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jman316
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 5:18 pm 
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grandad wrote:
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It looks like we have sorted out our insurance for this year. We will be re-newing with Arista. Premiums are £950 for vehicles with up to 6 passenger seats and £1,000 for our 2 X 8 seaters and our 16 seat minibus plus the IPT at 6%. that is £150 per vehicle cheaper than last year. Not a bad result.


Do they cater for a private hire single policies? i dont need the fleet thing obv.

I don't know. I have gone through a broker. Wheels, their number is 01132 770707.


thanks buddy, will try them tomorrow.

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jman316
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 2:39 pm 
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grandad wrote:
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grandad wrote:
It looks like we have sorted out our insurance for this year. We will be re-newing with Arista. Premiums are £950 for vehicles with up to 6 passenger seats and £1,000 for our 2 X 8 seaters and our 16 seat minibus plus the IPT at 6%. that is £150 per vehicle cheaper than last year. Not a bad result.


Do they cater for a private hire single policies? i dont need the fleet thing obv.

I don't know. I have gone through a broker. Wheels, their number is 01132 770707.


filled out their form..lets see what happens :shock:

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sasha
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 4:55 pm 
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Just going through mine now. Same as last year, fill in all the forms, 75% don't bother getting back to you and the rest either phone at 9am despite being told to call in the afternoon or to contact via e-mail only. Latest I phoned at 2pm, will get back to me with prices by 4pm - It's 5pm now, still waiting. :evil:
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sasha
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 3:28 pm 
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Still waiting for the call back from the company who said they'd contact me by 4pm yesterday. One other broker has called and given me a quote £800 greater than the renewal price for the company I'm CURRENTLY with !!
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jman316
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 1:50 am 
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Still waiting for the call back from the company who said they'd contact me by 4pm yesterday. One other broker has called and given me a quote £800 greater than the renewal price for the company I'm CURRENTLY with !!


At least you got a call :)

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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 9:09 am 
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most will ask "whats your best quote so far", i always say my lowest so far....less 15%...lol

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sasha
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wannabeeahack wrote:
most will ask "whats your best quote so far", i always say my lowest so far....less 15%...lol

Same, except I knock £200 off. Or I tell them to give their lowest price and if they can't beat it they won't get the business, and I refuse to tell them who currently insures me until after they quote. I don't want them thinking 'we could do it for £1500 but as his lowest quote is £2000 we'll quote £1900.'

And after I get the lowest quote I go back to my current insurer and tell them I can get it cheaper and, surprise, surprise they always manage to offer a better revised quote. Sometimes I do it even when I don't get a better price.
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jman316
 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 8:39 am 
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sasha wrote:
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most will ask "whats your best quote so far", i always say my lowest so far....less 15%...lol

Same, except I knock £200 off. Or I tell them to give their lowest price and if they can't beat it they won't get the business, and I refuse to tell them who currently insures me until after they quote. I don't want them thinking 'we could do it for £1500 but as his lowest quote is £2000 we'll quote £1900.'

And after I get the lowest quote I go back to my current insurer and tell them I can get it cheaper and, surprise, surprise they always manage to offer a better revised quote. Sometimes I do it even when I don't get a better price.


Good strategy, i have used this before, in home insurance and car insurance. :)

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 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
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jman316 wrote:
Good strategy, i have used this before, in home insurance and car insurance. :)


so get yr taxi insurance sorted then!

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wannabeeahack wrote:
jman316 wrote:
Good strategy, i have used this before, in home insurance and car insurance. :)


so get yr taxi insurance sorted then!


lets see....

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wannabeeahack
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jman316 wrote:
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jman316 wrote:
Good strategy, i have used this before, in home insurance and car insurance. :)


so get yr taxi insurance sorted then!


lets see....


been long enough now mate, if you've not had an acceptable quote by now you never will

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 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 7:01 pm 
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I can't believe a thread about how to get insurance has ran into 7 pages, talk about indecisive :roll:

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toots wrote:
talk about indecisive :roll:


Are you sure about that? :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
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gusmac wrote:
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talk about indecisive :roll:


Are you sure about that? :lol:


Mmmm, well when I think about it I'm not sure tbh :?

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 Post subject: Re: Taxi Insurers
PostPosted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 8:11 pm 
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toots wrote:
I can't believe a thread about how to get insurance has ran into 7 pages, talk about indecisive :roll:


i dont he is at all serious about it really

and to say he couldnt get a quote without a car reg number or badge is - as we all know - a load of cobblers

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