Home Insurance Renewal

KadeSdad · 09-16-2011, 12:24 PM

Been sat on may desk is my home insurance renewal with a ‘don’t renew 19th Sep’ post-it note stuck to it. I have just come off the phone to RBS telling them I am not happy with their renewal price and have found cheaper blah, blah (which I hadn’t) anyway ten minutes later I end up getting the exact same policy for £423.00 less! The bastards, the total robbing scum. I would have normally just let that renew and thought nothing of it, but on this occasion the phone wasn’t ringing and I had five minutes spare to call them, thank fcuk I did!

I am now digging out all my other policies on a mission to see how much more money I can save.

I am more pissed off with myself for usually letting these things renew automatically, not anymore!

no_ball · 09-16-2011, 12:31 PM

i sometimes renew with the same company but saving about 50 squids going through a comparison web site... how does that work then!!

TikoV · 09-16-2011, 12:40 PM

I do likewise with Sheilas Wheels...year on year they work out the cheapest. Their renewal price is ridiculous but all I do is go to the comparison site, cancel old policy and start a new one.

Well done on you Sir btw!!

BGM · 09-16-2011, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by KadeSdad

Been sat on may desk is my home insurance renewal with a ‘don’t renew 19th Sep’ post-it note stuck to it. I have just come off the phone to RBS telling them I am not happy with their renewal price and have found cheaper blah, blah (which I hadn’t) anyway ten minutes later I end up getting the exact same policy for £423.00 less! The bastards, the total robbing scum. I would have normally just let that renew and thought nothing of it, but on this occasion the phone wasn’t ringing and I had five minutes spare to call them, thank fcuk I did!

I am now digging out all my other policies on a mission to see how much more money I can save.

I am more pissed off with myself for usually letting these things renew automatically, not anymore!

so you just let it roll over normally?

what are you.. a mug?

KadeSdad · 09-16-2011, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BGM

so you just let it roll over normally?

what are you.. a mug?

Just very busy and can't always find the time for spending hours on end trying to find alternative quotes / deals.

I need a PA, fancy a job?

BGM · 09-16-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by KadeSdad

Just very busy and can't always find the time for spending hours on end trying to find alternative quotes / deals.

I need a PA, fancy a job?

only if it can fit in the 0 free hours i have free in the working week

p1tse · 09-17-2011, 01:18 AM

Nice one

Home Insurance on line is so dull an long winded compared to car, which locks do you have, contents, etc etc. Some of it bit of a minefield to me

I had to stay with the current as others wouldnt quote as had to make a claim after some low lives tried to break in by using a spade to the window and tried to prise it open and broke the frame.

RCUK · 09-17-2011, 04:03 AM

I always swap providers year on year... and always run through quidco - get a lower price -and some cashback!

briers · 10-18-2011, 03:20 PM

I was infuriated by this in the past too. I normally do this in the evening when I get back. Try a couple of comparison sites and pick the best deal. I can do all that in about 15 mins which is normally how long it takes to phone the robbing muppets.

They always send me massively inflated renewals.

briers · 10-18-2011, 03:28 PM

Funnily enough, working in the online world Johns link on some forums might make the company £200 a link on the right forums.

For a car insurance quote you get paid between £20 and £30 per completed lead. For a completed sale it can be a lot more. Johns link is worth a fortune. They have trackers set up that ping them when they see posts like this. I'm amazed how quick they were. They get them during hot topics. But his implementation was shit. His post count and profile all wrong.

Insurance online is a money making machine. John would have got about $2 - $5 for that link.

I have an Indian link building company but they are better than him.

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KadeSdad Colonel 130 Rep 2,070 Posts Drives: E350 CDI Sport Cabriolet Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (3)	Home Insurance Renewal Been sat on may desk is my home insurance renewal with a ‘don’t renew 19th Sep’ post-it note stuck to it. I have just come off the phone to RBS telling them I am not happy with their renewal price and have found cheaper blah, blah (which I hadn’t) anyway ten minutes later I end up getting the exact same policy for £423.00 less! The bastards, the total robbing scum. I would have normally just let that renew and thought nothing of it, but on this occasion the phone wasn’t ringing and I had five minutes spare to call them, thank fcuk I did! I am now digging out all my other policies on a mission to see how much more money I can save. I am more pissed off with myself for usually letting these things renew automatically, not anymore! Last edited by KadeSdad; 09-16-2011 at 01:12 PM..
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no_ball No Fear 13 Rep 278 Posts Drives: BMW E90 330d M Sport Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Solihull iTrader: (0)	i sometimes renew with the same company but saving about 50 squids going through a comparison web site... how does that work then!!
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TikoV Captain 30 Rep 664 Posts Drives: BMW 335d/X5 40d Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0)	I do likewise with Sheilas Wheels...year on year they work out the cheapest. Their renewal price is ridiculous but all I do is go to the comparison site, cancel old policy and start a new one. Well done on you Sir btw!! __________________
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p1tse Lieutenant 28 Rep 553 Posts Drives: Need more space Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: England iTrader: (2)	Nice one Home Insurance on line is so dull an long winded compared to car, which locks do you have, contents, etc etc. Some of it bit of a minefield to me I had to stay with the current as others wouldnt quote as had to make a claim after some low lives tried to break in by using a spade to the window and tried to prise it open and broke the frame. __________________ iDrive Pro Sat Nav with a mind of its own!
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RCUK Lieutenant Colonel 100 Rep 1,672 Posts Drives: 911 Turbo Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Orpington, Kent iTrader: (4)	I always swap providers year on year... and always run through quidco - get a lower price -and some cashback! __________________ Been there, done that, driven the 'Ring
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briers Ben 62 Rep 1,992 Posts Drives: Tesla p85d Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midlands,UK iTrader: (0)	I was infuriated by this in the past too. I normally do this in the evening when I get back. Try a couple of comparison sites and pick the best deal. I can do all that in about 15 mins which is normally how long it takes to phone the robbing muppets. They always send me massively inflated renewals.
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briers Ben 62 Rep 1,992 Posts Drives: Tesla p85d Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midlands,UK iTrader: (0)	Funnily enough, working in the online world Johns link on some forums might make the company £200 a link on the right forums. For a car insurance quote you get paid between £20 and £30 per completed lead. For a completed sale it can be a lot more. Johns link is worth a fortune. They have trackers set up that ping them when they see posts like this. I'm amazed how quick they were. They get them during hot topics. But his implementation was shit. His post count and profile all wrong. Insurance online is a money making machine. John would have got about $2 - $5 for that link. I have an Indian link building company but they are better than him.
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