Car advertised at wrong insurance group

hubb

I have just put a £200 deposit on a 2002 VW Polo 1.2 that is advertised on the website and on the forecourt as group 2 insurance when in fact (after checking various sources online) it's group 4.

Is this something I should take up as an issue ?

visidigi

would be grounds to get your deposit back (although there are few grounds which stop you getting your deposit back).

Thing is it depends f the 2 was for the old insurance structure or the new tiers - it might be a 2 in old scale but 4 in new - consumers aren't really too familiar with the newer structure yet...

To be honest, I haven't found groups make THAT much difference in low to middle range. My current car is a middle group (9) and my older car worth similar was a 14 - the insurance on the new car was higher than the old. Go figure...

hubb

I won't bother making it an issue then.

vax2002

You should already have a quote anyway, it is foolish not to, it reveals hidden things like imports, change of plates, written off ect.

hubb

Do you mean with my insurance company ?

forgotmyname

Some cars in insurance group 4 maybe cheaper than other in insurance group 2.

In 2002 it was probably in group 2, But now they have changed groupings it might be a 4.

All the dealer will do is find a roadtest mag or old price guide saying its group 2. Maybe his
insurance class it as a group 2?

At the end of the day its the renewal price that counts.