cycling insurance

Quoted message said:

Can anyone recommend a particular bike insurance?
I've heard the CTC can be good but are there any others?

The one that goes with your home insurance is often the best value. CTC
insurance is generally regarded as being fairly bad value.

If you mention how many bikes and how much their worth people will have a
better idea of what to recommend.

Taka said:

Can anyone recommend a particular bike insurance?
I've heard the CTC can be good but are there any others?

We abandoned CTC as being far too expensive, and have cover through
our house contents policy. Check the small print, different
policies have different values covered automatically. Some will
cover higher value bikes if they're specifically named. We are
with M&S which cover bikes up to £4K each.

Pete.
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Mark Thompson said:

If you mention how many bikes and how much their worth people will have a
better idea of what to recommend.

And your address and when you are not in, so we can ensure you get full
value for money from your insurance..

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Taka Taka said:

Can anyone recommend a particular bike insurance?
I've heard the CTC can be good but are there any others?

Thank you
Taka

Hello,

Sorry I have been a bit busy since I posted this.
I have 2 bikes of ~£700 and ~£2000.

Thanks for the replies.
Who is M&S?

Thank you!
Taka

Taka said:

Who is M&S?

Marks & Spencer, the high street clothing and food retailer who
have now branched out a bit and include financial services and
house/contents insurance.

http://www6.marksandspencer.com/pages/default.asp?PageId=home&Product=HI

Pete.
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Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

Peter Clinch said:

Taka said:

Who is M&S?

Marks & Spencer, the high street clothing and food retailer who
have now branched out a bit and include financial services and
house/contents insurance.

http://www6.marksandspencer.com/pages/default.asp?PageId=home&Product=HI

Pete.

Hi Peter,

Thank you for the link.
I will have a look!

Taka

Peter Clinch said:

Marks & Spencer, the high street clothing and food retailer who
have now branched out a bit and include financial services and
house/contents insurance.

Hmm, I had a look. The premium they give me is such that if I went
instead to my current favoured insurer I could also insure a 2500 bike
with CTC (the highest the CTC insurance web quote generator goes to)
and still pocket some change. M&S are 80 quid more than my previous
most expensive quote!

regards, Ian SMith
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Ian Smith said:

Hmm, I had a look. The premium they give me is such that if I went
instead to my current favoured insurer I could also insure a 2500 bike
with CTC (the highest the CTC insurance web quote generator goes to)
and still pocket some change. M&S are 80 quid more than my previous
most expensive quote!

Mileage varies: they were as good as anyone else we tried
(inclusing AA, Direct Line, Bank of Scotland/Halifax otherwise
suggested here) before the cycle side of things was considered.

Pete.
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Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

Peter Clinch said:

Ian Smith said:

Hmm, I had a look. The premium they give me is such that if I went
instead to my current favoured insurer I could also insure a 2500 bike
with CTC (the highest the CTC insurance web quote generator goes to)
and still pocket some change. M&S are 80 quid more than my previous
most expensive quote!

Mileage varies: they were as good as anyone else we tried
(inclusing AA, Direct Line, Bank of Scotland/Halifax otherwise
suggested here) before the cycle side of things was considered.

Indeed. It surprises me, however, how variable these things are - I
can get 2.4 direct line policies for the price of one M&S (on the
basis of quotes I've gathered within the last two weeks).

Admittedly, the direct line includes only pitifully small bike cover,
but the rest of the policy meets my requirements, and at that price
(as noted) I can afford to specifically insure the bikes and still
pocket some savings.

regards, Ian SMith
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