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And you are right!
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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I just got my car insurance renewal notice, and expecting the worst I opened it.
£3.09 less than last year ... and t'interwebs says insurance has risen by £68 a year on average since April ... plus second hand car values are still climbing post Covid.
And I haven't crossed any magical age barriers: I was 62 last year, and I'm still 63 this year; I live in the same place; drive the same car; still work from home; have max no-claims.
That just doesn't happen: Insurance only goes down when you switch companies!
And it's probably not worth my time looking round for a better deal: it's less than £200 for the year already with protected no-claims and windscreen cover - so I'll save maybe an extra couple of quid if I'm lucky.
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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I would read the small print very carefully - what coverage did they remove?
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-- 6079 Smith W.
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Nothing, nor is there a change in the excess. 
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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They have probably changed their zoning.
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Tfw I spend the equivalent of £813 on car insurance per year in the states and I'm one of the cheapest clients with no accidents/record at all 
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now you jinxed it... or their is fine print you missed, or they will send a correction 
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If I remember correctly I think it is because of a law change that says that loyal customers should not pay more than new customers for the same insurance criteria which means that new customers are not subsidized by long standing customers.
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I figured that meant "We'll put all the new customer prices up" not the other way round! 
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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I thought that at the time but I guess that the insurance companies thought they might be pushing their luck to do that.
The last thing they need is an investigation into their sharp practices.
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I've closed store credit card accounts because of this tactic.
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Damn, I wondered why mine had just gone up by £3.06.
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(Griff)Quote: £3.09 less than last year
(Richard)Quote: Damn, I wondered why mine had just gone up by £3.06.
Robin Hood has struck again!
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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Last year my renewal quote came through at a total of £35.06. I normally pay around £200 so I very carefully checked the cover and all looked fine. Nothing had changed - not my occupation, nor that of the 2nd named driver, no claims, no change of address etc etc. It was on DD so I waited until the money went out, and yes, sure enough they took just £35.06. Got the certificate, policy wording and schedule, with correct expiry date. And I double-checked a couple of months later, still insured. Got my renewal quote through for this year, back up to £190-ish. I've absolutely no idea what happened or why, but I've not complained about it.
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I bet they would have argued the toss if you'd needed to claim though ...
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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OriginalGriff wrote: it's less than £200 for the year...
Is that about $240 USD?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
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Yes, according to Google £200 == $245
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Gads. I'm paying close to a grand for annual coverage.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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Here's your answer in one short acronym: WFH (you no longer drive anywhere). 
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Works well for me. I only fill the tank in one(*) car every 4 or 5 weeks.
(*) I have one car. My wife has two but she doesn't drive much. We have a 4th, the daughter's school car, which is an old beater we drive in the winter when the weather's bad.
Software Zen: delete this;
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OriginalGriff wrote: £200
I pay over $3,500 per year for two vehicles. But I live in New Jersey, the state with the highest rates in the country.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Good explanation... But I fear the interviewer will remain frozen by incomprehension! 
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You just have to hope either the receptionist or the cleaning people know to hit ctrl+C.
Software Zen: delete this;
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