alanedwin Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Hello, I just received my renewal from the caravan club. It has gone from £170 to £670 with no claims or incidents or anything. Anyone had a similar experience lately? Needless to say I will be moving! Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 It would pay you to ask why ? It would not be the first time some faceless bod has entered wrong information into the wrong form in a computer system, then claims the computer must be correct ! Trouble with this interconnected world, the purchaser does not know what other systems are being asked questions about you, or persons of similar name. Many problems have been caused by data being allocated without adequate checks that the information is correct or actually attributed to the correct person. Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanedwin Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 I got a reply yesterday and they are not moving on that price despite me pointing out that on the online quote system it came out at £222! Something strange is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanedwin Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 I talked to them on the phone today from Cyprus and no explanation for the price rise. They still promise to beat your renewal by £25, so I did another online quote and put in £670 as the renewal price and they quoted me £541!!!!! Daft. Cancelled the policy and got cover for £185 elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJay Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 alanedwin - 2016-10-19 11:02 AM I talked to them on the phone today from Cyprus and no explanation for the price rise. They still promise to beat your renewal by £25, so I did another online quote and put in £670 as the renewal price and they quoted me £541!!!!! Daft. Cancelled the policy and got cover for £185 elsewhere. Alan out of curiosity , do you live in Uk or Cyprus? just wondered if that was the problem. Mind you I don't think it it is always a good idea to stick to same insurance co, as they all seem to give a better deal to new customers. PJay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I would not bother with any company that tried that trick let alone waste money on phone calls and time on being exasperated by their bad attitude and ridiculous pricing. I would just go get a new policy from a competitive new provider and be prepared to do the same again next year totally ignoring those who obviously do not value my custom. Why should I be inconvenienced by these insurers when it is easier to just switch? Answer - I'm not!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJay Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Tracker - 2016-10-19 12:02 PM I would not bother with any company that tried that trick let alone waste money on phone calls and time on being exasperated by their bad attitude and ridiculous pricing. I would just go get a new policy from a competitive new provider and be prepared to do the same again next year totally ignoring those who obviously do not value my custom. Why should I be inconvenienced by these insurers when it is easier to just switch? Answer - I'm not!! I agree with you, BUT , you have to be a bit more careful when you get to 80, as insurance can be a bit more difficult to obtain, We go with the same insurer as long as we think it reasonable, for that reason So far not had a problem !! Forgot to say, would not touch SAGA again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve928 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Just ditched SAGA today for the motorhome, having done the same for my car a few months ago. 2015 premium £309, 2016 renewal £419. Didn't even bother phoning them. AXA, 270 days EU trips, lower accident and glass excess, higher miles (15K), £270. Saga also charge £97 for EU breakdown cover so I've opened a Halifax Flex Plus a/c for £10pm which includes LV/Britannia Rescue cover for motorhomes and closed our existing RBS a/c at £16pm. A good day's work :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will86 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 When you reach the high 80's its impossible to change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJay Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Will86 - 2016-10-19 3:38 PM When you reach the high 80's its impossible to change That is what i was suggesting. Will. You have to trust the company that you re with, and hope it does not make it impossible to get insurance At least you still get insured, but at what premium. PJay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanedwin Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 PJay No, we live in Liverpool and have a house here, but as my insurance runs out before we get back I needed to sort it from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevor166uk Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I have never found the caravan club insurance to be competitive, even with their £25 cheaper guarantee. As far as I can tell, the CC insurance does not include breakdown cover, and that costs £102 extra to buy from them. I use caravan guard. Every year I buy from them, online as a new customer. Every year I shop around and they are always cheapest. They always beat their own renewal quote if I buy as a new customer. Some years I have rung them to check it is okay to do this, and they are always happy. I have never had to use their breakdown insurance, but it is motorhome specific and apparently has a good reputation. This year the caravan club quoted me £198, plus 102 for breakdown, plus legal expenses cover at a further £25. Caravan guard want £253 for the lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 It may be that the CC have changed the Insurer they use. I was with C&CC for 3 years at competitive rates and a good Policy, then it shot up by around £200. It turns out that they had started using Aegis and that was the difference. I also went back to Caravan Guard, who I had previously used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaleg Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I recently Had a renewal quote from the cc of £500 for a new van with 2 years new for old, mentioned that I had a no fault bump driving my wife's car (no claim was made) and they said that equity red star would no longer cover me but aviva would for £800. went online got covered for £241 with 3 years new for old with equity red star, you couldn't make it up. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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