Travel Insurance

gdcollectables · Jun 27th 2004, 2:24 pm

Hi

I've had a few one way travel ins quotes, but the problem is:

the personal belongings cover is for Â£2,000 per person and only up to Â£250 per individual item.

We are planning to take, amongst other things, a notebook pc (Â£1, 399) and a tenor saxophone (Â£1, 300). We need to take them, as they are our sons and he will be starting school within a week of us arriving in Adelaide!

The pc will fit in our hand luggage for the plane, but the saxophone will have to go with the cases.

Has anyone managed to find ins with a higher compensation level?

Thanks

scutterUK · Jun 27th 2004, 4:03 pm

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Originally posted by gdcollectables
Hi

I've had a few one way travel ins quotes, but the problem is:

the personal belongings cover is for Â£2,000 per person and only up to Â£250 per individual item.

We are planning to take, amongst other things, a notebook pc (Â£1, 399) and a tenor saxophone (Â£1, 300). We need to take them, as they are our sons and he will be starting school within a week of us arriving in Adelaide!

The pc will fit in our hand luggage for the plane, but the saxophone will have to go with the cases.

Has anyone managed to find ins with a higher compensation level?

Thanks

hi there.

i can't help much, but have you tried directline? http://uk.directline.com/travel/welcome.htm

the blurb on the home pages says "Our policies can also be tailored to your individual needs." it might be worth giving them a ring.

gdcollectables · Jun 28th 2004, 5:29 pm

Hi Scutter

thanks for that!

have phoned them, but they won't cover one way trips!!

ianj · Jun 28th 2004, 5:34 pm

I just got my insurance with

www.insureandgo.com

For me, single bloke, one way with a stopover.........Â£21

Cover ceases 24 hours after I hit customs.

MarkMyWords · Jun 28th 2004, 5:55 pm

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Originally posted by ianj
I just got my insurance with

www.insureandgo.com

For me, single bloke, one way with a stopover.........Â£21

Cover ceases 24 hours after I hit customs.

Many of the more "obvious" insurance companies won't cover one-way travel (weird, what difference does it make?) although they tend to bury this in the small print. I grubbed around a while ago and found only insureandgo.

BTW don't confuse "one-way trip" with "single trip", as I kept doing!

ianj · Jun 28th 2004, 6:00 pm

Indeed,

Single trip is what I thought at first. The rep put me right though when I phoned them to get the quote and take the cover.

One way trip is what I now have.

Yippee

lesleys · Jun 28th 2004, 11:52 pm

www.johnwason.co.uk will insure possessions which you take with you, not just while travelling but also in temporary accommodation. Also I think www.insureandgo.com can direct you to specific computer insurance. I spent days ringing round to get these and I don't think there are are any others, unless you can extend your house house contents insurance.

Lesley

lesleys · Jun 28th 2004, 11:52 pm

www.johnwason.co.uk will insure possessions which you take with you, not just while travelling but also in temporary accommodation. Also I think www.insureandgo.com can direct you to specific computer insurance. I spent days ringing round to get these and I don't think there are are any others, unless you can extend your house house contents insurance.

Lesley

Jun 27th 2004, 2:24 pm	#1
gdcollectables Senior Member Joined: Jul 2003 Location: Adelaide, SA Posts: 488	Travel Insurance Hi I've had a few one way travel ins quotes, but the problem is: the personal belongings cover is for Â£2,000 per person and only up to Â£250 per individual item. We are planning to take, amongst other things, a notebook pc (Â£1, 399) and a tenor saxophone (Â£1, 300). We need to take them, as they are our sons and he will be starting school within a week of us arriving in Adelaide! The pc will fit in our hand luggage for the plane, but the saxophone will have to go with the cases. Has anyone managed to find ins with a higher compensation level? Thanks

Jun 28th 2004, 5:34 pm	#4
ianj Bloody Nice Bloke Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Living the good life in sunny St Kilda Posts: 386	I just got my insurance with www.insureandgo.com For me, single bloke, one way with a stopover.........Â£21 Cover ceases 24 hours after I hit customs. __________________ I know just what's round the corner. Pity I have no idea where the bloody corner is

Jun 28th 2004, 6:00 pm	#6
ianj Bloody Nice Bloke Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Living the good life in sunny St Kilda Posts: 386	Indeed, Single trip is what I thought at first. The rep put me right though when I phoned them to get the quote and take the cover. One way trip is what I now have. Yippee __________________ I know just what's round the corner. Pity I have no idea where the bloody corner is

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Jun 28th 2004, 5:29 pm	#3
gdcollectables Senior Member Joined: Jul 2003 Location: Adelaide, SA Posts: 488	Hi Scutter thanks for that! have phoned them, but they won't cover one way trips!!

Jun 28th 2004, 11:52 pm	#7
lesleys Senior Member Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Gold Coast Hinterland Posts: 1,094	www.johnwason.co.uk will insure possessions which you take with you, not just while travelling but also in temporary accommodation. Also I think www.insureandgo.com can direct you to specific computer insurance. I spent days ringing round to get these and I don't think there are are any others, unless you can extend your house house contents insurance. Lesley