Car Insurance Saving - worth all that typing

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craftyali
craftyali Posts: 70 Forumite
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Well, after 2 hours of patiently typing our details into various car insurance sites and comparison sites, I have saved over £250 on the insurance for our 2 cars. I saw some incredibly high quotes too, but found a good one with the same cover as our current insurer and £257 saving. This was based on a Multiple Car account (also tried getting single car cover, but it was more expensive) with a company that I already have breakdown cover through. I may be tired and have sore fingers, but feeling proud. Ali x
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  • keith1950
    keith1950 Posts: 2,597 Forumite
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    Same here....I do it every year.
    This year I got my two 2.0 litre 4wd's covered for £235 each...and that includes breakdown and protected no claims.
    People who don't bother trying deserve to pay over the odds.
  • bognorcodger
    bognorcodger Posts: 15 Forumite
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    Always revealing how quotes vary when you shop around - even from same insurer. My car insurance is due for renewal mid-July so I checked options a couple of day's ago. For EXACTLY the same details, Sainsburys quoted £325.06 direct, with £30 of Nectar points, or £185.52 via Moneysupermarket. Same risk but £110 cheaper. Am I missing something here?
  • eddddy
    eddddy Posts: 16,443 Forumite
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    bognorcodger wrote: »
    For EXACTLY the same details, Sainsburys quoted £325.06 direct, with £30 of Nectar points, or £185.52 via Moneysupermarket. Same risk but £110 cheaper. Am I missing something here?

    You will find that with buying many products and and services online - not just insurance.

    If you go to the website for a particular brand (in this case Sainsbury), they assume that you have gone there because the brand is important to you (and price is less important).

    If you go to a price comparison website, they assume you have gone there because price is important to you (and brand is less important).

    So you will typically be quoted lower prices on comparison sites.
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