Just got my insurance renewal from Allianz and it has gone up from £681.80 to £869.52 has anyone else had one recently to give me some idea as to whether a 25% increase is the norm?
It's on business use with 5 years protected NCB.
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Wow, I'm paying £385pa - no business use, but that includes offroad use and offroad recovery............................... you businessmen must be very risky guys to insure  2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

If that it mine had a 1 in front of that and a bit more  RRS TDV6 Gone but still around
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IIRC my insurance is less than £400, I don't use my motor for business but like Tim I have also got the off road cover.

Sounds like it's time for you to start shopping around a bit Chris.  Arctic Frost TDV6 SE. Aspen Leather, Cherry Wood, Privacy Glass, PTI, Tow Pack, Mudflaps, Tasmods, a new Fuelflap, a RRSport.co.uk umbrella in the boot & a RRSport.co.uk sticker on the rear glass.
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1600 FIRST YEAR ,, RENEWED IN DEC FOR ONLY 1200,thats only 25 a week , so ok 08 HSE,5%TINTS, Factory tow bar, brum ,brum

Oh and mine is a TDv8 not a TDv6..................................... and just incase you qualify, I've just found that Saga couldn't even do it for TWICE the premium I'm currently paying, despite promising that they would be able to HALF my annual premium if I took my business to them! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tim wrote:

Oh and mine is a TDv8 not a TDv6.....................................

Show off.  Arctic Frost TDV6 SE. Aspen Leather, Cherry Wood, Privacy Glass, PTI, Tow Pack, Mudflaps, Tasmods, a new Fuelflap, a RRSport.co.uk umbrella in the boot & a RRSport.co.uk sticker on the rear glass.
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 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tim in Scotland wrote:

Wow, I'm paying £385pa - no business use, but that includes offroad use and offroad recovery............................... you businessmen must be very risky guys to insure

Who's that with Tim? I'm still payig about 600ish & we're similar ages with similar professions and similar driving experience. I wouldn't mind reducing to 385!!!
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I'm fairly sure Tim still uses Land Rover Insurance for his motors. He recommended them to me a few years ago and I can't remember him ever mentioning changing to anyone else.

Their telephone number is 0800 072 4450 Arctic Frost TDV6 SE. Aspen Leather, Cherry Wood, Privacy Glass, PTI, Tow Pack, Mudflaps, Tasmods, a new Fuelflap, a RRSport.co.uk umbrella in the boot & a RRSport.co.uk sticker on the rear glass.
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@TB I sent a reply to Oilman by PM earlier. He insures his 110 for a lot less than LRI charges me for my 90 though!  2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

LRI quoted £300 more than NFU and the latter do all that LRI do plus Gap on the first 2 years. Porsche Cayenne S Diesel 66 Plate

same happend to me was paying 600 got renewal through went up to 935 phoned them up they said the reason is a recent no of claims in my postcode so went online got it for 400 with admiral 535 cheaper thing is if my insurance would of stayed the same price i probably would of just renewed with them somtimes you need a kick up the arse to save money

I'll have to see what NFU can as my RRS's insurance is due for renewal in March and if they can do it for £300 less than LRI for the same cover I know where I'll be going with both cars. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

I am with esure and I have full Class 1 Business Use as well as the usual cover plus the wife as a named driver. £400 ish last renewal - and this was even after a fault claim (£3500). Thank goodness for protected NCD. However, they refused to cover my Sunday car that I bought 2 weeks ago, but I managed to get this on a classic policy elsewhere at a ridiculously cheap price with a specialist broker - £260 against £800 with the 'high street' insurance brands.

This highlights a very disturbing trend with insurance and I wonder if it might make sense for us, as an informal organisation to try and get a deal for members. The broker who sorted my second car policy came up serious trumps for me and I suspect this type of specialist with access to good underwriters might be able to help us.

What do you guys reckon?

A final point on this is who pays for all the insurance industry's TV adverts? 'Nuff said....

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