It is regulated, very tightly, but the focus is entirely wrong in my option and detrimental to the consumer.
@d.b.cooper13 ай бұрын
8:00 part of the reason re why prices went up again is cause the regulator did act...but in the wrong way for those who used to shop around. Insurers now have to offer new customers the same price as current ones, which means those who used to shop around via comparison sites can't do so any more as insurers put up all prices for everyone. Might help those who never switched, but shafts the rests
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Agreed, I’ve mentioned it in other videos - it’s a large part of the reason I quit the industry.
@stevetodd70303 ай бұрын
I had a Skoda Octavia 1.9 tdi on an 09 plate and changed it to a 14 reg Sportage 1.7 crdi just recently. there was a month before my renewal date and as the Kia is a group lower I did not expect much of a rise. My quote was over double the last premium I paid. Last year it was £277 and this year the ins co wanted £580, so I went on a comparison website and found an AA police the same as I had with my last insurer which came out at £495. I managed to get my insurer to get it down to £499. What a rip off we motorists get on a daily basis.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
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@peterwainwright5763 ай бұрын
Brilliant video as always. You deserve 100k+ subscribers!
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks!
@Ashley.D3 ай бұрын
As someone with a car in insurance group 2 who's been worried about the idea of leasing a new car in group 28, it's reassuring to see such a variety of group numbers on this list and that it doesn't affect the premium as much as I thought
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
The important thing to note is that it absolutely CAN, that doesn't mean it always WILL. Or certainly not always by as much as you think, certain insurers have different appetite too so it's not unheard of for an insurer to not always go along with insurance groupings when it comes to pricing.
@Ashley.D3 ай бұрын
@@DefinitelyNotAGuruAbsolutely, but I'll not let it put me off and I'll make sure I get a quote to actually make sure. It's night and day compared to my experience in pet insurance where the breed can 5x the premiums, though with your explanation of payouts it makes sense seeing as breed is the biggest determiner of what your vet bills will look like
@TazBo-wd2ig3 ай бұрын
Great video. Honestly think the best car in the UK is the Honda Jazz. Amazing reliability, economical, easy to drive and cheap to insure. If you are on a budget get one.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
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@shus57873 ай бұрын
What year? Wat engine?
@Tmp2053 ай бұрын
Easy de-cat
@Number1HeadlightRestoration3 ай бұрын
Love the look of the new Honda Jazz, and drove one in a little part time job I had last year. Super little thing to drive and be in. Great call 👍🏼👍🏼
@johndoyle47233 ай бұрын
Thanks,I am amazed at those costs. Yes it depends on many factors,but I suppose I am relatively lucky,under £500 for an expensive ,powerful EV.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Remember they are national averages and account for all postcodes, ages etc
@timoliver89403 ай бұрын
How crazy is this - my 2024 Mini Countryman S E is more expensive to insure than my 2023 D250 Defender 90 that has Offroad use included in the policy, BUT both of those cars individually cost less to insure than even the cheapest to insure on the list. One of the few bonuses of living in the Central Belt of Scotland rather than having a S E of England post code I suppose.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Nuts
@simoneisgod3 ай бұрын
I thought the £325 to insure my little Jeep in Bristol was a lot until I saw these “average” prices! As the election is coming up have any of the big parties spoken about the rising insurance costs and any plans to deal with it? Really helpful video by the way
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
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@Number1HeadlightRestoration3 ай бұрын
Wicked little video, Jim. Thsnks for the explanation at the end. Youre right though, in so many respects it is just Bananas! Thanks again for the information 👍🏼👍🏼
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Thanks Mark 🙏
@PeteMulv3 ай бұрын
You spoke about personal injury claims. I always wonder if some of that money should go to the NHS, because at some point in that injury the NHS will probably have been involved, even if it is just the first responders or the GP referal. Always interesting reading while I wait for teh toast to pop up on a Sunday morning🤣😂
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
If an ambulance is called it does, fire service too
@PeteMulv3 ай бұрын
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru There you go, you learn something new every day. I lived in Germany a long while ago and teh police had to be called to every accident and they decided who was to blame so the insurance companies had the blame decission done for them which saved money, they just paid up, simples.
