I've been having quotes on a 172 cup cheaper than a cup packed 182. Unheard of tbh.
I had this too, by around £400. Quote for cup was obtained january 11 but expired 5th march, then quote for 182 FF was obtained end of march. Surely insurance hasn't gone up £400 in 3 months? I mean, surely?
- Mum, Dad & older sister all named drivers
- 2 years NCB
- No convictions/points/nothing
- Risk catagory "A" postcode
- 182 FF
- Market value £3500
- £750 optional excess (plus mandatory excess of £100 for the policy + £250 for being under 21)
- 12 month policy
- NOT covered 3rd party on other vehicles until I am 25 (this seemed to be the case with Bell & Admiral, so I assume elephant too and I wonder how many of my friends have actually checked to see if they are covered 3rd party when they drive each others cars)
£1347
All fantastic, until we got to:
Bell: "Does the car have any modifications or factory fitted optional extras"
Me: being honest: "Yes, it's got the "Cup suspension pack" and the "Cup spoiler pack"
Bell: "Does that make it lower?"
Me: "By 3mm"
Bell: "You mean 3cm"
Me: "No, 0.3cm"
Bell: "That'll be £93 extra"
Annoying but I agreed, after all I'd rather my spoilers/wheels/suspension be covered than them voiding my policy in the event of a claim. HOWEVER because "optional extras" use the same pricing system as "boy racer modifications" the "optional extras" seemingly void your right to certain other discounts (for example the experience level of named drivers is removed from their big "how much is your premium" equation) Things I've learnt for next time:
- Make sure I am actually covered for 3rd party on other vehicles, and not assume I will be because every policy I've heard of includes this as standard
- "Market value" is defined as "cost of replacing your car from an independant dealer" and not "how much did you pay for it" as I had assumed. I feel I could have justified putting an extra £500 easy
- In terms of 172/182s at my age if I put a higher "market value" the premium went down, I guess they figure you'll be more careful with a 3.5k car than a 2.5k car. £500 seemed to make a good £100 difference in premium.
- Bell are cheapest for no/low NCB, but as they gave me 2 years NCB as an introductory offer (because I could proove I hadn't made a claim as a named driver on my mum's policy) admiral or elephant would actually have been cheaper xD
Hope any/some of that will help someone, at some point