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bhasson247
PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:51 pm 
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hi i"m Ben 22 with 2 kids so i"V had to take up taxing on the weekends,,all was going well and my licence caame thrue so the next step was INSHURANCE :sad: :sad:
TO START WITH I"M FROM NORTHERN IRELAND so i know the rate would of been quite high,,but buy high thay where quoteing me 3700 up to 5000 for a year i really dont know who to turn to or what to do so could anybody please help me or even a cuple off good inshures that take on u25s.!! :sad:
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Doom
PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:26 pm 
Basically you need to find a fleet owner who can get you on, the prices you've been quoted are correct for someone your age, seems outrageous but a driver can do a whole lot of damage and the insurance companies know this and quote accordingly, if it makes you feel any better I've got to get some temp cover on a private S&D car, not taxi and they flat refused to insure me because of my job and I'm double your age with clean license and max bonus.
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wannabeeahack
PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:39 pm 
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mines £2000, im 56

pay up or shut up


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wannabeeahack
PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:42 pm 
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Doom wrote:
if it makes you feel any better I've got to get some temp cover on a private S&D car, not taxi and they flat refused to insure me because of my job and I'm double your age with clean license and max bonus.


and yet, i bought an old campervan, new policy, no NCB, premium to pay £200 fully comp

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christopherwk
PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:03 pm 
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Yeah, that's about right.

£2940 to insure me fully comp when I was 24. Though that's private hire, I expect Hackney to be more.

Gone down to £1,600 now with 3 years no claims.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:25 pm 
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I've got to get some temp cover on a private S&D car, not taxi and they flat refused to insure me because of my job


Doom - Try www.dayinsure.com I don't think they mind the taxi trade. Didn't last time I looked.

Ben

The advice to find a fleet owner is sound. I know Summit will include u/25 on taxi fleets on the mainland. Can't be sure about where you are though.

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:27 pm 
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christopherwk wrote:
Yeah, that's about right.

£2940 to insure me fully comp when I was 24. Though that's private hire, I expect Hackney to be more.

Gone down to £1,600 now with 3 years no claims.


mine woulda been £1250 this year with 4 years NCB till some t*** of a lorry driver crosses the white line, denies it was his fault and claims off ME!

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bhasson247
PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:22 pm 
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thanks guys for all the replys!!!!!!!!!! :D
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yellowcars
PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:16 pm 
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We pat £4500 per car, but then again we working in an area that has the highest levels of criminal insurance claims.

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grandad
PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:46 am 
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yellowcars wrote:
We pat £4500 per car, but then again we working in an area that has the highest levels of criminal insurance claims.

Now that is a lot per car. :shock:

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