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Why is "how long I've owned the car" (for newer one) pushing my insurance premium up?

ThursdaysChild · 2017-04-22 16:02:54

I have a 5 and a half year old car (61 reg) which I've owned for 3 years, and want to part exchange it for a newer one (14 reg or similar) before things start to go wrong. Now, this is my ideal car so I want one exactly the same, just newer. So the one I want to buy is the same make / model and equivalent trim level, same…

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GDB2222 Posts: 26,708 Forumite

22 April 2017 at 7:42PM

ThursdaysChild wrote: »

I just did a quote "as if" I was about to buy my current car (so 0 years ownership) and saw similarly high prices! So it really seems like it's how long I've owned it, rather than the value of the car, that's pushing it up.

Or they have put their premiums up generally, and your present policy will renew at a higher premium anyway?

No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
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