Any suggestions for insuring a special?

[LondonZ1]

I have started looking for insurance for the Z900 sanctuary replica I am building. According to Carole Nash, only Aviva/Paramount would touch it and they wanted £700! Does anyone have any suggestions for non-crippling insurance? I told CN that the bike was heavily modified, which means it doesn't qualify for classic insurance.

Seems ironic that CN sponsor competitions to find the best special and then can't insure them for sensible money.

[Ginger Bear]

Both Footman James & Peter James will insure you. The general consensus is that Peter James is now better value.

[steve bowdler]

CN probably, seriously think that £700 is good value

[hal]

Adrian Flux insure modified bikes and cars

[london calling]

Carole Nash Insurance Consultants Ltd was founded by Carole Nash in 1985 from her home in Timperley, Greater Manchester, with a redundancy cheque of £2,500. Turnover in the first month of the company's formation totalled £834.[1]

By 1995, the company had 30,000 policy holders, predominantly insuring classic and vintage motorcycles. By 1997, the company was one of the leaders in the UK motorcycle insurance market. The company had grown through close association with motorcycle clubs such as the Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC) and attendance at grassroots events and shows such as the Classic Motorcycle Show. In 1994 Carole Nash became the first female president of the VMCC.[2]

In 1999, the company moved into the Irish motorcycle insurance market. Boyzone front man Ronan Keating opened the company's new office in Dublin.

In 2004, the company acquired the motorcycle insurance arm of the Automobile Association, helping the company to increase their customer base to 230,000 policyholders.[3]

In December 2006, the company was sold by its founder to French insurance group Groupama for an undisclosed sum.


Groupama contraction of GROUPe des Assurances Mutuelles Agricoles (French for Group of Mutual Agricultural Insurances) is an international insurance group based in Paris, France.[1] Its UK subsidiary Groupama Insurances was created by the merger of Lombard Insurance Company Limited and Gan Insurance Company Limited, when the parent companies, namely Groupama (who owned Lombard) and Gan in France, were brought together in 1999.

It is listed in the 2007 ICA Global 300 list of mutuals and co-operatives, ranked 6th by 2005 turnover, making it the 2nd largest mutual insurer in the world.[2]

The group's Groupama Insurances United Kingdom division is one of the major insurance companies there, with a head office in London. It has branches in Croydon, Manchester, Portsmouth, Borehamwood, and recently Letchworth, following its acquisition of Clinicare Insurance in 2005. The UK group offers motor, home and health insurance and also provides insurance protection to a growing number of smaller UK businesses. The company employs over 800 staff in 6 centres.

In 2006, the group acquired UK motorcycle insurance broker Carole Nash.[3]

In 2008, Groupama acquired specialist motor insurance broker, ChoiceQuote Insurance Services.

[Tonto]

LondonZ1, when I first used Peter James for my modded A4, they asked for a list of variations from standard: big bore, carbs, brakes, suspension etc etc and a couple of piccies: I was fearing the worst.
In the end they imposed a crippling surcharge of an additional £30 I was well happy.

[LondonZ1]

Thanks everyone, that's really helpful. I had a look at the James website but I'll need to call them for an accurate quote. I was shocked when the Carol Nash quote came back. I was on the phone to them as I'm changing my primary bike (which I commute on) and I thought I may as well ask about the Zed. Not a pleasant surprise.

[Big Fluff]

£700
That's bloody robbery that is.

I pay just £140 with Peter James for the Saxon Turbo, and that's with an agreed value of £18k.

Give PJ a call and save your limbs.

[LondonZ1]

Peter James - declined to quote as bike has been bored out to 1015cc. But a turbo is OK as...er...I will never understand insurers.

Footman James - very helpful and £156 fully comp with a £100 excess. Very happy to provide insurance on a frame number as long as I get it registered within 30 days, or ask for an extension. Was a major plus when I told them that Harris had done the frame/suspension mods.

So it pays to shop around. Plan A was to have one policy for my modern bike and the Zed but it makes more sense to keep them separate

[steve bowdler]

Strange peter James had no qualms with mine and thats bored out to 1105 !!