Brett
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I have a few questions about insurance as i'm not sure on these myself..
Children under 16: Yes/No
Will saying yes push the premium up or lower it (maybe because you'd be a safer driver )?
Are you the registered keeper: Yes/No
If the car was registered to someone else would this put the premium down because maybe you'd be seen as not driving it as often?
Add any other driver
Does the old 'adding a parent' still work these days?
Was just wondering about the above, any help appreciated
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Dom H
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quote: Originally posted by loafofbrett
Add any other driver
Does the old 'adding a parent' still work these days?
Got quoted £645 with my mum on the insurance, £3.5k something without!
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James
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Adding a parent works for me, quite well too.
I doubt the registered keeper would make any difference, i'd imagine children would take it down.
You could just get quotes with different answers to those questions and see?
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Brett
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quote: Originally posted by James
You could just get quotes with different answers to those questions and see?
Could, but it takes fuckin ages because each time you have to start the quote again, figured someone might know the answers and save me the ball ache
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Robin
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I got quoted a difference of 40 pound with my mum on a policy, so no, it doesnt really help.
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Brett
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quote: Originally posted by bstoke.dom
Got quoted £645 with my mum on the insurance, £3.5k something without!
You just added your mum as a named driver and it reduced the quote by that much? OR do you mean you are named on her policy?
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Robin
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use confused.com, then when you have the first quote, (which it will save) click on it, click next, select "amend the quote" and change details on it.
you can do that 5 times, so you can compare
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Eck
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Adding a parent knocks quite a lot of my quotes, all depends on car, insurer, driver etc
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James
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I was insured on my GSi at 19 for £800 FCw ith my mum as a named driver, pretty sure they wouldnt even quote me without
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dna23
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quote: Originally posted by loafofbrett
Add any other driver
Does the old 'adding a parent' still work these days?
Yes this works with most companies
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Brett
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quote: Originally posted by dna23
Yes this works with most companies
I thought it was just a myth
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Dom H
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quote: Originally posted by loafofbrett
quote: Originally posted by bstoke.dom
Got quoted £645 with my mum on the insurance, £3.5k something without!
You just added your mum as a named driver and it reduced the quote by that much? OR do you mean you are named on her policy?
Nah, I mean I changed it to her policy and added myself as a named driver. Even though I won't build up my own no claims, it's worth it for me at 17 for the first couple of years. :]
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James
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Are you from Basingstoke?
I work there
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dna23
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quote: Originally posted by loafofbrett
quote: Originally posted by dna23
Yes this works with most companies
I thought it was just a myth
It's because of the way the computer calculates it iirc.
An older driver on there is likely to drive the car so therefore if they are older and more experienced the risk is spread over the two and lower.
The children i think raises it due to distractions in the car and more people in the car so more claims .etc
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Eck
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For me it was going to be £1255 for a 1.4 sport TPFT, but I added my mum onto my policy and it was £10 cheaper... for a GSi
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Brett
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quote: Originally posted by bstoke.dom
Nah, I mean I changed it to her policy and added myself as a named driver. Even though I won't build up my own no claims, it's worth it for me at 17 for the first couple of years. :]
fair enough. Not so useful for me mind.
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Brett
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quote: Originally posted by dna23
The children i think raises it due to distractions in the car and more people in the car so more claims .etc
Lucky i don't have a kid then
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James
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K2 GTi
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It knocked £200 off my insurance adding my mum
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James
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Pics of your mum?
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Brett
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SO, to summarise...
Children under 16: Yes/No
Will make the premium go up 
Are you the registered keeper: Yes/No
Won't make a difference 
Add any other driver
Actually works if you add your mum 
Cheers fellas
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3CorsaMeal
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i tried adding my mum to the corrado and it went up by £120
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