@DavidBoreham-kk9dx3 ай бұрын
Cheers Jim firstly congrats on 45k subs on the insurance front we used to life in a real rough area ( at 1 point 27 cars burnt out in field at the end of the road) moved to a quiet cul de sack insurance went UP 😢😢
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Probably because the cars in the car de sac were the ones being nicked - it’s never great to be in the best road in the worst area (you’re the target). Thanks for all the support mate
@davidlang36253 ай бұрын
I thought that the insurance costs would relate to the insurance groups, however it does not seem to be directly comparable? As an insurance expert Jim, I would also be interested in your thoughts on excessive accident repairs for minor bumps and writing off of easily repairable cars. I have watched a few KZbin videos by Saving Salvage who has purchased writeoff repairable cars and has fixed them with a minimum of cost and time. A recent one that particularly springs to mind was a nearly new LR Defender which was classed as a Cat S write off. However when he repaired it, the car had no structural damage and was repaired with £3K's worth of parts and a day of his time. Sounds like somethings going wrong with the whole process somewhere?
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
It’s badly broken. Insurers basically have to use new parts and guarantee the work that’s done for 2 years. You could often do the job yourself with used parts for 10% of the cost and offer no guarantee of course. A lot of your premium is going directly into unnecessary costs to meet the regulators requirements around fair pricing (which have effectively wiped out an insurers ability to offer a good price to attract new customers and therefore punished everyone who previously shopped around).
@davidlang36253 ай бұрын
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru Thanks for looking into it Jim
@hazels273 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info. I thought my insurance renewal was a rip off, but far cheaper than those prices listed here. I ‘dumped’ my previous insurer who I had for years, and obviously did not want me as a customer when I saw the renewal price at over double the previous year! Shopped around and found a cheaper option will the same cover from a reputable insurer.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Remember they are national averages and account for all postcodes, ages etc
@JaysonMcarthur-xo1bh6 күн бұрын
Hi Jim, I’m 18 years old and I just got my provisional license. I am looking at a volkswagen polo now and the cheapest insurance quoted as £2000 annually (with black box), but if I change my license details into a full uk driving license, the insurance price went up to nearly £7000, so I want to ask if I purchase the car now with my provisional license and get my full driving license later, will my insurance price go up to £7000?
@DefinitelyNotAGuru6 күн бұрын
Yes. The reason it goes up is because you’re a much higher risk when you have your full licence as you can go out and drive on your own. Maybe try getting some quotes on some lower grouped cars (VW Up, Toyota Aygo etc). That’s sensationally high so really shop around for the insurance.
@markrhodes39833 ай бұрын
Thank's ever so much. Great video, much appreciated 👍.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Thanks Mark
@Pete.Ty13 ай бұрын
👍👍👍 I listened to a programme on Radio 4 last week on motoring insurance. One gentleman phoned in to give his daughters experience. She is eighteen years old, worked as a teaching assistant. Her insurance cost £1,600 per year. She changed her job and became a courier delivery driver. The use of her own vehicle did not change and she drove a works vehicle for deliveries. After notifying her insurance company that she had changed her employment the insurance rose to £4.600😲. The only way she was able to slightly reduced the premium was to take her mother OFF her policy. From what I understand usually ADDING an older person can reduce the premium. His question was, should young drivers, have to base their future careers on their motoring insurance. Thanks Jim
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Yeah it’s a tough one, in fairness a call to the insurer to explain would have dealt with that. Computer says no situation 👍
@Pete.Ty13 ай бұрын
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru According to the father she thought the insurance company had misunderstood, and they believed she intended to use her own vehicle for deliveries. After several phone calls to explain the situation the company refused to lower the premium. Its a sad fact of life that greed is now the overriding priority for many businesses. ☹😟
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
In which case mate, the underwriter was a moron. They don’t expect you to actually pay that; they’re saying “we don’t want you”. How daft.
