Gerry Bucke
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Quote Me Unhappy – 30% increase by Norwich Union
Aug 31st
Today all over the news is Norwich Union saying that they will be increasing Car insurance Premiums by 16% on average. Whilst we at Adrian Flux have spent the last two weeks amending our schemes and rates to bring rates down even further. The Biggest decrease’s has been for Jap imports up to 40% off current deals.
My 6 Top Tips for saving money on car insurance:
- If your insurance is due for renewal on the 1st of the month, if yes see if you can move back one day as most insurers increase rates from the 1st of the month.
- Shop around. It might be time-consuming to repeat your details to several providers but you could save plenty.
- Resist the temptation to add your children to your own insurance. They won’t build up no-claims discounts, so will just be delaying the expensive early years until a later date.
- Adding your parents as named drivers to your policy can cut premiums.
- Agreeing to pay a higher excess should you need to make a claim will bring the cost of cover down, as will agreeing to a limited number of miles each year.
- You might not be able to keep your car in a garage, but ask insurers which security devices they approve and how much of a discount they take off your premium.
This May Save A Life
Aug 18th
Safety Council has done
extensive testing on a newly
designed seat belt. Results
show that accidents can be
reduced by as much as 45%
when the belt is properly
installed. Correct installation
is illustrated below…….
Adrian Flux has a Quiz Night
Jun 29th
Last night we had the first official Flux quiz night since 1993, in the marquee
Managers v Staff teams. Staff won by a mile – thanks to one member of management!
As usual for any quiz, one question came up that caused a lot of debate – what was the first car to have a turbo fitted, make and model?
The quizmaster Paul had Porsche 911. Our resident guru Dan Clark was sure it was BMW 2002. Turns out that both were wrong. We checked later, and correct answer was the Oldsmobile Cutlass Jetfire, 1962.
I should have known that, as I’ve been quoting for yanks for 15 years now! I could have kicked myself.
The winning team was “Darwin’s Unnatural Selection”. Team members: Craig “spread betting” Darwin, David “tour de Norfolk” Wilson, Jemma “I’m in Max Power” Stanton, Jenny “I’ve had an accident” Bray and Nicola “France did not win the woman’s world cup” Bray.
There’s a really good history of the turbo here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo. It settled our argument straight away.
Most of our customers with turbos are enthusiasts who know how they work, but if you’ve got one and you always wondered what’s happening under the bonnet, try this link: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm
Woman Drivers I Love Them
Jun 29th
Was trying to get a insurer to increase the Female driver discount from 30% to 35% , then i get sent these ! Oh well worth a go.
