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    Default Great car insurance deal

    OK so it's time to do the annual slog of renewing the main household car insurance - not strictly disco related but as it's a good deal thought I'd share - mods feel free to bin or move to 'lounge' or whatever if appropriate.

    Renewal from current insurer came in at £280 comp with £400 accidental damage excess.

    Trawling round the web I could only shave a couple of quid off, so almost resigned myself to staying with incumbent, then came across an offer with quidco and Prudential.

    Buy a policy with Pru via Quidco and you get £130 cashback. AND Pru are giving a year's free green flag breakdown cover (with homestart) with new policies (best quote I got elsewhere for this was £54 and it just so happens I need to get some as the car's about to run out of warranty)

    ... SO... Go through the motions with Pru to get a quote - £293 with same excesses, standard of cover, options etc.

    ... SO... That's £293 minus the £130 through Quidco minus the £54 saving on breakdown cover = (effectively) £114 for the insurance.

    Well happy

    Thought I'd share in case anyone else is about to do the trawl.
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    I was with the PRU last year, I too had the greenflag cover - never needed it though. I switched over to Admiral Multi Car with the rest of my family. Saved me over £1k! Admiral automatically made me a member of the AA, with breakdown cover for me, not my car
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    Make sure it has business use as well though, and tell them you are a DJ












    Then watch the premium rise.

    I have a 07 Citreon Dispatch van, Fully Comp, upto 20,000 miles per year, and it costs me nearly £500pa., I also have a 2001 Renault Laguna Estate, 12,000 mile p.a, fully comp for £400p.a.

    I am *slightly* over 25 too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vectisvibe View Post
    OK so it's time to do the annual slog of renewing the main household car insurance - not strictly disco related but as it's a good deal thought I'd share - mods feel free to bin or move to 'lounge' or whatever if appropriate.

    Renewal from current insurer came in at £280 comp with £400 accidental damage excess.

    Trawling round the web I could only shave a couple of quid off, so almost resigned myself to staying with incumbent, then came across an offer with quidco and Prudential.

    Buy a policy with Pru via Quidco and you get £130 cashback. AND Pru are giving a year's free green flag breakdown cover (with homestart) with new policies (best quote I got elsewhere for this was £54 and it just so happens I need to get some as the car's about to run out of warranty)

    ... SO... Go through the motions with Pru to get a quote - £293 with same excesses, standard of cover, options etc.

    ... SO... That's £293 minus the £130 through Quidco minus the £54 saving on breakdown cover = (effectively) £114 for the insurance.

    Well happy

    Thought I'd share in case anyone else is about to do the trawl.
    thats a really good deal there. i wont say how much my car insurance is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Your Big Event View Post
    Make sure it has business use as well though, and tell them you are a DJ
    Of course I do, for the van I use for disco work.

    This deal was on my car.

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    Mines biz insurance too.
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