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  1. Hello,

    Bike owning newbie here, apologies for barging into
    your ng ;-)

    I own a 2nd hand cheap and nasty Raleigh mountain bike for
    the purpose of to-ing and fro-ing a skint student in
    Nottingham. I've had a couple of prangs, both completely my
    fault and all injuries/damage only involved me. In the first
    one I hit another car, involved the police/ambulance etc. So
    now I'm thinking that i should really have 3rd party
    liability. I realise you can get it through membership of
    clubs like British Cycling, but I wondered if there was a
    way for me to just get this insurance alone, and whether it
    would be cheaper. I'm too busy with my degree to read all
    the gumph a club would send me, and not particularly
    interested in racing or blah de blah. Although I guess they
    will probably do good things with my wonga.

    TIA.

    Roz.

    P.S. Any cunning way to prevent your bar ends from
    getting swiped?

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  2. If you join the CTC, standard membership is £30.50 and Under
    26 is only £11

    For your membership what you get includes: -

    Free £5m third party insurance Free cycling related legal
    advice Discounts at shops, travel firms and cycle hire
    centres Cycle specific travel insurance Cycle Rescue service
    Bi-monthly magazine (worth £18)

    So your money is well-spent, and the CTC is much cheaper
    than joining British Cycling - and if you aren't doing BC
    races, prob CTC membership is more up your street, I would
    have thought.

    www.ctc.org.uk

    Cheers, helen s

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  3. Roz Holmes said:

    Hello,

    Bike owning newbie here, apologies for barging into
    your ng ;-)

    I own a 2nd hand cheap and nasty Raleigh mountain bike for
    the purpose of to-ing and fro-ing a skint student in
    Nottingham. I've had a couple of prangs, both completely
    my fault and all injuries/damage only involved me. In the
    first one I hit another car, involved the police/ambulance
    etc. So now I'm thinking that i should really have 3rd
    party liability. I realise you can get it through
    membership of clubs like British Cycling, but I wondered
    if there was a way for me to just get this insurance
    alone, and whether it would be cheaper.

    What you want is CTC membership. It's probably cheaper than
    anywhere else, you get a nice magazine 6 times a year and a
    free sticker :-)

    ctc.org.ukctc.org.uk

  4. "dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <[email hidden]> wrote
    in message "]news:[email hidden]

    Quoted message said:

    Under 26 is only £11

    Wooo, bargain! Cheers guys :-)

    Roz - off back to uk.rec.equestrian ;-)

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  5. On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:09:01 +0000 (UTC), "Roz Holmes"
    <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    <[email hidden]>:

    Quoted message said:

    I'm thinking that i should really have 3rd party liability.

    CTC or a local bike club. CTC membership gives you £5m 3rd
    party cover, from memory. Plus a reely good magazine.

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  6. dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:


    If you join the CTC, standard membership is £30.50 and
    Under 26 is only £11

    For your membership what you get includes: -

    Cycle Rescue service

    What's this?

    John B

  7. On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:09:01 +0000 (UTC), in
    <[email hidden]>, "Roz

    Holmes said:

    P.S. Any cunning way to prevent your bar ends from getting
    swiped?

    Get a racer!

    --
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    [censored], different layout) Sutton Brass :
    www.suttonbrass.org.uk

  8. Roz Holmes said:

    "dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers"
    <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:20040331132113.22447.00000407@mb-
    m14.aol.com

    Quoted message said:

    Under 26 is only £11

    Wooo, bargain! Cheers guys :-)

    Check the small print.... There was an issue a while back
    that the discounted membership didn't give all the standard
    membership benefits.

    I can't remember which way it fell (ie. did the discount
    include the insurance scheme) but check....

    - Nigel

    --
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    newsgroup postings to the newsgroup please.

  9. "Roz Holmes" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Hello,

    Bike owning newbie here, apologies for barging into
    your ng ;-)

    I own a 2nd hand cheap and nasty Raleigh mountain bike for
    the purpose of to-ing and fro-ing a skint student in
    Nottingham. I've had a couple of prangs, both completely
    my fault and all injuries/damage only involved me. In the
    first one I hit another car, involved the police/ambulance
    etc. So now I'm thinking that i should really have 3rd
    party liability.


    ...

    Oh don't do it! If you get third-party liability insurance
    that will certainly increase your likelihood of a prang
    because of risk-compensation 😉

    Rich

  10. Roz Holmes said:

    Hello,

    Bike owning newbie here, apologies for barging into
    your ng ;-)

    I own a 2nd hand cheap and nasty Raleigh mountain bike
    for the purpose of to-ing and fro-ing a skint student in
    Nottingham. I've had a couple of prangs, both completely
    my fault and all injuries/damage only involved me. In the
    first one I hit another car, involved the
    police/ambulance etc. So now I'm thinking that i should
    really have 3rd party liability. I realise you can get it
    through membership of clubs like British Cycling, but I
    wondered if there was a way for me to just get this
    insurance alone, and whether it would be cheaper. I'm too
    busy with my degree to read all the gumph a club would
    send me, and not particularly interested in racing or
    blah de blah. Although I guess they will probably do good
    things with my wonga.

