why is insuring a van so expensive ???

[kie1an]

i have a clio atm 1.2 16 v and my insurance is around the £800 mark , im a training plumber , and im nearly fully qaulified been pricing up insurance on say a 1.8 diesel transit and they want £1800 tpft or £2400 fully comp . how come ?

 

[Hazza]

I'm guessing it has something to do with security purposes.

As vans usually contain tools etc in there, which are a liability, and means that it is more likely for criminals to break into the van.

 

[cat171]

My mate pays a silly amount on his 206 van, he fits cctv. He often has 30k's worth of gear in it !

 

[kie1an]

i just cant get my head around why they want so much . its not fast , im not exactly going to be going around maccy d's in it ( not that i do in the clio ) just seems a tad expensive .

 

[Ben.]

what haz said, much bigger risk regarding the contents

 

[kie1an]

dont think i can afford insurance at that price .

 

[len_beach]

Because a high proportion of van drivers sit in the outside lane tailgating and getting speeding tickets?

 

[Da]

What Ben said, or van drivers (generally) attract the opinion that they're crap drivers. Hence accidents and high risk!

 

[kie1an]

im not a van driver ...yet so you cant offend me ^^ lol

 

[will.clio!]

Van insurance is cheaper on a traders insurance, my mates dad has trading insurance for there company and his son is 17 and drives a 1.9TD peugeot expert, worked out cheaper than having a non modified 1.2 C2 for him, only thing is i think the main policy older has to be like 25 iirc, il ask him later.

 

[nth]

i have a clio atm 1.2 16 v and my insurance is around the £800 mark , im a training plumber , and im nearly fully qaulified been pricing up insurance on say a 1.8 diesel transit and they want £1800 tpft or £2400 fully comp . how come ?

"White van man" is a stereotype, a usually pejorative term used in the United Kingdom to describe aggressive, thoughtless drivers of light commercial vehicles.



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this is why tbh:dapprove: no escaping high insurance
have you tried a car van? maybe be cheaper?