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I'm pretty sure It's not thatcham approved :(
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2003 7:32 pm
by SilvaGTI
I checked with insurer and they reckon the standard one on my car isnt thatcham approved. My car's imported from Ireland so I'm not sure if this is the same as the standard UK one (though I suspect it is). Unfortunately this seems to be a pretty common situation with most hot hatches. I think manufacturers should be installing cat 1 alarms on hot hatches as standard. Even if it cost them a little bit extra it'd save their customers hundereds of pound in insurance. Maybe a petition is in order
Hopefully VW'll get their act together for any future hot hatches
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2003 9:49 pm
by Mike_T
Tesco Insurance is very good (cheap!).
I'm 23, have a Polo Gti, and pay £650.
It might be worth giving them a call - i've got no complaints.
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2003 11:07 pm
by onering
hey mike_t, how many years NCD do you have?
the best quote i've gotten from them is 19xx....
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 1:37 pm
by Mike_T
Hi,
I've got 3 years NCD and the car is parked on a drive way not the street.
Do you have any idea why you've had such a high quote?
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 2:25 pm
by onering
probably becuase I've got 0 NCB...
it would be parked in a garage as well...
but even with 3 years NCB i doubt 19xx is gonna go down to 650.... so i dunno why its so expensive.
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 5:01 pm
by KarlM
probably down to your postcode
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 5:00 pm
by cyhliu
Yeah, Tescos wouldnt even touch me (i.e quote me!), I'm 26 with no claims bonus and driven for donkeys' years' (oh...neglect to inform you I have three points on my licence...for speeding!).
All insurance is a scam...and you are better off ringing round because different companies have different rating systems to rate their customers.