@Pete.Ty13 ай бұрын
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru 😁😁😁👍
@richarddixon63543 ай бұрын
Great informative video as always.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Thanks Richard
@stephanguitar97783 ай бұрын
Insurance is now in the category of businesses models that is gamed for super profits rather than competetive business and shared risk. Similar to travel insurance now. Similar parasitical business models are house building, whereby they drip feed the market and dont compete or leasehold properties and all that entails.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
One thing that is rarely mentioned with car insurance is profit. The target for pretty much everyone is break even then make profit on the premium holding over the 12 month. The actual car insurance usually makes a technical loss for most.
@tardeliesmagic3 ай бұрын
I did some experiments with my insurance with adjusting my miles i do & it makes no difference between 2,000m & 5,000m. Even having a damh came didn't make a difference.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
5k is usually the max (min) for price reductions.
@tardeliesmagic3 ай бұрын
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru But i played around with quotes from 2,000,3,000m & 5,000m with no benefit! Have a great Sunday.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Yes mate, I was trying to say that 5k is the max mileage discount you can get so putting in a lower mileage will have no effect. Put in a higher one and it’ll go up with most insurers.
@tardeliesmagic3 ай бұрын
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru Thanks mate.
@ulysees3213 ай бұрын
insurance is pure insanity at the moment, had a old 2012 ford focus 1.6 diesel paid 600 this year 3 months ago, just changed my car for a brand new 2024 Mercedes A35 AMG insurance was £481 cant work it out nothing else has changed other than 3 more months no claims
@agrubera753 ай бұрын
Exactly this. My 2008 VW Golf 2.0tdi sportline insurance is £450 with 10years of ncd. Just for curiosity I checked how much would be a new Audi A3 sedan to insure. Guess what, it came out a few £ less than the insurance of our 16yo car! Unbelievable...
@ulysees3213 ай бұрын
@@agrubera75 insane when you think of cost of replacement difference,
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
😂 that’s crazy
@ulysees3213 ай бұрын
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru im sure they just hole a finger in the air and say that much
@isackville3 ай бұрын
Thankfully the insurance is included on my motorbility plan when you look at the price of insurance it a amazing price we pay for the car great video jim
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
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@alexandrovich5133 ай бұрын
Thanks Jim, interesting to see how much insurance costs now in general terms.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
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@andrewjones55703 ай бұрын
Great vid Jim
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Thanks Mate
@UbiquitousRompАй бұрын
Just done some reg checks on the cuvva group checker site and even the 1.6 Dacia Dusters are only group 10 - 12 with high spec models. Great alternative for a work van. Just to big and ugly to sell the idea to my 23 year old son.
@DefinitelyNotAGuruАй бұрын
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@joachim.charleshogg47283 ай бұрын
As a retired senior citizen the companies are slowly pricing me out of the market I can see my only mode of transport in the not too distant future is a bicycle. At least I will not need to insure that - well not yet. Regards.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
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@Xarishher3 ай бұрын
Which car would you recommend for an 18 Year Old looking to buy their first car. Looking for a used car that looks good (Saloon, Coupe), affordable (Under 5k), cheap insurance/maintenance costs, reliable.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
I'd tell them to get somethign bloody horrible for a year minimum and then start looking for something nicer. Seriously, 1 year NCD and 1 year clean driving record will be a msssive help. Get a C1 / 107 / Mii / Up etc then take a look next year. You might think I haven;t answered your question but trust me, I have. 👍
@Champ-Diff20 күн бұрын
Paid £3200 for my 2009 SmartForTwo (I'm 21-22) - 1 year insurance.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru20 күн бұрын
Ouch
@ohnoitisnt2 ай бұрын
Reading the other comments here i would suggest the best avoiding any BMW, Landrover or fast fiesta. Ed. You know, the ones the wronguns get on finance and use to pretend they are car enthusiasts
@DefinitelyNotAGuru2 ай бұрын
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@danieledwards98563 ай бұрын
It’s cheaper for me to insure a 400hp Range Rover sport than a Volvo V90 hybrid!! Crazy
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Utterly bananas eh!
@sleeping_sheep_slayer_90003 ай бұрын
in birmingham where i live it cost an arm and a leg for insurance
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Oh yes, Birmingham gets hit hard as there’s a lot of car theft, a lot of crash for cash and very dense traffic and therefore plenty of accidents.
