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Car Insurance For New Car - Delayed Substitution Not Available

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  • born_again
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    Run a temp ins quote. May be a lot cheaper than you think.

    Life in the slow lane
  • TCA
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    The best temp insurance I could find was £75 for 2 weeks. Not unreasonable but in the end I bought an annual policy for the new car.

    Cancellation within 14 days on the annual policy will cost me about £43, so reckoned I'd just go with that.

    So it's cheaper should I decide to return the car and if I keep it, the insurance job is already done.

    My current car stays insured under the existing policy and I'll just cancel it when I get rid of the car. Co-op's £50 cancellation fee will exceed any refund due, so I'll get nothing back but have nothing to pay.

    Thanks to all who replied.

  • XRS200
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    You could've delayed the new car until the pick up date of the old one

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