Modded? - avoid Direct Line

[rpaterson]

I'm with Elephant and was quoted £190 to renew (34 year old, driving since T-Rex's roamed the earth, but only 1NCD due to being on wifie's policy). I've stuck an induction kit and exhaust on and declared this to them. Got charged an extra £8. Fair enough.

Then I thought I'd try Direct Line as loads of people say that coz they're direct, they're cheaper. Spoke to the guy and told him about the mods and we went around in circles for ages as he couldn't grasp the concept of an exhaust manufacturer not being able to give me a cert stating the EXACT increase in power I would achieve!!! Idiot/numpty/tube etc. Anyway he ran through the quote with me basign the increase as no more than 10% of standard (not expecting anywhere near that of course) and he eventually came back with a quote of £442. He got upset when I laughed and then went on to imply that I obviously hadn't stated the mods to Elephant even though I told him that at the start.

When I progress to a beige Micra, I may try them again..

 

[T14086]

I have used direct line for last 12 years, always been the cheapest by far.

Surely your postcode should mean a cheap quote?

 

[dave]

they always been good for me average 16 quid a mod

 

[T14086]

insuring any of our cars for the year is always cheaper than a months bl*ody council tax

 

[dave]

mrs dave pay our council tax, i dont even know how much it is :devil:

 

[T14086]

you down south so you get it cheap, you never had the poll tax aswell

 

[dave]

we did have poll tax

 

[T14086]

for a measly year!

 

[dave]

took me longer than a year to actually pay it though, think a man come an got a £1 off me every week in the end

 

[T14086]

I had to cough up thousends (5 years off poll tax) or I could'nt get a mortgage:bang: Still I got them back in my own ways

 

[MickeyBravo]

Im with Direct Line myself,i have achieved the maximum of 30% discount online..
1..10% online
2. 10 % More than 1 person in house wiv D/L(multi car)
3. being insured on a named policy

i have declared the 2l 20v engine swap aswell and also the fact its now a hgt and not a 1.4sx.
all in all,i WAS paying 389 (40 pm) (25,single + medium rate area)..that was before i took bravo off the road,im now payin 33pm on a Polo D im runnin about in

Mike

Oh i got 6 points and only 2 yrs ncb (due to bein on dads for all these years lol)