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FPOS Productions™ 172 FR
Snap....
MR2 Mk1.5
Hi,
first of all, thank you for trying us and my apologies we were unable to help you.
To be insured via our car club scheme we need you to meet certain criteria, in higher risk postcodes there may be some extra criteria, eg the car must be kept on driveway parking when parked overnight.
Our underwriters will have a higher than normal claims loss ratio in your postcode, hence the extra criteria.
We are not refusing you a quote, we can quote you but my colleague would have said 'no quote' on the basis that without applying our discount, we would simply not be competitive.
We find these postcode restrictions/exclusions incredibly frustating as well, you'll have to trust me on that.
Please give us a try next year and postcode criteria does change on a regular basis.
Ollie
Sky Insurance
MR2 Mk1.5
Either in a garage or parked off the street.
In the particular postcode this member lives in, our underwriters have a high rate of car break ins and vandalism.
I hope that explains why we were unable to quote (via our car club scheme) with the car kept on a public road overnight.
Ollie
Sky Insurance
MR2 Mk1.5
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
+1. They can't insure you, big deal - ring someone who will.
MR2 Mk1.5
Dont worry guys, I'm more than used to the odd winger, it is the nature of the hateful insurance business.
I totally understand the member's frustration however. For us, when you have a customer on the phone who ticks all the rights boxes except for one thing (eg where the car is kept overnight), it is incredibly frustrating to have to say 'no quote' .
From an insurance perspective (and yes it is not ideal for everyone), by saying no to the higher risk cases, we are able to keep our claims stats low and our rates low and pass this saving onto the lower risks who do meet the criteria... however, having said that, we would prefer to insure every member out there!
Ollie
Sky Insurance
I totally understand the member's frustration however. For us, when you have a customer on the phone who ticks all the rights boxes except for one thing (eg where the car is kept overnight), it is incredibly frustrating to have to say 'no quote' .
From an insurance perspective (and yes it is not ideal for everyone), by saying no to the higher risk cases, we are able to keep our claims stats low and our rates low and pass this saving onto the lower risks who do meet the criteria... however, having said that, we would prefer to insure every member out there!
Ollie
Sky Insurance
Clio 182
Meh. Thought they were quite expensive anyway. 900 for a 1.5 dieasal megane. 23 years old 1 no claims sp30 in Mansfield. Admiral want 520
It's A Reno
Absolutely. I'm no pup and I got refused point blank because I have a non standard exhaust on my otherwise completely standard 172FF.
It happens.
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Did you ring them back and tell them you got a cheaper quote as this is what they told me to do IF I found one!
Edd
ClioSport Club Member
Ghibli/Boxster/197T
I thought I'd give sky a go as the customer service feedback seemed very good. But I was told I could only be offered tpft because of my postcode which seemed a little odd. I live in a decent area too, was insured on a 172 fc at 21 with 1 yr ncb for 840.
I'd have liked to have dealt with an insurance company with a call centre in this country too so I'll try again when I move.
I'd have liked to have dealt with an insurance company with a call centre in this country too so I'll try again when I move.
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
I have no idea, but their service is spot on mate, upon calling them they knew lots about the car, lots about the mods, offered me a VERY competetive price with 90 days european cover and other extras. Told me to call back if I got a better price and they'd try their best to beat it.
MR2 Mk1.5
We have been trading for 25 years but the car club business is about 6 years old.
We are very well known within the Japanese car club scene, we are the offical insurer for many of these clubs, eg Mkiv Supra Club, FTO OC.
Here are some of our current affiliated clubs:
http://www.skyinsurance.co.uk/club_list1.html
Clio 172
Is there a list of high risk postcodes etc? be interesting to see if I were in one.
MR2 Mk1.5
There are a few floating around on the net..
Different insurers will have different restrictions though..
Feel free to PM me your postcode and I wont mind checking it against our lists..
182
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=87920
Probably a bit out of date now but gives a rough idea.
421 Cammed 172
Sky got me insurance for £300 less than my lowest quote.
Elephant wouldn't insure me, neither would Bell.
You can't blame sky if they can't get you insurance at a competitive rate, they're brokers at the end of the day, if the underwriters won't budge they can't do anything about it.
Give em a break.
Elephant wouldn't insure me, neither would Bell.
You can't blame sky if they can't get you insurance at a competitive rate, they're brokers at the end of the day, if the underwriters won't budge they can't do anything about it.
Give em a break.
Renaultsport Clio 182
different insurance companies use different criteria in order to provide you with a quote. what works for some may not work for others.
I was with Bell insurance last year & my renewal came through 2 weeks ago with a price of £634 inc breakdown cover. you must be off your head if you think i'm paying that! I phoned my mate who recently started work for Admiral (same insurance group as Bell & Elephant). He told me a few things to make my quote cheaper that i just couldn't believe............but it worked!
I'd always said that my car was garaged - turns out this is the worst according to the Admiral group as most accidednts occur with people reversing in / out of their garages so he told me to either put street or driveway (driveway is best).
he also told me to add as many people to the Policy as possible. I'd origianlly only added my mother as a named driver but i also added my old man and it came down further.
he then said that if i added someone who holds a PROVISIONAL licence it would come down again!! i couldn't believe this was true but it actually is? how messed up is that??
changed my details to include the following and it came down just over £100. good but still not good enough!
I rang Adrian Flux then & got the full works for £447 inc national breakdown, protected NCB / personal injury etc etc etc so i'm well happy now. it's still alot of money but considering most insurance quotes have gone up this year it isn't too bad in my eyes.
I was with Bell insurance last year & my renewal came through 2 weeks ago with a price of £634 inc breakdown cover. you must be off your head if you think i'm paying that! I phoned my mate who recently started work for Admiral (same insurance group as Bell & Elephant). He told me a few things to make my quote cheaper that i just couldn't believe............but it worked!
I'd always said that my car was garaged - turns out this is the worst according to the Admiral group as most accidednts occur with people reversing in / out of their garages so he told me to either put street or driveway (driveway is best).
he also told me to add as many people to the Policy as possible. I'd origianlly only added my mother as a named driver but i also added my old man and it came down further.
he then said that if i added someone who holds a PROVISIONAL licence it would come down again!! i couldn't believe this was true but it actually is? how messed up is that??
changed my details to include the following and it came down just over £100. good but still not good enough!
I rang Adrian Flux then & got the full works for £447 inc national breakdown, protected NCB / personal injury etc etc etc so i'm well happy now. it's still alot of money but considering most insurance quotes have gone up this year it isn't too bad in my eyes.
MR2 Mk1.5
Hi bud, just tried to reply to your last PM but you are over you mail box limit. (Damn you, I typed out a whole PM and then lost it ha ha!)
I just wanted to say that your Clio may already have thatcham approved security fitted as standard so there is no need to rush out and buy something aftermarket on the basis of the insurance alone.
Cheers
Ollie
Sky Insurance
Excellent, thats reassuring. I apologise if my post came over as criticism, I was generally interested to see how established you are.
My renewal is on 13th March, are you able to quote this early?
MR2 Mk1.5
No not at all, it is a natural question to ask if you haven't heard of us.
This is fine, feel free to PM me your contact details and I will arrange a call back?
Thanks
