Sky Insurance

[chrisJDM]

after hearing good things about sky i gave them a call to get a quote on my FD, the guy said he had to look up the instructions for that car.  Asked me a very simple questions one of them was "does your car have an alarm?" which mine does not.   He said that a rx7 would have to have an alarm otherwise sky would not touch it.

Trouble is i dont want an alarm!! the car is always parked in a locked garage in a good area, is sometimes left standing for weeks, also i dont want any problems with the iginition after getting an alarm fitted.  I see it as aonther thing to go wrong or cause problems and it really isant something i need, and of course it costs money.

[FD3SNuttah]

after hearing good things about sky i gave them a call to get a quote on my FD, the guy said he had to look up the instructions for that car.  Asked me a very simple questions one of them was "does your car have an alarm?" which mine does not.   He said that a rx7 would have to have an alarm otherwise sky would not touch it.

Trouble is i dont want an alarm!! the car is always parked in a locked garage in a good area, is sometimes left standing for weeks, also i dont want any problems with the iginition after getting an alarm fitted.  I see it as aonther thing to go wrong or cause problems and it really isant something i need, and of course it costs money.

LOL!!! what a load of nonsense!!!

don\'t want an alarm!? A toad cat1 costs 200 to fit. just make sure that it is fitted properly, theres lots of info on this site.

Its a small request by an insurance company if you own an FD which is a group 20 car.

You know these cars are so easy to steal it isnt even funny. Its complete madness not having an alarm!!!

[chrisJDM]

yes but i live in a little town in somerset, and the car is always parked in a locked garage, theres no chance its gonna get stolen.

[cyman]

i\'m having a bit of fun with sky. not only do they want copies of my paper and plastic license (i\'m 38 and never been asked for these before) but they want proof that i have my toad immobiliser fitted. problem i have is the car had the immobiliser fitted when i bought it and doesnt have a certificate. i sent them these details in a letter and all they have done is write back asking for the certificate again ignoring what i wrote.
 
they were only £40 cheaper than my previous insurance and if i hadnt paid upfront i would of gone back to them. i wont be renewing after this its just hassle that i cant be doing with. i paid the whole year up front nearly 2 months ago and i still dont have a certificate of insurance.

[Sooperkent]

can we become a member on their site for discount? or is mazdarotaryclub already a registered car club with sky?

[trotter]

Already a member mate - Just tell them over the phone.

Although SKY are currently on my sh!t-list -> just got call to renew and they\'ve dropped my premium by all of 40 notes!!!! :reallymad :reallymad :reallymad

[ghostjd]

unfortunately they don\'t cover Northern Ireland

[jackaleks]

hmm, not impressed with Sky. just got off the phone to them and they won\'t offer insurance to people who don\'t have a year\'s experience driving RWD cars (i\'m 23, 3 years no claims, 5 years full license, no points, never claimed). sounds a bit silly to me...

[od404]

hmm, not impressed with Sky. just got off the phone to them and they won\'t offer insurance to people who don\'t have a year\'s experience driving RWD cars (i\'m 23, 3 years no claims, 5 years full license, no points, never claimed). sounds a bit silly to me...

Never had that when I first got my FD :confused:  It does seem to me (as also seems the case with other insurers) that it all depends on who you get on the other end of the phone as to the experience you get.

[trotter]

Never had that when I first got my FD :confused:  It does seem to me (as also seems the case with other insurers) that it all depends on who you get on the other end of the phone as to the experience you get.

Same here and i was exactly same conditions as OP - 23, no experience, 5yrs NCB no points.

Not renewing this year though - only dropped premium by 50 squid... not happy!!!

[od404]

Mine dropped by about £300 this year (turned 25, probably the reason), still rang them and got them to drop another £100.

[jackaleks]

sounds like the guy i spoke to was playing silly buggers. i\'ll give them another ring and see if i can speak to someone sensible.

[FD3SNuttah]

Well i changed my mind about these guys.

I had a policy with them for two months and then sold my rx7 and cancelled my insurance, wrote in and was told that i would get 300 pounds back of my 450 that i paid to them.

It would take 4-6 weeks. I thought that this was unreasonable as when they want money your lucky to get 7 days!!!!

Anyway 8 weeks have passed and they paid me back only £175!!! i was furious. I managed to calm down a bit and spoke to the insurance company they claim that they can take 50% of the money and theres nothing i can do about it. they said they also took their commission and a 29 pounds admin charge.

never again will i pay for my insurance up front. Insurance companies are all hypocrites and thieves, ill be definatley writing to the ombudsman. Theres is no way im going to pay £250+ for only two months insurance!! especially when i called to cancel the insurance i was promised £300 back!!!

So if you plan to sell your car dont do it while your insurance is still in its infancy or if you have paid up. You will be robbed.

[gsb876]

Well i changed my mind about these guys.

I had a policy with them for two months and then sold my rx7 and cancelled my insurance, wrote in and was told that i would get 300 pounds back of my 450 that i paid to them.

It would take 4-6 weeks. I thought that this was unreasonable as when they want money your lucky to get 7 days!!!!

Anyway 8 weeks have passed and they paid me back only £175!!! i was furious. I managed to calm down a bit and spoke to the insurance company they claim that they can take 50% of the money and theres nothing i can do about it. they said they also took their commission and a 29 pounds admin charge.

never again will i pay for my insurance up front. Insurance companies are all hypocrites and thieves, ill be definatley writing to the ombudsman. Theres is no way im going to pay £250+ for only two months insurance!! especially when i called to cancel the insurance i was promised £300 back!!!

So if you plan to sell your car dont do it while your insurance is still in its infancy or if you have paid up. You will be robbed.

Yep agree with you here Naz,

Insurance is the greatest legal robbery there is :spank

[gsb876]

Well apart from "green" taxation :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:




Yes i\'m looking at you Gordon :Yawn:flamed