Press release from Adrian Flux Insurance:
"I''d Like To Insure My £800,000 Bugatti Veyron, Please..."
When Jeremy Clarkson drove that Bugatti Veyron he absolutely loved it. Valued at over £800,000, you''d hope he would. "Utterly, stunningly, mind-blowingly, jaw-droppingly brilliant," he called it.
And jaw-dropping just about sums up the cost to insure it, assuming you can find a company mad enough to cover its 1,000bhp, 0-60 in 2.5 seconds and top speed of 253mph.
But one such ''treader-where-angels-fear-to'' is Adrian Flux, the company that claims to offer cover on any car, for any driver. Gerry Bucke, Operations Director, said they''d be happy to insure the car.
The premium would be £19,500, with a £50,000 excess. But if you can afford the Veyron in the first place, that''s unlikely to be an issue.
On the show, another insurer caused consternation by mistaking the Veyron for a Rover. "Oh, if it was a Rover we''d do it for four hundred quid," said Bucke.
"I''d Like To Insure My £800,000 Bugatti Veyron, Please..."
When Jeremy Clarkson drove that Bugatti Veyron he absolutely loved it. Valued at over £800,000, you''d hope he would. "Utterly, stunningly, mind-blowingly, jaw-droppingly brilliant," he called it.
And jaw-dropping just about sums up the cost to insure it, assuming you can find a company mad enough to cover its 1,000bhp, 0-60 in 2.5 seconds and top speed of 253mph.
But one such ''treader-where-angels-fear-to'' is Adrian Flux, the company that claims to offer cover on any car, for any driver. Gerry Bucke, Operations Director, said they''d be happy to insure the car.
The premium would be £19,500, with a £50,000 excess. But if you can afford the Veyron in the first place, that''s unlikely to be an issue.
On the show, another insurer caused consternation by mistaking the Veyron for a Rover. "Oh, if it was a Rover we''d do it for four hundred quid," said Bucke.
