Tag Archives: Classic Car Insurance
First Quarter 2017 Sees Car Insurance Premiums Rise
Car insurance premiums continued to increase in the first quarter of 2017 according to the AA British Insurance Premium. It is quite possible that the cost of insuring a classic car has also gone up in the same period. In the first quarter of this year, fully comprehensive car insurance premiums for modern cars rose by an average of 0.7% … Continue reading
Premiums May Rise Due To Change In Ogden Discount Rate
As if motorists haven’t suffered enough with the increase in fuel costs and rise in the amount that they pay to insure their vehicles, classic car owners may be interested to note that they may have to pay even more for their classic motor insurance due to a change in what is called the Ogden Discount Rate. Apparently, when someone … Continue reading
Classic Bugatti Sells For Over $7 Million
The RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island classic car auction took place on 10/11th March 2017 at which a number of vehicles were sold. One of these was a classic Bugatti that sold for a significant amount of money. The 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Cabriolet by Vanvooren achieved a sale price of $7,700,000. Only 42 of these Type 57S vehicles were built … Continue reading
Classic Peugeot 205 GTI To Be Auctioned
Many of you classic car enthusiasts will be of an age when you can remember seeing Peugeot 205 GTI’s being driven around at great speed. It certainly was a nippy little sports hatchback. Well, Classic Car Auctions Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show Sale 2017 is to take place on the 1st and 2nd April of this year (viewing … Continue reading
Classic Citroen 2CVs Venture Into The Yorkshire Dales
The Citroen 2CV has become something of an iconic classic vehicle whose unique shape tends to be loved by many enthusiasts. It was manufactured between 1948 and 1990 and was equipped with an air-cooled engine. In excess of 3.8 million of them were built and many can still be seen on our roads today. In fact, if you had recently … Continue reading
Cost Of Motor Insurance Continues To Rise
If you are a classic car owner and your insurance has recently come up for renewal then you may well have noticed that your classic car insurance premium has increased in comparison to what you have been paying for the previous 12 months. The AA British Insurance Premium Index for the third quarter of 2016 has revealed that the average … Continue reading
Why Pay Monthly For Your Classic Car Insurance?
When you arrange classic car insurance you will need to pay the insurance company for providing the cover. The most popular ways of paying are either by way of paying the whole year’s premium all in one lump sum or to pay the premium on a monthly basis. The later way tends to be a little more expensive as, in … Continue reading
Classics From The 1980s Appeal To The Car Thief
An increasing number of people are taking an interest in the modern classic car dating back to as recently as the 1980s. Many of you will be familiar with the likes of the Ford Cortina which was an extremely popular family saloon, the Ford Capri that was loved by those motorists wanting a little bit of “street cred” or the … Continue reading
Why Inform Your Motor Insurer If You Change Occupation?
Nowadays, an increasing number of people not only move jobs from their present employer but also change their occupation as they perhaps look for a new challenge in their working lives. If this happens to you then one of the things that you will need to do is inform the likes of your motor insurance provider and if you are … Continue reading
Car Insurance Premiums Increase In First Quarter Of 2016
According to the Association of British Insurers (ABI), motor insurance premiums have risen in Q1 of 2016. This is disappointing news to all those motorists whether they are insuring a modern or classic car. After all, we could all do without our household expenditure increasing. The ABI average motor insurance premium tracker covering the first quarter of this year has … Continue reading
