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Title: Insuring vans
Post by: premier window cleaners on March 27, 2015, 10:27:08 pm: I'm looking to insure a brand new vivaro and 7 ur old trafic, both with thermo pure installed. Anyone else insure something similar, trying to gauge how much I should be paying

Thanks
Title: Re: Insuring vans
Post by: brianbarber on March 27, 2015, 10:50:07 pm: Try aviva

I have two
One windows and one carpet cleaning van
Pay around £800 incl 3k cover for water tank i& carpet machines if van is stolen and not recovered

Mr B
Title: Re: Insuring vans
Post by: wpclean on March 27, 2015, 11:32:10 pm: Hastings direct are good, think we paid £500 which includes equipment up to 5k.
Title: Re: Insuring vans
Post by: LWC on March 28, 2015, 04:26:05 pm: Aviva been very good with me, pickup and van all declared water tanks etc. A lot of companies dont want to know if youve got tanks
Title: Re: Insuring vans
Post by: Amazin on March 29, 2015, 12:08:50 am: I'm about to spend £3300 on my insurance ;D because i'm a new qualified driver
Title: Re: Insuring vans
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on March 30, 2015, 07:53:58 pm: avia is ok until you need to claim

I cant go into things just yet as ive a case open with them , but they try always not to pay out when something goes wrong
Title: Re: Insuring vans
Post by: Frankybadboy on March 30, 2015, 08:25:56 pm: Quote from: Susan Dean (1stclean) on March 30, 2015, 07:53:58 pm
avia is ok until you need to claim

I cant go into things just yet as ive a case open with them , but they try always not to pay out when something goes wrong
that wouldnt have anything to do with having a overweight ibc in the back and strapped down would it ;D ;D
Title: Re: Insuring vans
Post by: Stoots on March 30, 2015, 10:55:01 pm: mines 250 third party, no cover for gear, its all fairly cheap stuff and it stays in the house. no one knows ive a tank in

when i can afford decent insurance ill get it
Title: Re: Insuring vans
Post by: steve rix on March 31, 2015, 12:05:09 am: Vito SportX, 3,000cc, 0=60 in 5.5 secs top speed 124mph £360.00 fully comp with Gladiator (incs a DR10)
Title: Re: Insuring vans
Post by: Mike #1 on March 31, 2015, 06:59:42 am: 124mph And you can only do up to 50mph if not on a motorway , not much good . :P
Title: Re: Insuring vans
Post by: steve rix on March 31, 2015, 12:07:39 pm: We take it abroad a lot!! Not sure on the law as its a 5 seater with windows the entire lenght of the van. On tolls in uk its classed as a car.
Title: Re: Insuring vans
Post by: Mike #1 on March 31, 2015, 04:44:45 pm: Check your log Book for the class of vehicle i am pretty sure you will be limited on speed and www.gov.uk/speed-limits
Title: Re: Insuring vans
Post by: PoleKing on March 31, 2015, 05:45:47 pm: Quote from: steve rix on March 31, 2015, 12:05:09 am
Vito SportX, 3,000cc, 0=60 in 5.5 secs top speed 124mph £360.00 fully comp with Gladiator (incs a DR10)

The standard Sport X has a 0-62 of 9 seconds. Thats a serious amount of work to get it to 5.5, Steve.
The 6.0 V12 Q7 is 5.5 as standard.

What have you had done to it?
Title: Re: Insuring vans
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on April 02, 2015, 07:18:25 pm: Quote from: Frankybadboy on March 30, 2015, 08:25:56 pm
Quote from: Susan Dean (1stclean) on March 30, 2015, 07:53:58 pm
avia is ok until you need to claim

I cant go into things just yet as ive a case open with them , but they try always not to pay out when something goes wrong
that wouldnt have anything to do with having a overweight ibc in the back and strapped down would it ;D ;D

very funny not it to do with a van that costs more the two of yours put togather 8) been paid for the van its the 25k worth of carpet cleaning gear in the back there pooping about