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Hi A-b,
Try AXA - 0800 282820. I was with them for about 5 years then shopped around and found them to be a bit more expensive. Therefore, I changed last year to Abbey. This year however, I have found Abbey to be the most expensive and after a lot more shopping around have gone back to AXA.
Why is insurance here so Bl**dy expensive??0 -
Was with axa before and they refused to cover my c ar as I'm under 30 and my car is classed as a hot hatch, yet my previous car was 2 insurance groups higher and they covered that no probs, also axa wouldn't cover me for business, which I need. Thanx for the tips anyway, agree with you on why insurance is so expensive over here, flippin ridiculous >:(0
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Why is our car insurance so expensive? Because thousands of greedy people make fraudulent claims! It is the biggest scam and although insurance companies know it goes on they do nothing to stop it.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
The old excuse used to be because of the troubles, now it's there are too many claims >:( >:(0
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I got mine from https://www.surequoteonline.com (C.J. Higgins of Mallusk Rd, Glengormly) and it was cheapest for me, at least you can get a quote online so you can do it from home in the evening.
xLThis is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
NI insurance has always been high ... what do we expect ... we have a 2 mph dunt and we claim for whiplash (Michael Schumacher can hit a wall at 180mph and get straight back into a car without complaint). We are also prone to raising fradulent claims (e.g. a relation tail ended a car, got out apologised, exchanged details with the other driver, drove on and then found out that the car he hit had inherited 3 passengers all claiming whiplash - the driver had been by himself). Another example is that a friend of mine wanted a new carpet but was to mean to buy one so I watched him deliberately pour paint onto his carpet so that he could claim for a new one from his household insurance.
I know we are not the only ones doing this but, I repeat, what do you expect. I believe however that there is a possible way out - but I don't think any insurance company would have the guts to do it.
We all have to accept that throughout life s**t happens which is one of the reasons why we have insurance. The problem is that we are all paying for other peoples fraudulent claims. Therefore lets stop insuring each other - get rid of liability insurance and third party insurance - the only person you insure is yourself (and other family members). If someone is driving without insurance and has an accident then it is their tough luck. Irrespective of whos fault the accident is they get nothing and have no redress ... they took a gamble and they lost.
We basically need to put a value on our own property and lives. If I believe my car is worth £20K and my life is worth £250K then that is what I insure myself for. If someone else with the same car and standard of living tries to cut costs and insures their car for £5K and their life for £10K then, irrespective of fault, they will get a much lesser payout.
Given that the only persons who premiums are affected by a calim is yourself then this should reduce the stupid and fraudulent claims.
KDHThis is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
For a good rate of insurance you should try the Ulster Farmers Union, call you local office. For my wife they were about the same price as quinns when she just started to drive 27 but once she had a years no claims they give you an accelerator no claims and it was half the price of Quinn Direct for year two.
Drew
PS Thanks Martin for setting up a board for us stuck over here with the dreggs of all services!!This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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