Can anyone (astravanman Peter?) recommend an insurer who will insure a van for non-commercial use at a reasonable price? The van is a K-reg LDV 400 diesel Twin wheel, 3.5 Tonner 2.5 diesel. Good nick, 136K. It'll be used as transport for a band and nothing else.
Anyone know how much it's worth? It's a few rusty bits here and there, and a few scratches but it's ply lined, clean, shelved and solid. Needs a carpet in the cab. Tax until end Jan, MOT end of June. We got it given...
Thanks!
Mike
Try the NFU, phone your local branch, not the number on the site :)
Just don't mention the band thing to the insurance company. AIUI it's just a hobby and it's none of their business, but when I first asked Frizzell for a quote they kept on saying "the underwriters want to know why exactly you need a van", to which I said "I play in a band, and amateur band - we don't get paid for gigs, just a hobby, etc etc.", to which they replied "by disclosing your occupation to us we're cancelling your policy with 7 days' notice". I argued that it's not a profession, it's a hobby - my profession hadn't changed, but they seemed pretty insistent that as I'd disclosed it then that was that.
I'm buggered if I can remember who it was that insured me, but it was a reasonable quote, and they were in Reading - a local broker. All I can say is phone around.
Peter
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adrian flux are often good for anything out of the ordinary, even if it's not lowered ;)
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