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Have had renewal notice for £550. Ran the same information through comparison site and it quotes £340 with the same company. Do I just not renew and buy the new policy? I can't speak to the insurers as they are online only

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  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    Make sure the current policy isn't on autorenew.

    Otherwise your plan looks sound (assuming no other company beats that 340 quote, or you can't do better via a cashback site)
  • Nodding_Donkey
    Nodding_Donkey Posts: 2,738 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    This is typical of everyone's 'stitch up existing customers' policy. I would go somewhere else.
  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    This is typical of everyone's 'stitch up existing customers' policy. I would go somewhere else.

    Why go else where? Every company does this.

    Just make sure current policy isn't on auto renew and buy new policy.
  • Foxy-Stoat_3
    Foxy-Stoat_3 Posts: 2,980 Forumite
    Why go else where? Every company does this.

    Just make sure current policy isn't on auto renew and buy new policy.


    That's what I did, saved £125 and got a baby Oleg toy as well !!!

    Actually I didn't save any money, I just got sent a renewal notice £125 higher than it should be then bought the policy at the correct price....rather like the PC World and other retailers advertising a £400 computer for £600 for 4 weeks then reducing it to £400 and banging on about saving you £200.....its marketing BS and the dumb public that believe in this shizzle !!!!
    "Dream World" by The B Sharps....describes a lot of the posts in the Loans and Mortgage sections !!!
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