Ducati Insurance - Well worth a try!

**998gsb** · 23 Aug 06, 07:27 PM

I got my insurance renewal through from my broker the other day, and it was like "How Much?

" (Best part of a £1000 fully comp). (Me - 5 yrs plus NCD, no convictions, IAM member, 36yr old professional, bike alarmed, immobilised, locked in a garage, and not located in an area akin to Beirut)

I rang Ducati Insurance, and they couldn't have been more helpful. Were really cool about the mods on the bike - carbon bling, cans and power commander etc.... Fully comp they quoted me £350, less another 15% when they found I'd done my advanced riding test with IAM.

Spoke to my existing insurers, and you could hear their jaws hit the floor - couldn't match it or come any where near it....... so if you are hunting about for insurance, Ducati Insurance are well worth a try - they just saved me best part of £700. Try them, you might be surprised.

**simonrh** · 23 Aug 06, 07:30 PM

They give the insurance for my 900SS away in a lucky bag!

GH · 24 Aug 06, 07:55 AM

Ducati Insurance were by far the cheapest when I first bought the bike two years ago. This renewal Carole Nash were best, particularly when you consider they include free breakdown cover. Mine's only 3rd party though.

**stuming** · 24 Aug 06, 09:08 AM

I've just renewed the insurance on my '96 748 SP and was pleasently surprised. Looked around and found Bennetts would do it for £190 fully comp with £450 xs. Told Carol Nash this and they quoted £209 fully comp with £100 excess. Went with Carol Nash in the end.

Oh, I've got 4 years NCB and I'm 37.

One last thing, if you want to go to the Bennetts web site, google it first, because "Bennets is the pemier gay nightclub in Glasgow", I found out.

Stu

**Oopsmoments** · 24 Aug 06, 12:06 PM

I just gave them a call to cover my new 749s - I'm 33, have no no claims - they wouldn't cover it fully comp without a years no claims..

**stuming** · 24 Aug 06, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Oopsmoments

I just gave them a call to cover my new 749s - I'm 33, have no no claims - they wouldn't cover it fully comp without a years no claims..

Yeah ... I sort of remember something like that.

I remember paying £990-odd for insurance on a ZX-6R when I just passed. But I could only get TPFT. A bit gutted when some bloke reversed into it, got out to have a look, and then took off. Took a year to track him down.

**markymark** · 24 Aug 06, 01:48 PM

i use ebike
so easy
on line quotes
print off cover note when your done
plus you can have up to 4 bikes on the same policy

**legs748** · 24 Aug 06, 02:07 PM

I found that Ducati Insurance are great when taking the money but were absolute **** when making a claim. All i got was "Oh we will send you a form." From then on i was dealing with a hopless NU call centre in Belfast who gave me the old "the cheque has been posted" line for three weeks until i eventually got to speak to the manager who told me she had not even authorised the paymant yet. Rubbish.

**NedLudd** · 24 Aug 06, 06:52 PM

Interesting. I too got great quotes from Ducati Insurance [online] but in the end stuck with Carole Nash [1] because Ducati didn't offer [at least online] to protect my NCD, and [2] because CN's reputation is so reassuring.

**tankerman10** · 07 Sep 06, 03:53 PM

I paid about £350 fully comp last year on my ST4s - back to biking after a 20-year layoff, no NCD etc. Ducati insurance were at least £100 cheaper than anyone else. Renewal this year came down to just over £200 after passing the IAM test but they couldn't beat Devitts - £184