Safely Insured Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 , I don't understand insurance companies. mine has gone up well over £100 with them this year, and I have done less than 1000 miles the last 2 years and it's of the road from august until april. every year. Hi, rates are up typically by 30%-40% across the industry, we have no control over these increases. Having said that it is well worth talking to our renewals team to see if we can change any of your details (eg restrict the mileage) to bring the price down. I'll PM you. Thanks Ollie Sky Insurance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I got a pretty good deal on my Insurance with Sky last month, £650 for the year which i was pretty happy with, especially with insurance rates rising And that was with all my mods declared as well. Most other insurers i called were asking alot more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 well thanks to Ollie (as usual) and Kathy, renewed with Sky for a little less than £500 with full protected no claims.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orrggg Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Sky were dearer than going on go compare by about £50. Am 34 with full ncd no points etc, was a bit supprised they weren't at least the same if u are getting club discount. If they were roughly the same a would have gone with them. Not trying to diss them obviously I just come from the wrong area lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD DAN Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 need to insure with all mods declared came out just over £600 cheaper than sky was very suprised, not hateing just giving feedback as that is a massive amount of money dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rays the roof Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 need to insure with all mods declared came out just over £600 cheaper than sky was very suprised, not hateing just giving feedback as that is a massive amount of money dan ADMIRAL Quoted £499 but then told about multiple car policy! Don't have to cancel other cars policy but renew with them. Brings supra insurance down to £311. Fully comp, protected no claims, value £4500, excess £350. Cheaper than my normal car and trike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictorch Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Rang Sky earlier and was told that you don't do agreed value anymore for existing customers......is that correct, Ollie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaky Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 rates are up typically by 30%-40%?? try norton on classic,mine has gone down to £260 fc with all mods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictorch Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 rates are up typically by 30%-40%?? try norton on classic,mine has gone down to £260 fc with all mods The quote that they gave me without any ringing round was a decent price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaky Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Mine is agreed value,you have to send in all pics,glad your happy with the price you've paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictorch Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Mine is agreed value,you have to send in all pics,glad your happy with the price you've paid. I haven't paid........lots of ringing round to do yet:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 They have stopped doing agreed value for everyone now. I was on agreed value for the last 4 years or so and was told on renewal this time that the underwriter has stopped doing this. I've still got all mods covered like for like and stated the value of the car & mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopgunTT Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I haven't paid........lots of ringing round to do yet:d Try Livingstones mate, They still do agreed value, I was in there yesterday talking to them about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictorch Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Try Livingstones mate, They still do agreed value, I was in there yesterday talking to them about it. I will give them a try, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopgunTT Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I will give them a try, cheers You won't regret it, I have been with them for 3 years, Agreed value is hard to come by, And their quotes are always the best for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco79 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 i saved a fortune by going with adrian flux, sky were great at first then started to be a rip off, all my mods are also insured with adrian flux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cje001 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Just want to say that the quote i had today was superb and the best i could get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) Just have to say been a long time lurker, finally signed up as I had gotten a hold of a Supra, and figured I'd start posting sooner or later. Getting a Supra came with the usual challenge of finding the right one, being sold by the right person. A lot of the so called 'premium' Supra car lots in the UK (I won't mention names) are a bunch of jokers and they are the time wasters. But the biggest obstacle was insurance. Despite having driven in the States for fifteen years, with a full no claims record and not once pulled over by the police or been in an automobile incident, English insurance companies treated me like an Essex teenage boy racer with a lead foot. A lot of insurance companies won't cover an automobile with the status that the Supra has(similar for RX7, Skyine, 300ZX Fairlady etc.) unless you have four or five years UK license; some won't do it till nine. This is where brokers like Adrian Flux(who are also shady in their own way)come in handy, because they have a premium list of the insurers who will cover performance cars with the least hassle. And this is all well and good, IF you meet certain requirements, one of which being over twenty-five and/or having a full UK license for XX numbers of years - which is no different than the generic insurance companies I was referring to above. What the premium insurers give you though, is the ability to modify (or purchase a pre modified vehicle) your car with as minimum hassle as possible. So for someone such as myself, I had to spend countless hours finding an insurance company, who would at least give some recognition to my driving record in the States, and put that towards the three years I had with a full UK license. A found a handful out of out of eighty or more companies who would consider SZ Supras(which was useless to me), and only one would cover me on TT Supras. On the latter company, the premiums weren't bad, the excess was kinda ridiculous, but it was a compromise since no one else would cooperate. The major downside though was modifications. Even if the car had a set of 18" wheels, or a bomex front bumper it was declined. I can say with complete certainty, that I have no idea if Sky would be any good for