@raymondhunt61093 ай бұрын
My son's insurance company will not insure his Audi S3 or Range Rovers, wouldn't give a reason to him but it must be the fact they are prone to getting stolen.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
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@alanthomson12273 ай бұрын
I’m 70 year old driving MX5 ND 2.0 and have to pay £175 . Shocking .
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
That’s not too bad eh 😂
@UbiquitousRomp2 ай бұрын
I was looking at the insurance groups on small vans for my son. with the ford Currier being the smallest and the cheapest to insure. but even the 75hp versions are group 24. why so much difference, when the car version is only group 2 or 3.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru2 ай бұрын
Because they get broken into and stolen with alarming regularity.
@UbiquitousRomp2 ай бұрын
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru Sounds like he would be better off with a small estate car like 10 year old fabia. with blacked out windows in the back. I'll add to this actually, as It could be a good topic for you. As lots of newly qualified young tradesmen want a first vehicle to carry some tools in. My lad is a kitchen fitter. Working with his boss on every job, so he only needs the tool for that day I suppose. But with the versatility. to leave a few boxes of bits in the back all week if he wanted to. Myself and I'm sure a few others would be interested if you did a list of such vesicles and gave a few of the variables and restriction.s
@DefinitelyNotAGuru2 ай бұрын
Yeah a Fabia Estate is a shout. It’s unbelievable how many vans are getting broken into at the moment. No point putting more locks on as they’ll just do more damage to the van getting in. Anything that doesn’t look like a van with a small petrol engine would get my vote.
@UbiquitousRomp2 ай бұрын
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru I think I've narrowed it down to the lovely looking seat Leon estate. with the lower HP diesel engine for the higher mileage capabilities and economy. They all have good spec, so I nice car and a work van in one.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru2 ай бұрын
Good shout if you’re doing big mileage, that engine will die if mainly doing local runs. 👍
@gordonchallinor91563 ай бұрын
Great info Jim
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
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@Clar-K.T3 ай бұрын
Can you do one for EV please
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
If I can get the ABI data
@Early2000sPs2games2 ай бұрын
Volvo v70s have cheap insurance for a 18 yr old
@DefinitelyNotAGuru2 ай бұрын
Oh really??
@Early2000sPs2games2 ай бұрын
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru I got quoted £250 a month in insurance for one or £2k annually
@mikadavies6603 ай бұрын
Jesus H. Christ... !! £600+ average for a Fiat Panda.... I would use a bicycle.... I have just insured my "Expensive to Insure BEV" Citroën E-C4 for £435 fully comp. As for my motorcycle insurance.... it is even cheaper (and the bike is worth more than the Citroën).
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Remember it’s average. There’s a kid in London somewhere paying £6k to insure that car.
@mikadavies6603 ай бұрын
@DefinitelyNotAGuru That kid in London.... definitely needs a pedal bike! Honestly, I am NOT even paying for my kids to learn to drive, if that quote nonsense like £6,000 at me.... It is cheaper to emigrate!
@mikadavies6603 ай бұрын
@DefinitelyNotAGuru Strangly I say a KZbin recently about young car insurance... It was the Welsh guy who converts classic cars to electric on Quest. His son needed his first car and if I remember correctly it was a Renault Zoe that was cheapest to insure.
@mikadavies6603 ай бұрын
Why can't you do a Soap Box Video of what is wrong and how the general public could write to the regulator about specific subjects? OR would that be pointless? And if so why, can't anything be done?
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
Unfortunately it’s utterly pointless; too many involved with the regulator have never been involved at the coal face of things like car or home insurance and have little idea what how public actually wants or needs. I feel where at the stage where we possibly need a new regulator or a very different remit.
@mikadavies6603 ай бұрын
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru Sad... but with your experience in the industry. I trust your opinion.
@volt86843 ай бұрын
In other countries the government contr😊ok insurance by way of a bond. U cant buy a car without a bond so no insurance rate. Not rip off costs either this country is ducked in every facet of life
@DefinitelyNotAGuru3 ай бұрын
They used to do that here, I’m not sure if you can still do it but the bond used to be £250k so wouldn’t have been an option for most mortals