Insurance help

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:18 pm

one of the only benefits of age

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:19 pm

Summat like this?

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/f ... 002/27133/

1406kg. So depends on the weight of the trailer. Looks like it'll be very close if not over though?

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:22 pm

I looked into towing as an option for shifting my lot around. Long story short, I found I'd spend a good few hundred acquiring my licence and then I'd still need a tow car and trailer. The problem with the tow car is that it's weight is really important as you shouldn't have trailer loads exceeding the weight of the tow vehicle. After looking at a few options, the most practical for my needs was a 2.5 turbo diesel Landrover Discovery, you can get the old ones for about a grand in alright condition and they're good for towing. Then a decent railer would also be several hundred quid, remember it needs to be a braked trailer otherwise things could get interesting

So, the list was to get my licence, get a hench Landrover and buy a suitable trailer. I reckoned it'd set me back £2,000 or so. Would be a decent investment though

So long as this doesn't happen:

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Danni22 · Post by **Danni22** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:36 pm

Well it's looking more and more like insurance then

bummer lol

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:28 am

Try one of the modified insurance specialists, such as Prestige, Chris Knot, Greenlight.

If you are of a decent age, claim free and have NCB on another vehicle, they should be able to look to "mirror" your main NCB onto your Polo. They are also more likely to insure your Polo in the first place as you will struggle with most Insurers due to the engine swap.

Danni22 · Post by **Danni22** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:53 am

Shiny wrote:Try one of the modified insurance specialists, such as Prestige, Chris Knot, Greenlight.

If you are of a decent age, claim free and have NCB on another vehicle, they should be able to look to "mirror" your main NCB onto your Polo. They are also more likely to insure your Polo in the first place as you will struggle with most Insurers due to the engine swap.

Before I did the swop I made sure I could insure it

I'm 23 now but iv always had daft cars 2yrs of my Ncb where on a 420bhp evo 5

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I'm looking at around £1200-£1400 and I don't think that's bad If I was using it daily BUT I'm not its probably going to be used on the road for around 1000-2000miles max that a fair cost per mile lol

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:07 pm

Adrian Flux used to do a "Show Car" policy with a limited mileage. May be worth a try?