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No claims bonus

I had a 3 year no claims bonus when I joined the RAC last year and had my policy for 11 months. I sold my car and I am about to buy another...what would my no claims bonus be now?
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  • It would still be 3 years. Unless it was a 10 month accelerator policy with Admiral, you are required to have a full 12 months claim free to get an extra year on your NCB.
  • benjus
    benjus Posts: 5,433 Forumite
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    If you cancelled your policy, those 11 months have gone down the toilet... you'd probably have been better off keeping the policy and transferring it to your new car.
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  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    I had a 3 year no claims bonus when I joined the RAC last year and had my policy for 11 months. I sold my car and I am about to buy another...what would my no claims bonus be now?


    Isn't this a GSCE maths question?

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  • concerned43
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    I know it sounds elementary but i thought by paying for the full year I would get the full years claim!
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    Have you cancelled the policy?

    You don't get NCB just because you pay, you have to "earn" it.
  • I know it sounds elementary but i thought by paying for the full year I would get the full years claim!

    If you paid for the full 12 months and the policy ran the full 12 months then its 1 years NCB.

    If you paid the full 12 months but cancelled the policy after 11 then you earn no NCB.
  • savemoney
    savemoney Posts: 18,125 Forumite
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    As others said you only get the year if its a full year.
  • Tucker
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    I know it sounds elementary but i thought by paying for the full year I would get the full years claim!

    If you send me the money for 5 years worth of premiums, I will give you 5 years No Claims Bonus.

    :D
  • concerned43
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    I switched the insurance in month 11 as I had bought a new car (well second hand car) which I returned to dealer as it has too many faults and therefore had no car to insure - so i cancelled!
  • concerned43
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    slyracoon wrote: »
    If you paid for the full 12 months and the policy ran the full 12 months then its 1 years NCB.

    If you paid the full 12 months but cancelled the policy after 11 then you earn no NCB.

    wished i had known that at the time!!! !!!!!!
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