someone with normal circumstances, but for me, they were one of the many who turned me away. A massive hole burning in my pocket, almost £20,000 to spend on a car, and I was banging my head against the wall because of a-hole insurers. Big massive thanks to AVIVA, who gave me a chance and now I am a happy owner. I challenge Sky to assess my past situation and pass comment on what they think they could do to set themselves apart for drivers who migrated from other countries - because that's a huge untapped part of the market that no one is picking up on. P.S. Big laugh at Admiral who wanted £4,500 annualy for a SZ. Edited April 7, 2011 by Hollywood (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safely Insured Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 Just have to say been a long time lurker, finally signed up as I had gotten a hold of a Supra, and figured I'd start posting sooner or later. Getting a Supra came with the usual challenge of finding the right one, being sold by the right person. A lot of the so called 'premium' Supra car lots in the UK (I won't mention names) are a bunch of jokers and they are the time wasters. But the biggest obstacle was insurance. Despite having driven in the States for fifteen years, with a full no claims record and not once pulled over by the police or been in an automobile incident, English insurance companies treated me like an Essex teenage boy racer with a lead foot. A lot of insurance companies won't cover an automobile with the status that the Supra has(similar for RX7, Skyine, 300ZX Fairlady etc.) unless you have four or five years UK license; some won't do it till nine. This is where brokers like Adrian Flux(who are also shady in their own way)come in handy, because they have a premium list of the insurers who will cover performance cars with the least hassle. And this is all well and good, IF you meet certain requirements, one of which being over twenty-five and/or having a full UK license for XX numbers of years - which is no different than the generic insurance companies I was referring to above. What the premium insurers give you though, is the ability to modify (or purchase a pre modified vehicle) your car with as minimum hassle as possible. So for someone such as myself, I had to spend countless hours finding an insurance company, who would at least give some recognition to my driving record in the States, and put that towards the three years I had with a full UK license. A found a handful out of out of eighty or more companies who would consider SZ Supras(which was useless to me), and only one would cover me on TT Supras. On the latter company, the premiums weren't bad, the excess was kinda ridiculous, but it was a compromise since no one else would cooperate. The major downside though was modifications. Even if the car had a set of 18" wheels, or a bomex front bumper it was declined. I can say with complete certainty, that I have no idea if Sky would be any good for someone with normal circumstances, but for me, they were one of the many who turned me away. A massive hole burning in my pocket, almost £20,000 to spend on a car, and I was banging my head against the wall because of a-hole insurers. Big massive thanks to AVIVA, who gave me a chance and now I am a happy owner. I challenge Sky to assess my past situation and pass comment on what they think they could do to set themselves apart for drivers who migrated from other countries - because that's a huge untapped part of the market that no one is picking up on. P.S. Big laugh at Admiral who wanted £4,500 annualy for a SZ. Hollywood, it is hard to comment without your details but we (Sky) really try and seek out the lower risk cases, unfortunately (in the eyes of insurers and according to claims statistics) someone who has not had proven and up to date UK driving experience and residency is very high risk on even a standard UK car, let alone a performance/import/modified car. It seems you have had this issue with many UK insurers not just us, but thank you for posting on our thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safely Insured Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 Rang Sky earlier and was told that you don't do agreed value anymore for existing customers......is that correct, Ollie? Apologies for the delay, as it stands we have no agreed value facility. Fewer and fewer underwriters are offering them unfortunately. If anything changes we will let you know. It is worth pointing out that a customer would have our full support if a low value was placed on their car in the event of a claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safely Insured Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 Just want to say that the quote i had today was superb and the best i could get. Good stuff, thanks for posting. We're still writing a hell of a lot of Mkiv Supra policies despite some classic style policy providers popping onto the scene. On that subject, for anyone who does meet the criteria for a classic car provider, they are offering excellent prices. For those who do not meet the criteria we still maintain we are the best for the majority of Mkiv Supra owners, our enquiry and conversion levels back this up. Our conversion rate for Mkiv Supra averages between 35% and 40% and renewals retention rate is 60%. Good figures in our industry, especially in such a fiercly competitive market. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 (edited) I had a nice letter from Sky when I got home today telling me my insurance would be cancelled in 7 days and I'm legally required to return my certificate of insurance. Something of a shock seeing as the only previous contact I had was yesterday (the same day as the letter was sent) which was a message enquiring whether I had yet received the registration number for my car. I've called this evening and spoken to a very helpful gentleman who assured me everything was fine and I shouldn't have been sent the letter (something of a relief). I would have preferred not to have received it at all.. On the plus side I'm now wide awake, I was going to take a nap! Edited April 15, 2011 by AlexM (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Just thought I would post here incase you see this before getting my call back request All your phone numbers seem to be going to a mail box (requesting mail box number) I need to contact you to tell you of major bodywork modification to my car before I pick it up hopefully in the next couple of days If I can't get hold of you to tell you I am not sure where I stand with my insurance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safely Insured Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 Just thought I would post here incase you see this before getting my call back request All your phone numbers seem to be going to a mail box (requesting mail box number) Hi, we had an issue with our phone lines, I understand this is now resolved. I'll PM you. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemmjonny Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Just sent you guys an email see if you can quote me happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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