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Badger110



Member Since: 06 Feb 2018
Location: South hams
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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Buckingham Blue
Commercial ( or van ) insurance
I drive a van daily and have another with a seperate insurance as well as 7 years ncb on the first one.

When i came to insure my newly purchased USW 2011 110, i was getting silly quotes as i only had 1 years ncb on a car insurance.

I switched the USW to a van insurance quote with domestic use only and it over halved the amount. Now i can't carry over the 7 years ncb from my works van, but when filling out a quote it asked if i had any ncb on any other vehicle, which i have. However it never asked for proof Whistle ( but i do have it, should it be questioned Wink )

This won't be helpful to everyone, but if you do have commercial insurance on a vehicle and are looking for insurance on your Landy, it may be worth looking at a commercial ( or van insurance as they are online ) insurance.

Mine went from £549 comp to £232 comp by using a commercial insurance quote with domestic use only.
Post #685685 10th Feb 2018 10:49pm
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Swine&Small



Member Since: 20 Mar 2017
Location: Norfolk
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United Kingdom 
Hello Badger
That's interesting. I will remember that when my next renewal arrives.
Thanks for the tip
Regards Swine Thumbs Up 1983 Series 3 Pick up in Marine Blue
1967 Morris Traveller
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Post #685694 11th Feb 2018 12:18am
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the gamekeeper



Member Since: 01 Jan 2010
Location: Surrey
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England 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Tonga Green
Badger,
Will that cover you for towing, and what other exclusions will this include?
Post #685713 11th Feb 2018 8:47am
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Badger110



Member Since: 06 Feb 2018
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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Buckingham Blue
Yes covers me for towing ( we pull a horse trailer for shows) and a named driver

I limited it to 8000 miles a year as its not a daily drive, other than that, its insured as a social/domestic use vehicle...I even said I wouldnt be using it to visit business clients as they wanted to increase the premium if I did!
Post #685725 11th Feb 2018 10:00am
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doublea



Member Since: 12 Jul 2011
Location: Aberdeenshire
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Scotland 2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 Adventure Phoenix Orange
This is interesting info. Our 110UW and Adventure usually come up as vans when the reg is input, but the adventure is 100% private use. I just kept shopping around until I found an insurer that treated the adventure as a car (LV), with a premium around half that of "van" quotes.

When I first started with a utility in 2009 I was a bit annoyed that the saving on RFL was used up paying a higher premium on "van" insurance. I'll be sure to try the 100% private use at next renewal. Current Steeds:
2015 110 UW in Grasmere Green
2003 BMW F650 the Hack
2000 Elise
1992 Ducati 888 (no longer in bits, yahoo)
1990 TDR 250 (in bits again)
1988 TDR 250 (no longer in bits) and for sale
Post #685740 11th Feb 2018 10:46am
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JR



Member Since: 07 Dec 2012
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Scotland 1984 Defender 90 200 Tdi SW Coniston Green
Admitedly my change back to a car from a commercial was 25yrs ago so the industry has probably changed. I have always used NFU Mutual which probably explains my experience!

I too was told I only had 40%ncd (the max for a commercial policy at the time) but I posed the following hypothesis:

The car I had before the commercial was full ncd and that became the 40% max on the commercial so surely I should get the 65% max ncd for a car by the same process in reverse.

My logic won the day and I went straight back to full ncd on my newly acquired Sierra XR4x4!

If you've used the same insurance company, give it a try, the worse that can happen is they keep you on the same discount!
Post #686021 12th Feb 2018 12:16pm
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Sammie



Member Since: 17 Feb 2018
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When I purchased a horse trailer recently, and visited Horse In Box Insurance for choosing the right insurance in a hassle free manner. Those interested may click here to have a look at the best insurance quotes online.
Post #687183 17th Feb 2018 12:34pm
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Mash



Member Since: 09 Feb 2015
Location: Guernsey
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Guernsey 1998 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Nato Green
One thing I learnt yesterday my mate has commercial insurance on his L200, when he called up to claim for a cracked screen he was told on a commercial policy it was an optional extra only available upon renewal/initial cover. So just check it’s on your policy Thumbs Up 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html
90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html
110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html
52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html
D3 Hse - Fiona
Capri 2l S - Anna

Think I might have a problem............
Post #687283 17th Feb 2018 9:34pm
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Badger110



Member Since: 06 Feb 2018
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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Buckingham Blue
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One thing I learnt yesterday my mate has commercial insurance on his L200, when he called up to claim for a cracked screen he was told on a commercial policy it was an optional extra only available upon renewal/initial cover. So just check it’s on your policy Thumbs Up


It depends on the insurance company, if they can fleece you to get more money with an ' extra ', then they will, including making windscreen cover an option rather than an inclusion.

Fortunately mine's included Wink
Post #687313 17th Feb 2018 11:55pm
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familymad



Member Since: 13 Dec 2011
Location: Bucks
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 2016 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 HCPU Santorini Black
LR have historically been rubbish at defining what the V5 document says the vehicle is. A 90 or 110 CSW should say 'estate' and not be classed as commercial.

Our 2016 110 was wrong. It means that you will be subjected to the LEZ charges later in the vehicle's life or even banned unlike a correctly registered CSW.

We have commercial insurance on the 130 with NFU and no issues. Great insurer. 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI
1995 90 300TDI
Post #687364 18th Feb 2018 1:12pm
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Member Since: 30 Oct 2013
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Hello :)
Just a quick note to add... here at A-Plan we don't just do the specialist 4x4 cover and car insurance we also have commercial policies and Social, Domestic & Pleasure Van policies (as well as Home, Buildings, Contents and Landlords).

We also have specialist commercial branches for Fleet Insurance, Liability Insurance and Premises Cover.

Bare that in mind when you are up for renewal Very Happy

Have a great day!
Carlie Howden Insurance - Specialist Vehicle
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Post #691090 5th Mar 2018 8:55am
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