Ford Fiesta - Cheap insurance

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Tue 6 Apr 2010 15:46
Ford Fiesta - Cheap insurance - troppo

I have foolishly lost my 9 years no claims because of being off the road for 2years 3months(apart from pushbike!)Age 50,no accidents,convictions or medical history,clean as a whistle. Want to insure a 2000 Fiesta 3d std 1.3 zetec as cheap as possible.Anyone know of an insurer who might give me a good deal for quiet old East Lincs please?Noticed TPFT is sometimes dearer than Comp with some.Best quotes I`ve had are Fortis,TPFT £288 and Zurich,Comp £315,both incl £26 legal cover.Paid under £100 to insure my old van from `07-`08....the same as it would cost me to insure my old BSA Bantam if I put it on the road this summer,and I haven`t ridden that since 1978...or any bike for years!Thanks

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Tue 6 Apr 2010 20:28
Ford Fiesta - Cheap insurance - daveyjp

Try some more insurance companies to see if you can still use your NCB. When my wife was without a car she was told her NCB was 'live' for four years - this was with Tesco and it was honoured after more than two years without a car.

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Wed 19 May 2010 18:04
Ford Fiesta - Cheap insurance - 3point14

Some online insurers are asking whether I have driven regularly for the last two years, presumably because I have no NCB. I have been driving overseas.

I wonder whether someone stating that they have been regularly driving, though not in a car insured under their name, would have any benefit. It seems as though the 2 year gap is due to your ability and experience rather than them simply wanting to void a NCB.

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Mon 14 Jun 2010 18:44
Ford Fiesta - Cheap insurance - tdc

Thanks "3point14"...yes I did feel a bit rusty for the first few miles after over two years off the road,but soon got back into the groove.

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Mon 14 Jun 2010 18:39
Ford Fiesta - Cheap insurance - tdc
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Try some more insurance companies to see if you can still use your NCB. When my wife was without a car she was told her NCB was 'live' for four years - this was with Tesco and it was honoured after more than two years without a car.

Thanks for your reply.Tesco told me they would only carry lapsed NCB forward for me if it was them I was last insured with.

Got a fair deal with Axa through a London broker who were slack in sending me any documentation.After a month`s waiting I received a courtesy call asking what I thought of their service?Ahem!Suggested I would quite like some paperwork in case I was pulled up,not that the police need to see any documents nowadays.

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