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BGN

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Oct 7, 2008, 2:30:21 PM10/7/08
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Renewal from DirectLine wasn't too good for mum's car, so I went
a-hunting around online.

ConFused.com & Moneysupermarket.com produced pretty much the same
results so I thought I'd go to NatWest, Nationwide, Lloyds, etc. and
they all seem to use the same effing quote engine - the sites are
pretty much the same.

So it turns out that nomatter how many places I visit for insurance
quotes there are only two or three *real* websites that one fills in
and you get the same results.

Anti-competitive!
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Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot

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Oct 7, 2008, 2:37:40 PM10/7/08
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BGN wrote:
> Renewal from DirectLine wasn't too good for mum's car, so I went
> a-hunting around online.
>
> ConFused.com & Moneysupermarket.com produced pretty much the same
> results so I thought I'd go to NatWest, Nationwide, Lloyds, etc. and
> they all seem to use the same effing quote engine - the sites are
> pretty much the same.
>
> So it turns out that nomatter how many places I visit for insurance
> quotes there are only two or three *real* websites that one fills in
> and you get the same results.
>
> Anti-competitive!

Asda were very cheap for me this year, and after Quidco I actually paid
£28.97.

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wessie

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Oct 7, 2008, 2:39:17 PM10/7/08
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BGN <nickm...@spamcop.net> wrote in
news:5jane4h1v2v159bpq...@4ax.com:

> Renewal from DirectLine wasn't too good for mum's car, so I went
> a-hunting around online.
>
> ConFused.com & Moneysupermarket.com produced pretty much the same
> results so I thought I'd go to NatWest, Nationwide, Lloyds, etc. and
> they all seem to use the same effing quote engine - the sites are
> pretty much the same.
>
> So it turns out that nomatter how many places I visit for insurance
> quotes there are only two or three *real* websites that one fills in
> and you get the same results.
>
> Anti-competitive!

have you looked to see if there are any decent quidco bribes from the list
of better quotees?

The Pru' gave me a decent quote[1] which included Green Flag cover.
Clicking through quidco got a further 90 quid off.

[1] via http://www.tescocompare.com/ IIRC

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wessie

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Oct 7, 2008, 2:42:48 PM10/7/08
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"Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot" <eastREM...@gmail.com> wrote in
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You were ripped off. Best quidco madness I had was a house policy from
Barclays. £117 premium, £120 quidco rebate, 1% cashback from Egg. No wonder
the fuckers are in trouble.

BGN

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Oct 7, 2008, 2:58:46 PM10/7/08
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Asda were £200 more than my best quote, which was with Liverpool
Victoria.

Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot

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Oct 7, 2008, 3:12:23 PM10/7/08
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BGN wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 19:37:40 +0100, "Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot"
> <eastREM...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Asda were very cheap for me this year, and after Quidco I actually
>> paid £28.97.
>
> Asda were £200 more than my best quote, which was with Liverpool
> Victoria.

I'll never understand insurance quotes. Obviously there are lots of
variables but they just don't make sense half the time.

Have you tried the Tesco compare thingy?

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BGN

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Oct 7, 2008, 3:15:47 PM10/7/08
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On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 20:12:23 +0100, "Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot"
<eastREM...@gmail.com> wrote:

>BGN wrote:
>> On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 19:37:40 +0100, "Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot"
>> <eastREM...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Asda were very cheap for me this year, and after Quidco I actually
>>> paid £28.97.
>>
>> Asda were £200 more than my best quote, which was with Liverpool
>> Victoria.
>
>I'll never understand insurance quotes. Obviously there are lots of
>variables but they just don't make sense half the time.
>
>Have you tried the Tesco compare thingy?

Yup!

wessie

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Oct 7, 2008, 3:28:59 PM10/7/08
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BGN <nickm...@spamcop.net> wrote in
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> Asda were £200 more than my best quote, which was with Liverpool
> Victoria.

http://www.quidco.com/lv-car-insurance/ £45

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