That time of year again!!!

[diesel des]

I have a trade policy Paul. They just asked if I had a garage for repair work or selling cars. I told them I have a garage and I'm a part time mechanic and service some cars in my free time. As I do all the family's cars and some friends I'm not fibbing. Never been a problem.

[S2central.net]

Cheers - I will have to look into that next time around. The description you give above is pretty much same as my situation so should be good enough.

[anthonys2]

Im not sure what you are complaining about bud... the policies on the S2 and the A4 Quattro together are still only just cheaper than the policy on my Avant lol. I wish I had prices like that for me haha

Oooh dont get me wrong am complaining about the principal of the matter it annoys the **** out of me been a loyal customer with Admiral for 4 years or more now and every year they hike the prices up and when you check online the exact same policy is cheaper thats what infuriates me!!!

[Christophski]

Oooh dont get me wrong am complaining about the principal of the matter it annoys the **** out of me been a loyal customer with Admiral for 4 years or more now and every year they hike the prices up and when you check online the exact same policy is cheaper thats what infuriates me!!!

I dont blame you bud. i always get a hiked price from my insurance company even when said company are forum sponsors... I then have to spend time on the phone sorting it out which really irritates me. I look forward to being able to get the price down on my policy to similar to yours lol. Im surprised it isnt already lower seeing as im almost 30!

On a positive note, my beetle fully comp only used to cost me £101. I was trying to get it to £99 just to say i was paying less than £100 but no amount of pleading worked lol

[GazzaG60]

id buy 10 yrs in advance at those costs. my Vectra which cost me 86p + vat to buy is more than all of those. my audi.......

[anthonys2]

id buy 10 yrs in advance at those costs. my Vectra which cost me 86p + vat to buy is more than all of those. my audi.......

LOL!!! I remember when i first bought my S2 back in 2000 it cost more than all my 3 cars now to insure and i still 3-4 cars at the time I suppose its one of the advantages of growing older you get slightly cheaper car insurance

[Cottis]

I think Gaz's problem might be insuring cars in Manchester. I lived there for 6months about 13yrs ago. I had to sell the car as the insurance costs were beyond prohibitive. Mind you, I was a student trying to insure an old nail in an M1 postcode. It was a good thing really as I couldn't afford baked beans let alone fuel, running costs and insurance ha ha. These days, with the car tucked away in a garage in leafy Oxfordshire, insurance costs are no issue.

I was playing golf with a young lad the other day who had recently passed his test. He had one of those black box things in his car (an 07 plated Fiesta petrol) and was paying over £2k insurance. I was gobsmacked. Did make me think how he afforded that, let alone the car. My first car was £300. Kids get it too easy these days or maybe he was just an exception.