Late April fools from the AA

[Chris B]

Just got my renewal from the AA for my 1.9 CDTI 8v Estate:

£497

Now thats mad.......

Did the usual online compare thingys then:

Called Chris Knott - got it to £322 with £150 excess

Called Hastings Direct - got it to £300 with £95 excess

I really liked what the guy at Chris Knott was saying about their customer service, Hastings Direct were not so impressive - do I spend the extra bit and go with CK????

Any thoughts chaps?

[lee gsi]

Ring back CK and ask if they will match it.

Then ask for the club discount

[Chris B]

Ring back CK and ask if they will match it.

Then ask for the club discount

Yep did that and its their best price, they started at £435

[Mark Evison]

I go with the cheapest i can get! end of the day its a piece of paper you chuck in a draw.

[Chris B]

I go with the cheapest i can get! end of the day its a piece of paper you chuck in a draw.

Yep I'm inclined to agree Mark

[Mark Evison]

If mines not cheaper than £300 this year the cars going, Its only a 1.8 and i will have 10 years ncb this year. I got a quote for a 6.0v8 monaro the other week came back at 900 quid! Should be under 300 this year think it was around £375 last year

[J P S]

i agree, i tend to go with the cheapest quote from a known brand.

not like you have to call them weekly or anything, in fact hopefully after the quote you never have to speak to them!

[Chris B]

Hmm interesting, now we scratch the surface a little deeper!

By paying monthly both companies add charges - but at different rates!

CK - paid monthly total = £349.50

Hastings - as above = £362.22

Direct Line - as above = £395.49

Tesco - as above = £439.60

AA - as above = £496.58

I'm only using hastings as the "rival" as they were cheapest on the comparison sites!

[davidlewis24]

Hmm interesting, now we scratch the surface a little deeper!

By paying monthly both companies add charges - but at different rates!

CK - paid monthly total = £349.50

Hastings - as above = £362.22

Direct Line - as above = £395.49

Tesco - as above = £439.60

AA - as above = £496.58

I'm only using hastings as the "rival" as they were cheapest on the comparison sites!

Dont forget to try zurich mate they were alot cheaper for me compared to the others

[Ben50n]

Try the Policy Shop, insured through them a few times.