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23yo female moved to Liverpool L30 car ins trebled

spencer999
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Like it says, 23 year old, first car, passed test december 17, moved to Liverpool L30 and premium trebled to £4k.

CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND ANYONE - QUICK!!!!

THANK YOU!!!!
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  • rudekid48
    rudekid48 Posts: 2,382 Forumite
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    spencer999 wrote: »
    Like it says, 23 year old, first car, passed test december 17, moved to Liverpool L30 and premium trebled to £4k.

    CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND ANYONE - QUICK!!!!

    THANK YOU!!!!

    L30 - Bootle, Netherton etc - but you don't say where you moved from. Hardly surprising it's expensive in those areas to be honest, especially with less than 1 year experience..
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  • spencer999
    spencer999 Posts: 220 Forumite
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    from L39 Ormskirk. Trebled, though - her car is only worth £800, her driving skills haven't deteriorated suddenly. I know it can't be helped, but gocompare and comparethemarket are in fact very limiting, there are plenty of insurers not under their umbrella.

    Just wondering if anyone had a magic wand in the form of an insurer that doesn't punish that particular postcode!!!
  • Reardoa
    Reardoa Posts: 155 Forumite
    If the insurer has poor experience within that postcode it can rate much higher than a neighbouring area. There is no magic wand Im afraid so try alternatives not forgetting those not on comparison sites like Aviva and Direct Line. Alternatively a broker and they will do the donkey work for you.
  • spencer999
    spencer999 Posts: 220 Forumite
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    well endsleigh are useless I can tell you that
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    It won't be due to her, it'll be the insurer's experience of claims from the area she's moved to. If the car's only worth £800 it may be better to sell it and wait until she moves to a better area before buying another.
  • spencer999
    spencer999 Posts: 220 Forumite
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    I've tried icukinsurance

    they are Liverpool based and have a big panel of insurers. They take care over quotes and promise to provide one in about 24 hours

    I think they "present" the info in positive ways to make the risk as attractive as poss

    we shall see
  • rs65
    rs65 Posts: 5,682 Forumite
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    Are they registered with the Financial Conduct Authority?
  • spencer999
    spencer999 Posts: 220 Forumite
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    erm..... the website is quite badly written.

    They aren't FCA registered

    as long as they don't tell fibs and use a UK insurer I'm prepared to let a few things slide

    maybe
  • paddyandstumpy
    paddyandstumpy Posts: 1,486 Forumite
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    The only way to "present the risk with attractive info" is to misrepresent the risk.

    You're asked straight questions, you provide straight answers. There is no way to present any other (correct) way.

    Don't consider using a broker who isn't authorised to transact business.

    Sounds like you've found a ghost broker. See another recent thread where an OP was victim to a ghost broker. He lost his money, had no insurance and is now facing wider repercussions.
  • Dangermac
    Dangermac Posts: 557 Forumite
    spencer999 wrote: »
    erm..... the website is quite badly written.

    They aren't FCA registered

    as long as they don't tell fibs and use a UK insurer I'm prepared to let a few things slide

    maybe



    Make sure you keep a 2nd premium ready in the bank in case you need to take a replacement policy


    Also, keep your fingers crossed that, as your appointed agent, they don't get a cancellation registered against your name by providing insurers with incorrect information, as you will probably need to declare the cancellation forever.
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