Storage Insurance

glennh

I'm moving house and looking at insurance for my house contents whilst it's all in storage for 3 months (https://www.bigyellow.co.uk). The thing is, I can't seem to find a way of getting insurance through any other outlet other than the storage company, and I think it's over priced.

If anyone else has had a similar experience and found a solution I'd be very grateful.

thanks

Glenn.

simon60_2

Bumping this up - I'm in the same position although for a longer period. Any ideas on who offers comeptitive storage insurance?

shroffn

We have just taken out a storage contract with Safestore in London. Their Whitechapel branch did a price match with Big Yellow at £75 per 4 week period (is this a competitive rate?) which was about half the price they originally quoted to us. We did not want any contents insurance at all but Safestore insisted that we need to take cover. As our Halifax policy does not cover items in storage we were 'forced' to take the cover at at Safesore for £10.80 per 4 week period (very expensive for £2000 of cover)

Having read the T&C of the contract very carefully, it does not say that insurance is cumpulsory either legally or as part of Safestore's terms of business. The word used is 'recommended' (point 19 of T&C)

We will be contesting this with company. Does anyone out there have any views/experience in this matter and on the rates we are being charged? Thanks

chipfire

I have been offered insurance from CENTOR Insurance, 9 Bonhill Street London EC2A 4PE tel 0207256 7300

Anyone know of any alternates?