Insurance for a Land Rover

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Last year my wife insured her Landrover Discovery with John Lewis Finance for £528. John Lewis has declined to renew this year. There have been no claims or other encumbrances.

My wife is looking for a new insurer covering on a like-for-like basis. The best price so far is £950, an uplift of 82%. Why is the increase so large? Is this an oddity of having a Land Rover?

dunstonh

Why is the increase so large? Is this an oddity of having a Land Rover?

Certain brands are suffering a massive increase in thefts.   Land Rover is one of those.   Whilst rural locations don't seem affected by these large increases, towns and city locations have seen people refused renewals or suffer large increases.    

Ayr_Rage

In another topic a member is reporting a six fold increase in insurance for a JLR vehicle, so less than double does not seem too bad.

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dunstonh said:

Why is the increase so large? Is this an oddity of having a Land Rover?

Certain brands are suffering a massive increase in thefts.   Land Rover is one of those.   Whilst rural locations don't seem affected by these large increases, towns and city locations have seen people refused renewals or suffer large increases.    

Great response. Thank you. This explains quite a lot. Some quotations are ridiculously high: £2,000+, £3,000+.

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Ayr_Rage said:

In another topic a member is reporting a six fold increase in insurance for a JLR vehicle, so less than double does not seem too bad.

Thank you. In a way, your posting is reassuring. We may well need to bite the bullet and accept a 100% increase from a reputable insurer.

baser999

Certainly run your details through the comparison sites before accepting a 100% increase

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I reinsured the Land Rover with LV after much research. The price rises from £528 to £1,035. A year-on-year increase of 96%.

Our Ford Fiesta goes up from £488 to £678. An increase of 39%.

Meanwhile, the Isuzu D-Max increases from £475 to £510. An increase of 7%.