    Check two things first. Do you have any contents insurance?
    These policies sometimes include third party liabilty. If
    not, do you know if you are covered via your parents'
    insurance, you may be and it may include third party
    liability.

    Colin
    --

  11. Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Under 26 is only £11

    Wooo, bargain! Cheers guys :-)

    Check the small print.... There was an issue a while back
    that the discounted membership didn't give all the
    standard membership benefits.

    I can't remember which way it fell (ie. did the discount
    include the insurance scheme) but check....

    And check the small print of the policy too. Insurance is
    ridiculously expensive these days (because payouts are
    ridiculously large I presume) so insurance policies often
    get around this by being a lump of [censored].

    Bearing in mind the slight damage that you can do to a car
    (erm, dent it, scratch it) an insurance policy might be
    overkill. Remember, in the unlikely event of causing serious
    damage to the car, you'll most likely be dead.

  12. Mark Thompson said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > Under 26 is only £11

    Wooo, bargain! Cheers guys :-)

    Check the small print.... There was an issue a while back
    that the discounted membership didn't give all the
    standard membership benefits.

    I can't remember which way it fell (ie. did the discount
    include the insurance scheme) but check....

    It did for me... But check. I thought the cycle rescue
    service was extra though.

    Quoted message said:

    And check the small print of the policy too. Insurance is
    ridiculously expensive these days (because payouts are
    ridiculously large I presume) so insurance policies often
    get around this by being a lump of [censored].

    Bearing in mind the slight damage that you can do to a car
    (erm, dent it, scratch it) an insurance policy might be
    overkill. Remember, in the unlikely event of causing
    serious damage to the car, you'll most likely be dead.

    There's a £250 excess with the CTC policy so you'd be
    unlucky to have to use it for car damage though if you hit a
    Ferrari all bets are off... More worrying is the possibility
    of hitting a pedestrian or causing an accident
    - damage to flesh is far more important (and costly) than
    damage to steel.

    If you have another accident, it may or may not be your
    fault. If it is not, the CTC legal team are very helpful.

  13. Quoted message said:

    off... More worrying is the possibility of hitting a
    pedestrian or causing an accident - damage to flesh is far
    more important (and costly) than damage to steel.

    Good point. For some reason I'd completely forgotten about
    pedestrians.

  14. Mark Thompson said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > Under 26 is only £11

    Wooo, bargain! Cheers guys :-)

    Check the small print.... There was an issue a while back
    that the discounted membership didn't give all the
    standard membership benefits.

    I can't remember which way it fell (ie. did the discount
    include the insurance scheme) but check....

    And check the small print of the policy too. Insurance is
    ridiculously expensive these days (because payouts are
    ridiculously large I presume) so insurance policies often
    get around this by being a lump of [censored].

    Bearing in mind the slight damage that you can do to a car
    (erm, dent it, scratch it) an insurance policy might be
    overkill. Remember, in the unlikely event of causing
    serious damage to the car, you'll most likely be dead.

    Bear in mind that slight damage such as a scratch or a
    dent can rack up the labour costs of a repair at a
    frightening rate.

    I crashed into the back of a car a while ago, and did not
    enjoy shelling out £440 just before Christmas.

    I'm now insured.

    BTW, those considering the CTC's 3rd party cover should be
    aware that its got a £250 excess, which is frankly
    ludicrous.

    Vic.

  15. On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 21:19:25 +0100, in
    <[email hidden]>, Vic

    Quoted message said:

    BTW, those considering the CTC's 3rd party cover should be
    aware that its got a £250 excess, which is frankly
    ludicrous.

    Ah but remember that cyclists are not identifiable and can
    therefore simply not bother to stop at the scene of any
    collision!

    [note to uk.tosspot: YES, this *IS* tongue in cheek]

    --
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    [censored], different layout) Sutton Brass :
    www.suttonbrass.org.uk

  16. On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 21:19:25 +0100, Vic <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:
    Mark Thompson said:
    Quoted message said:

    >> Under 26 is only £11
    >
    > Wooo, bargain! Cheers guys :-)

    Check the small print.... There was an issue a while
    back that the discounted membership didn't give all the
    standard membership benefits.

    I can't remember which way it fell (ie. did the discount
    include the insurance scheme) but check....

    And check the small print of the policy too. Insurance is
    ridiculously expensive these days (because payouts are
    ridiculously large I presume) so insurance policies often
    get around this by being a lump of [censored].

    Bearing in mind the slight damage that you can do to a car
    (erm, dent it, scratch it) an insurance policy might be
    overkill. Remember, in the unlikely event of causing
    serious damage to the car, you'll most likely be dead.

    Bear in mind that slight damage such as a scratch or a
    dent can rack up the labour costs of a repair at a
    frightening rate.

    I crashed into the back of a car a while ago, and did not
    enjoy shelling out £440 just before Christmas.

    Oh aye. And don't even think about crashing into a
    motorcycle.

    Those plastic panels on the side of modern sports bikes? 300
    quid a side and they crack _very_ easily.
    --
    "We take these risks, not to escape from life, but to
    prevent life escaping from us." bensales.combensales.com

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