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Car Insurance Renewal

Hi I am about to renew my car Ins and want to find if it worth protecting NCB or not and weather I should have high or low policy access

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  • FutureGirl
    FutureGirl Posts: 1,252 Forumite
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    access? Do you mean excess? You can put the excess at whatever you want, though you should check compulsory excesses as they can depend on your age / length of driving.

    Protecting NCD I think it depends how many NCD you have. When you protect NCD and you make a claim the premium still rises, but the discount % would stay the same.
  • ripplyuk
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    There'll be a compulsory excess which you're stuck with, and a voluntary excess which you can choose (within certain limits). It's worth playing about a bit with the voluntary one. My quote had a voluntary excess of £350 but when I adjusted down to £0, the premium only went up by £16.

    I like to protect my NCB as although I know my premium will still rise in the event of a claim, it's not going to be as bad as without a protected NCB. But it's really up to you.
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    aayush wrote: »
    Hi I am about to renew my car Ins and want to find if it worth protecting NCB or not and weather I should have high or low policy access


    Really this depends upon how bad a driver you are and past claims record .As you get older it may be worth protecting your NCB .
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