The insurance for my Oxygen Cargo is coming up for renewal, and there will be a price hike of about 40%, to nearly £150! The insurance is with Chaucer. Does anyone know of another insurer that will give cover for electric vehicles? Last year the price went down; now it's rocketing, despite my making no claims.
Incidentally, the bike is going well, especially since Terry Harding very kindly came a 100-mile round trip and fitted some better batteries, which have transformed the performance.
Malcolm
Price of insurance
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I'll be interested in any findings as well, once the DVLA sort out the V5 for my newly aquired EVT4000E scooter I'm going to need insurance and I'm blowed if I'm paying that sort of figure my Berlingo only costs me around £200 fully comp.
I'll ask Terry who he is with the next time I see him.
ChrisB
I'll ask Terry who he is with the next time I see him.
ChrisB
I reject reality and substitute my own !!!!!!
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By searching the Web I found Rampdale and was given a quote £30 cheaper. www.rampdale.com
They seem to specialise in non-mainstream vehicles from what I can see.
I need to get the bike out of the garage again - I haven't ridden it for nearly two months because I managed to dislocate my shoulder. I just hope it hasn't done too much harm to the batteries.
Malcolm
They seem to specialise in non-mainstream vehicles from what I can see.
I need to get the bike out of the garage again - I haven't ridden it for nearly two months because I managed to dislocate my shoulder. I just hope it hasn't done too much harm to the batteries.
Malcolm
Malcolm
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Try Adrian Flux. They specialise in kit and specialist vehicles. They have a bike division calle Bikesure. Both my self built trikes are insured with them.
Andrew.
Andrew.
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Last year Footman James wanted just £100 to insure my old Prilly, and I was able to tack 3 other motorcycles to that policy with no extra charge. They generally charge the same tariff as they would for the original unconverted bike. (strange that they then let me add a 750CC bike to a policy taken out for a 125!)
Maybe I just got lucky..
Steve
Maybe I just got lucky..
Steve
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*Ducati SS twin Agni 80HP peak.
*Aprilia RS motorcycle, 500A controller, Cedric's AgniMotor, 96v 6kw/h LiPo pack, 130kg, 90mph.
www.jozztek.com
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Adrian Flux have quoted about the same as Rampdale - TPFT at £118. Can't remember whether it's Fully Comp or TPFT at Rampdale.
Malcolm
Malcolm
Malcolm
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PHEV wrote:Last year Footman James wanted just £100 to insure my old Prilly, and I was able to tack 3 other motorcycles to that policy with no extra charge. They generally charge the same tariff as they would for the original unconverted bike. (strange that they then let me add a 750CC bike to a policy taken out for a 125!)
Maybe I just got lucky..
Steve
mmmm I got no where with FJ when I tried to insure my Blingo with them.......maybe I just got unlucky
ChrisB
I reject reality and substitute my own !!!!!!
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MalcolmW wrote:Adrian Flux have quoted about the same as Rampdale - TPFT at £118. Can't remember whether it's Fully Comp or TPFT at Rampdale.
Malcolm
WHAT I only pay a couple of hundred for my Berlingo fully comp with agreed value on it I was hoping a little lecy scooter that can only just do 30mph would cost about £50
ChrisB
I reject reality and substitute my own !!!!!!
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That's what I'd have hoped, but obviously I'm seen as a huge risk. I'm 50, with a full bike licence for 32 years, and a couple of years' no claims. If I claimed anything beyond the excess, I'd have pretty well pulverised the machine.
Malcolm
Malcolm
Malcolm
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I hope no insurance company reads this but I'm a begger for not renewing the insurance. Give them a week or two then go for a fresh deal with same as you had before.
On my BMW R1100GS they always try to up my insurance by a tenner each year otherwise.
Must add though. All money institutions are on the rob because they are supposedly broke as they devalue our money.
Thanks for the names of your insurers. Will keep them in mind for later
Andy
On my BMW R1100GS they always try to up my insurance by a tenner each year otherwise.
Must add though. All money institutions are on the rob because they are supposedly broke as they devalue our money.
Thanks for the names of your insurers. Will keep them in mind for later
Andy
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