Anyone RENEWED with Brentacre recently?

[craig180]

As above, has anyone renewed recently with Brentacre?

I'm all confused. I have protected and guaranteed no claims which was taken out on a modified VTS with a power cap of 180bhp.

I then changed vehicles and am currently running the standard VTR on that policy now which is due to lapse next month.

Now originally I was paying £315 for the year on the modified VTS with protected and guaranteed no claims, which I was told meant my insurance premium would not increase while I stayed with them.

Now I know I've had a claim (bonnet flip) and an unsettled 3rd party claim but from the above you'd expect the premium on the VTR to not exceed £315 as that's what I was paying on the VTS.

Why is it I've just received my renewal for over £500 on a standard VTR?!!!!!


Surely the poor market can't have affected insurance this much? Or could it?

[raunchz]

I've recently gone with them and they were cheaper than my renewal with Adrian Flux.

My renewal with Flux was the same as I paid last year despite being 1year on - suppose that reflects the increased premiums?

[-Alex-]

Insurance market has raised all prices by 20% due to all the extra claims in the snow ect. Load of bullshit if you ask me.

[SaxoLuverShane]

well I just renewed my insurance policy the other day, and for me, when I rang them up to get a quote from them they were double what I ended up paying with Admiral ... but that is just how it worked out for me personally

[blackvtrt]

I always find car renewal letter from ur current insurance company to increase, however if u dont just renew & fill in a new customer quote it often drops down slightly. Just insurance companies i think trying to make abit extra by people just been lazy!

[johnnyg_vts]

just ring them and tell them its too expensive, they will instantly give you a lower price.

all insurance companies like to try it on.

[craig180]

I actually called them and was offered no discount.

I'm hunting around for the best price elsewhere now to take to them

[Cammy]

£500 at your age?

damn, im £753 from admiral on a vtr, 18 1 year ncb

but scince i got 3 points, im really £1018 a year

[Keifer1903]

Bit silly how it goes up for a less powered motor!

[craig180]

Ended up with Chris Knott in the end.

£400 all in fully comp. Still more than I was hoping to pay, but until the likes of Shabnam Mahmood and every bugger else that puts in false claims for injusry etc stops what they are doing I can't see premiums coming down