Insurance 'come-on'

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Tue 7 Mar 2006 14:58
Insurance 'come-on' - Bill Payer
Had a letter today from the company I used to use for car insurance, but moved away from last year due to price.
They had all my details, car, excess, NCD, etc all correct, and a price of £260 was given. As my renewal is £400, this seemed attractive.
Imagine my dismay then, when I called them and was quoted £704!!

Several levels of escalation later, they still couldn't explain the difference and now an investigation is going on and 'someone will get back to me tomorrow'.

OK, I know these things are a 'come-on', but they had all my details and I really don't expect to be outright conned by a company which I would say trades on its good reputation.
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Tue 7 Mar 2006 16:18
Insurance 'come-on' - Falkirk Bairn
As well as the come on there is the misleading quote - typically a "older driver" might have an excess of £100- £250.

Last month before renewal I tried a few websites and a few phone calls - one site quoted £170 Fully Comp - only for me to find the excess was £1000 for accident claims.

As the average motor claim is under £1000 their fully comp looks abit like 3rd Party F&T with a bit extra rather than a comparable fully comp policy.
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