Volkswagen T5 Transporter Shuttle (2004 - ) - Getting Insurance - not easy but there are answers

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Wed 30 Jan 2008 19:40
Getting Insurance - not easy but there are answers - mattux
The review notes that the shuttle is classed as a Commercial Vehicle. I had a lot of trouble getting insurance on mine as a private punter since although the VIN classed it as a diesel car for tax the body type is minibus.

The descriptions for these vehicles as accessed by the insurance databases seem very confused and inconsistent. The underlying description of Transporter T30 130 TDI SWB (model type) as the main description not really helping much as it was then randomly associated with body type descriptions

The insurance companies offering commercial cover baulked mainly at the number of seats (8) classing it a minibus which SEVERELY restricted the opportunities for cover. In the end I was offered only one commercial policy which seemed to differ little from a personal policy except for not offering cover for use of other vehicles and being more expensive .

Also beware of putting the details into a comparison site (I won't say which), getting quotes but when phoning to confirm cover (as recommended) being turned down.

In the end the answer was very simple - using a large supermarket chain site brought up the right description for the car at a good price - I hope
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Thu 19 Feb 2009 17:37
Getting Insurance - not easy but there are answers - armchair2009
Please could you name the supermarket. Apart from VW's own insurance, it seems to be impossible to get insurance for this vehicle as a private user. Ours has 9 seats, which makes life even harder!
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Thu 19 Feb 2009 17:58
Getting Insurance - not easy but there are answers - Mr X
Why would you need a 9 seater vehicle for private use ?
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Thu 19 Feb 2009 18:03
Getting Insurance - not easy but there are answers - David Horn
More than 2.4 children?
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