First time insurance for a new motorhome user, reasonable? (1 Viewer)

[Barry72]

Hi, I have never been a fan of the cheapest of anything as cheapest is rarely best but just wanted some reassurance that I'm not missing anything before pulling the trigger on a new quote in my name.

The motorhome in question is a Hymer B575 Classic, for the past year I have driven it as a named driver on my fathers policy. Now ownership is being passed to me and I will be insuring it as my first motorhome.
It will still be parked on his property on a private drive away from the road, insurance is for unlimited miles, includes European cover and UK and Europe breakdown cover. Thatcham 1 alarm, tracker not approved so not mentioned. Myself and the boss as named drivers although she will probably only driver from the passenger seat.
The quote from Comfort was £451 without any no claim discount. The cheapest a comparison site gave was £291 without any European or breakdown cover.

Really just checking if there are any pitfalls to look out for or any specific questions I should ask before accepting a quote.

Cheers.

Barry.

 

[mustaphapint]

I'm with Comfort, full European breakdown with a limit of 10,000 miles. Age 62. I've just renewed after my first full year for £400, first year was £380. Apparently they don't give no claims discount.

 

[Geo]

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[DuxDeluxe]

Hi, I have never been a fan of the cheapest of anything as cheapest is rarely best but just wanted some reassurance that I'm not missing anything before pulling the trigger on a new quote in my name.

The motorhome in question is a Hymer B575 Classic, for the past year I have driven it as a named driver on my fathers policy. Now ownership is being passed to me and I will be insuring it as my first motorhome.
It will still be parked on his property on a private drive away from the road, insurance is for unlimited miles, includes European cover and UK and Europe breakdown cover. Thatcham 1 alarm, tracker not approved so not mentioned. Myself and the boss as named drivers although she will probably only driver from the passenger seat.
The quote from Comfort was £451 without any no claim discount. The cheapest a comparison site gave was £291 without any European or breakdown cover.

Really just checking if there are any pitfalls to look out for or any specific questions I should ask before accepting a quote.

Cheers.

Barry.

That isn't bad at all for unlimited miles.

 

[Barry72]

That isn't bad at all for unlimited miles.

That's what I thought, will check the details of cover and breakdown tomorrow when fresh before signing up. Need to do registration documents and tax too while I remember.

Barry.

 

[Vlad The Impaler]

I'm with Comfort, full European breakdown with a limit of 10,000 miles. Age 62. I've just renewed after my first full year for £400, first year was £380. Apparently they don't give no claims discount.

Just double check on the breakdown insurance.They use to include it in the cover but when I renewed this year I assumed I had it again.However when I phoned to check found it was an optional extra now and it had to be paid for separately .


Vlad

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[DuxDeluxe]

That's what I thought, will check the details of cover and breakdown tomorrow when fresh before signing up. Need to do registration documents and tax too while I remember.

Barry.

Just double check on the breakdown insurance.They use to include it in the cover but when I renewed this year I assumed I had it again.However when I phoned to check found it was an optional extra now and it had to be paid for separately .


Vlad

Yes, they do two policies (can't remember their names) and it is quite obvious which includes and which doesn't. I've been with Comfort for a couple of years, mainly for the A frame, but they are competitive anyway

 

[mustaphapint]

Just double check on the breakdown insurance.They use to include it in the cover but when I renewed this year I assumed I had it again.However when I phoned to check found it was an optional extra now and it had to be paid for separately .


Vlad

Thanks for the warning, but yes I did check and I was surprised to find that as well as all of Europe it also covers reimbursement for any breakdown I might have in Morocco.

 

[EX51SSS]

Some companies will mirror your NCD. I use Alan Blundell of Southend and always had best quote.

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[Badknee]

We get hit ever year with the postcode lottery. Our Moho never goes nearer than about fifty miles to our house but because it's registered there we get hammered. Even had a policy on my Eunos refused as "we are not currently insuring vehicles in that postcode" anyone would think it was Aleppo not notloB

 

[EX51SSS]

We get hit ever year with the postcode lottery. Our Moho never goes nearer than about fifty miles to our house but because it's registered there we get hammered. Even had a policy on my Eunos refused as "we are not currently insuring vehicles in that postcode" anyone would think it was Aleppo not notloB

It's probably safer in Aleppo than wherever that is.
Just saying

 

[mikebeaches]

Hi, I have never been a fan of the cheapest of anything as cheapest is rarely best but just wanted some reassurance that I'm not missing anything before pulling the trigger on a new quote in my name.

The motorhome in question is a Hymer B575 Classic, for the past year I have driven it as a named driver on my fathers policy. Now ownership is being passed to me and I will be insuring it as my first motorhome.
It will still be parked on his property on a private drive away from the road, insurance is for unlimited miles, includes European cover and UK and Europe breakdown cover. Thatcham 1 alarm, tracker not approved so not mentioned. Myself and the boss as named drivers although she will probably only driver from the passenger seat.
The quote from Comfort was £451 without any no claim discount. The cheapest a comparison site gave was £291 without any European or breakdown cover.

Really just checking if there are any pitfalls to look out for or any specific questions I should ask before accepting a quote.

Cheers.

Barry.

We're with Comfort and have been for at least 6 years. We pay about £335 for similar cover, with European breakdown, but have the annual mileage set at 6,000. Also, I'm almost certainly somewhat older than you.

Do you need 'unlimited mileage' and if not, could you save a bit by setting a limit - it can always be revised upwards at a later date if required.

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[Barry72]

I must of selected european travel and breakdown because that is certainly included.

We're with Comfort and have been for at least 6 years. We pay about £335 for similar cover, with European breakdown, but have the annual mileage set at 6,000. Also, I'm almost certainly somewhat older than you.

Do you need 'unlimited mileage' and if not, could you save a bit by setting a limit - it can always be revised upwards at a later date if required.

Not sure what mileage we will be doing is the honest answer, my father is in his 80's and had it limited to 5000. We got close to this but used it for less than 6 months and the first half our usage was restricted. We are using it far more often for just a night or two than I ever expected to. Also next year we are planing one or two trips to Europe plus a couple of longer tours around Scotland. For the price I'd rather not limit the mileage until I get a better idea of our usage, I would hate to use it less just because the mileage limit was getting close.

Barry.

 

[Taran_Las]

Try Safeguard.​

 

[Barry72]

Asked about mileage, putting on a 10k mile limit dropped it down to £384 but...........I don't have the certificate for the Thatcham 1 alarm. I have everything else including full history, all MOT's and manuals. I even have two manuals for the alarm complete with code number. Will be interesting to see how much higher the quote goes without the alarm certificate.

Barry.

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[Golygfor]

New MH'ers. Comfort was £338 with breakdown. 6000 miles pa. Not a clue if that's enough, but can change it if needed. Business class free. Amazingly, It's £12 less than our CC caravan insurance? Next price was £490.

 

[Barry72]

Ended up paying £471, no Thatcham 1 alarm certificate so no discount for that even though it has one. Reasonably happy to be honest, first time insuring a motorhome so back to being a newbie as they don't take into account over a million miles driving a car without a claim or accident although I have been naughty and caught speeding 3 times. Glad we took the unlimited mileage option for the first year as we are considering a jaunt to the South of Spain around Christmas and New Year with further trips to France and Italy also planned.

Barry.