Insurance

I use Chris Knott for my Capri which I use as my main car. Got it on a Fully Comp Classic Policy with agreed value and Class 1 business use.

The other "usual suspects" who I have found competitive include Footman James, Firebond and Lancaster. All have websites.

Insuring a 17-year-old daughter proved to be more of a headache however, even for a 998cc classic Mini.

I found Direct Line to be competitive for the SD1 where I live - but I get discount because the other car is with them too.

Just a thought - when my mother was alive, she had arthritic knees, and although she had no trouble getting into a fairly low car seat, she found it very painful getting out. A higher car seat was better.

If you haven't already committed to the P6, consider a P5B instead.

As for insurance, as well as the others mentioned, you could try Carole Nash.

Jim

Chris Bolus ( snipped-for-privacy@RILEYELFb0lus.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

I've never had a quote worth bothering with from any of the "usual suspects".

Peter S Taylor/Bishop Calway have done it for me for the last couple of years.

Yes - a friend of my brother has MS and finds this one of the easiest (classic) cars to access from his wheelchair.

I had classic insurance for several years but found the price differential reducing each year between that and second car type.

Dave Plowman (News) ( snipped-for-privacy@davenoise.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

You seem to forget the benefits of agreed value cover.

Maybe. But I've never totalled a car or had one stolen and never recovered. Cynical me also wonders just how 'solid' these agreed values are.

The reason for the P6 is that I know its history and condition as it belonged to my Brothers partners dad until he died earlier this year and the price is right. It is fitted with a tow bar so can be used to pull our caravan.

Martin P

I could have got mine for £120 but it wasn't a classic policy so I'd have got scrap value if the worst happened.

But if it's no good for the wife...

Or is that the plan?

:-)

Very. My mate has had to claim once when coming across an errant cow at

Dave Plowman (News) ( snipped-for-privacy@davenoise.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Good luck.

Contractually solid.

The wife has tested it, otherwise life would not be worth living :-))

Martin P

That's a myth. Assuming you've given the true value when insuring you're entitled to market value if it is totalled. Insurance companies often start out offering a silly amount.

Photos never show the true condition. By a mile. All they do is sort of prove the car is *vaguely* right. But a condition 3 could easily look like a condition 1 in a pic.

I'd expect them to on something with a high value.

Dave Plowman (News) ( snipped-for-privacy@davenoise.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Normally for high value stuff - £10k+ - they require a valuation from an expert - club, marque specialist.

For *very* high value stuff, perhaps a valuer - but I'd be surprised if they did for much less than £50k or so.