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  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

    And it's risen by 30% this year - an extra £60! So I look around to find out why and it turns out that's not bad - the average rise in the UK this year is 43%. Bloody glad I'm not still 17 ... they pay an average of £3,145 :omg: I'm still going to shop around, but ... looks like it might be not too bad a price after all. :sigh:

    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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    dandy72
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    18 years ago I paid a bit under $1500/yr for my car insurance. Today it's a bit under $1400/yr. It's the same car. *It's 18 years old* and now practically worthless. Never claimed anything.

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    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

      And it's risen by 30% this year - an extra £60! So I look around to find out why and it turns out that's not bad - the average rise in the UK this year is 43%. Bloody glad I'm not still 17 ... they pay an average of £3,145 :omg: I'm still going to shop around, but ... looks like it might be not too bad a price after all. :sigh:

      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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      Mircea Neacsu
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      OriginalGriff wrote:

      Bloody glad I'm not still 17

      May I disagree? I'd rather be 17. Better yet: 30... insurance cost and everything :laugh:

      Mircea

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      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

        And it's risen by 30% this year - an extra £60! So I look around to find out why and it turns out that's not bad - the average rise in the UK this year is 43%. Bloody glad I'm not still 17 ... they pay an average of £3,145 :omg: I'm still going to shop around, but ... looks like it might be not too bad a price after all. :sigh:

        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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        OriginalGriff wrote:

        . Bloody glad I'm not still 17

        You obviously don't have kids...

        Graeme


        "I fear not the man who has practiced ten thousand kicks one time, but I fear the man that has practiced one kick ten thousand times!" - Bruce Lee

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        • Mircea NeacsuM Mircea Neacsu

          OriginalGriff wrote:

          Bloody glad I'm not still 17

          May I disagree? I'd rather be 17. Better yet: 30... insurance cost and everything :laugh:

          Mircea

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          Mircea Neacsu wrote:

          I'd rather be 17. Better yet: 30

          I would go for the mid 20ies... but knowing what I know now. Where do I sign?

          M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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            Mircea Neacsu wrote:

            I'd rather be 17. Better yet: 30

            I would go for the mid 20ies... but knowing what I know now. Where do I sign?

            M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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            Mircea Neacsu
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            Nelek wrote:

            but knowing what I know now

            And missing the chance to do all the stupid things I did when I was young? What would be the fun? :laugh:

            Mircea

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            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

              And it's risen by 30% this year - an extra £60! So I look around to find out why and it turns out that's not bad - the average rise in the UK this year is 43%. Bloody glad I'm not still 17 ... they pay an average of £3,145 :omg: I'm still going to shop around, but ... looks like it might be not too bad a price after all. :sigh:

              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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              It's tough for the young'uns. Somewhere something went terribly wrong.

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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                And it's risen by 30% this year - an extra £60! So I look around to find out why and it turns out that's not bad - the average rise in the UK this year is 43%. Bloody glad I'm not still 17 ... they pay an average of £3,145 :omg: I'm still going to shop around, but ... looks like it might be not too bad a price after all. :sigh:

                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                That's not bad Paul

                In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                  That's not bad Paul

                  In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                  I'm fairly old and I have a lot of no claims bonus! Plus I drive a "sensible car" (Merc B-Class diesel) rather than a pocket rocket.

                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                  "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                    I'm fairly old and I have a lot of no claims bonus! Plus I drive a "sensible car" (Merc B-Class diesel) rather than a pocket rocket.

                    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                    Most people where I live have sold their diesel cars because of ULEZ I have a 2.0 litre Honda CRV petrol and my premium for fully comprehensive is £394.54 thats with max NCD

                    In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                    • pkfoxP pkfox

                      Most people where I live have sold their diesel cars because of ULEZ I have a 2.0 litre Honda CRV petrol and my premium for fully comprehensive is £394.54 thats with max NCD

                      In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                      We're just outside, but have to regularly go in, and our car wasn't compliant, but we were fortunate and able to afford to upgrade; not everyone was so lucky. Some of my friends have "modern classics" which they can't really afford to use regularly now. Another one of my friends lives in the ULEZ. Paradoxically, his recent diesel is compliant, his wife's older petrol car wasn't.

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                      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                        And it's risen by 30% this year - an extra £60! So I look around to find out why and it turns out that's not bad - the average rise in the UK this year is 43%. Bloody glad I'm not still 17 ... they pay an average of £3,145 :omg: I'm still going to shop around, but ... looks like it might be not too bad a price after all. :sigh:

                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                        I just got my notice yesterday (Virginia, USA). It went up at least 50% since last year.

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                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                          And it's risen by 30% this year - an extra £60! So I look around to find out why and it turns out that's not bad - the average rise in the UK this year is 43%. Bloody glad I'm not still 17 ... they pay an average of £3,145 :omg: I'm still going to shop around, but ... looks like it might be not too bad a price after all. :sigh:

                          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                          interestingly, my son graduated from college last year. about 6 months ago he bought his first car with his own money. Insurance for said car was quite a bit more than he was ready for. He could afford it but after a couple months it went up again. So he started shopping around and suddenly it went back down to lower than before. Insurance is just weird. DW and I pay about 1/3 what he pays He is a good driver with a clean record and the car is just a 4 door VW Jetta. nothing fancy.

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                          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                            And it's risen by 30% this year - an extra £60! So I look around to find out why and it turns out that's not bad - the average rise in the UK this year is 43%. Bloody glad I'm not still 17 ... they pay an average of £3,145 :omg: I'm still going to shop around, but ... looks like it might be not too bad a price after all. :sigh:

                            "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                            Renewed mine last week, it's gone down £10, now about the same as it was pre-covid (but different, much newer, car). But not like the one year when it went from £250+ to £38. No changes to policy, car, or driver. Just one absurdly cheap year. Anyway at £170 for a 4-year old car, outside London but inside M25, I'm not complaining. Same insurer for about 8 or 9 years now.

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                              Renewed mine last week, it's gone down £10, now about the same as it was pre-covid (but different, much newer, car). But not like the one year when it went from £250+ to £38. No changes to policy, car, or driver. Just one absurdly cheap year. Anyway at £170 for a 4-year old car, outside London but inside M25, I'm not complaining. Same insurer for about 8 or 9 years now.

                              Telegraph marker posts ... nothing to do with IT Phasmid email discussion group ... also nothing to do with IT Beekeeping and honey site ... still nothing to do with IT

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                              Where do you live Derek ?

                              In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                              • Mircea NeacsuM Mircea Neacsu

                                Nelek wrote:

                                but knowing what I know now

                                And missing the chance to do all the stupid things I did when I was young? What would be the fun? :laugh:

                                Mircea

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                                Mircea Neacsu wrote:

                                And missing the chance to do all the stupid things I did when I was young?

                                Who is telling I wouldn't do them knowing what I do know now? ;P :-D

                                M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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                                  Where do you live Derek ?

                                  In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                                  Watford - or "Watford, London" as Warner Brothers and the Grove Hotel would have you believe :doh:

                                  Telegraph marker posts ... nothing to do with IT Phasmid email discussion group ... also nothing to do with IT Beekeeping and honey site ... still nothing to do with IT

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