Car insurance
Feb 16th 2019, 2:21 am
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Car insurance
Okay, so me and the Mr are going to get a car..... now, he has a UK license (He does plan on taking the Aus test at some point) but for now we are in a slight rush (been offered a job in the northern parts of SA. So we would like to get one with his UK license but are struggling to find insurance. Anyone have any tips or been through similar. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Feb 16th 2019, 3:21 am
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Re: Car insurance
Okay, so me and the Mr are going to get a car..... now, he has a UK license (He does plan on taking the Aus test at some point) but for now we are in a slight rush (been offered a job in the northern parts of SA. So we would like to get one with his UK license but are struggling to find insurance. Anyone have any tips or been through similar. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
As for insurance, I've been with Allianz for over 12 years.
Feb 16th 2019, 3:24 am
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Re: Car insurance
Feb 25th 2019, 9:06 pm
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Re: Car insurance
Likewise - I didn't have to do a test (only one of those simple eyesight tests). Fill out a form, pay some money. It was pretty easy. We're in NSW.
Re. insurance, we're with Youi. Was previously with Coles, and saved quite a bit by switching. When I looked closely at the policy (my bad for not doing so from the outset...) I realised we saved money because we had fewer benefits. Even so, once I squared things up like-for-like, we're still on a better deal with Youi. We have our home insurance with them too. When it came to renew time and I pushed them for a better deal, they couldn't drop the car insurance any further, but dropped out home insurance by $80 instead. Same company, so why they couldn't just reduce the car insurance by $80, I don't know, but hey ho there we go.
Re. insurance, we're with Youi. Was previously with Coles, and saved quite a bit by switching. When I looked closely at the policy (my bad for not doing so from the outset...) I realised we saved money because we had fewer benefits. Even so, once I squared things up like-for-like, we're still on a better deal with Youi. We have our home insurance with them too. When it came to renew time and I pushed them for a better deal, they couldn't drop the car insurance any further, but dropped out home insurance by $80 instead. Same company, so why they couldn't just reduce the car insurance by $80, I don't know, but hey ho there we go.
Mar 4th 2019, 11:28 am
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Re: Car insurance
Likewise - I didn't have to do a test (only one of those simple eyesight tests). Fill out a form, pay some money. It was pretty easy. We're in NSW.
Re. insurance, we're with Youi. Was previously with Coles, and saved quite a bit by switching. When I looked closely at the policy (my bad for not doing so from the outset...) I realised we saved money because we had fewer benefits. Even so, once I squared things up like-for-like, we're still on a better deal with Youi. We have our home insurance with them too. When it came to renew time and I pushed them for a better deal, they couldn't drop the car insurance any further, but dropped out home insurance by $80 instead. Same company, so why they couldn't just reduce the car insurance by $80, I don't know, but hey ho there we go.
Re. insurance, we're with Youi. Was previously with Coles, and saved quite a bit by switching. When I looked closely at the policy (my bad for not doing so from the outset...) I realised we saved money because we had fewer benefits. Even so, once I squared things up like-for-like, we're still on a better deal with Youi. We have our home insurance with them too. When it came to renew time and I pushed them for a better deal, they couldn't drop the car insurance any further, but dropped out home insurance by $80 instead. Same company, so why they couldn't just reduce the car insurance by $80, I don't know, but hey ho there we go.
I hope it works out for you if you need to claim (and hopefully you don’t, obviously) but I’d encourage you to explore elsewhere come renewal time.
Mar 4th 2019, 9:34 pm
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Re: Car insurance
Coincidentally, the general response I'd get from women in the past was always "anyone but You" too...
