Dan Lewis
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
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I just heard on the radio that male drivers insured with norwich union can expect up to 40% on ther price of there insurance come renewal!
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JadeM
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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Dont renew then
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corsaoli
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Registered: 2nd Nov 05
Location: Shropshire
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i just got a quote with them and they still the cheapest, i heard it to
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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my brother was insured with them last year, with no NCB just passed his test etc he paid £1600, this year with 1 year NCB etc his renewal quote was, yes thats right £1600. quiin direct are giving it him for like £780   
i think norwich union are going the way of Sheila's Wheels
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AndyKent
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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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i got a £1600 quote for the first year but my second came down to £800 which I was chuffed with - got 5 months left on this policy so hopefully they'll still be cheapest then.
Laughed when i heard this report tho. guy from NU was saying its partly because of all the people not paying insurance - surely it makes no difference cos they don't have to pay out anyway??? just excuses to screw the customer for more money!
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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quote: Originally posted by aPk
guy from NU was saying its partly because of all the people not paying insurance - surely it makes no difference cos they don't have to pay out anyway??? just excuses to screw the customer for more money!
Pretty sure they do. Not sure on exact details, but there's something to do with a pot of money somewhere for claims against uninsured drivers that all insurance companies pay into
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AndyKent
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oh - i thought that if i was hit by an uninsured car i would have to pay......perhaps not quite so bad if people can get something back.
thing is that people don't pay insurance cos its well expensive.....how does putting the cost up help??? far better would be for the government to make sure drivers have better skills (contraversial!)
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
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First of all they move most of their call centre to India...Now this...
In will be steering clear of NU from now on and can see most other people doing this...
Bollocks
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Alex
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
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lol i got my renewal quote through and was supprised to see that it had gone from £330 to £440, now it makes sense
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ssj_kakarot
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Registered: 29th Apr 03
Location: hartlepool
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i though if you were hit by an uninsured driver, you had to claim off your own insurance, wasnt aware there was a pot of money somewere that they pay out of lol.
sounds crap.
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philrussell81
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Registered: 27th Dec 04
Location: Sheffield
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http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=307133
im with norwich union, my renewal came this mornin, up from around 700 to 1244!
and yes, im cancelling on expiry!
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Nowrich Union did not quote me happy. I said that thier quote was rediculous - they told me about the price increases on young male drives. I told her that was discrimination, to which she didn't have much of a reply. I then said that Churchill quoted me half what you did. The lady was quite shocked at my outburst
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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they quoted me £3244 on the Omega, even though i'm 25 now...
needless to say, shopping around got it CONSIDERABLY less!
Rang them when I got the lowest quote, and asked them to beat it... lowest they would go was £2800 and when I asked how they can justify charging as much as they do, I had a hard time understanding what they were saying... god damn foreign call centers
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AndyKent
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did anyone else hear the guy from NU on Radio 1 tonight! 
didn't care one bit, was just like "young drivers cause most of the accidents so we're only putting their prices up - if you don't like it thats tough". they also had people who'd left messages saying they were well unhappy and he pretty much said you can find another insurer.....not the way to treat customers!
i'm pretty sure i won't be renewing my insurance through them in january!
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Corsa Sport Gav
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Registered: 12th Feb 03
Location: Durham, County Durham Drives: A6 Allroad
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i was with thm last year for 1400 came to renew in march and it was 2600 
[Edited on 31-08-2006 by Corsa Sport Gav]
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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quote: Originally posted by aPk
did anyone else hear the guy from NU on Radio 1 tonight! 
didn't care one bit, was just like "young drivers cause most of the accidents so we're only putting their prices up - if you don't like it thats tough". they also had people who'd left messages saying they were well unhappy and he pretty much said you can find another insurer.....not the way to treat customers!
i'm pretty sure i won't be renewing my insurance through them in january!
Also saying Market Share or Profitibility...
then saying they are choosing Profit...
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ed_jones
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Registered: 23rd Mar 03
Location: Wrexham / Shropshire Border
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all insurance companies will be putting prices up now a major player like n.u has to follow suit because if they can get away with it so will they.
so much for a engine conversion 
[Edited on 31-08-2006 by ed_jones]
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chr15barn3s
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Registered: 5th Oct 03
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It takes the piss it really does
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ed_jones
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Registered: 23rd Mar 03
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i know, theyre doing this so they can give more back to their shareholders so radio 2 said today. big grabbing bastards!
as if they dont make enough of young male drivers already, really were are just easy money
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