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Post by watters »

how much difference would 3 points make to my insurance?
im 19 with 3 years no claims and my insurance is up for renewal this year,i got 3 points in october.
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Post by Monkey »

As I understand it, it's 6 and above when things get really expensive, insurers aren't so worried about the odd 3. I'd imagine it will still increase your premium to some degree.

Let us know when you renew, I'd be interest to know (not becuase I have points :lol: )
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They weren't interested in the 3 I got.
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no one cares about 3 points, tho ur on for about %50 heft if u got 6!
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Post by furry »

Depends who you insure with...alot of insurance companys now charge an extra £50 per yr per 3 pnts you have!
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£50 is nothing when ur paying the premiums i am.lol
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Post by andrew »

I have been told by one previous company (sorry can't remember which one) that i would be charged 15% for every motoring conviction on my licence. Things have certainly got cheaper now i'm not on 9 points :-) :-)
so it turns out.........sometime i do give a f*ck
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Re: 3 points

Post by chris_1127 »

one thing i did find annoying is that even though points come off your licence after 3 or 4 years (i forget but theyve gone now anyway :) ), the insurance companies i got quotes from still ask if you have had any convictions within the last 5, by which time theyd be spent convictions anyway
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Post by andrew »

its strange what actually happens is

Points are valid for 3 years but
They stay on your licence for 4 years but
Insurance companies want ton know for the past 5 years.

However from my experience points that are no longer valid (i.e. older than 3 years) don't actually effect your premium - although this may not be true for all policies.
so it turns out.........sometime i do give a f*ck
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well if they been removed off ur licence, how would an incurance company know? i wouldnt bother telling them if they off ur licence!
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but if you don't tell them about points which have been removed with in the last fives years then your insurance may become invalid :!: , so you are better off telling the truth....Always have, always will :D
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Re: 3 points

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id rather declare it and pay the extra, rather than run the risk of them being able to check with dvla and potentially invalidating your insurance if you have a claim... same with modifications too, if you dont declare them it saves you money on your premium, but you are in effect invalidating your cover and therefore riding w/o insurance
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yeah, i was just saying tho.
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chris_1127";p="32495 wrote:id rather declare it and pay the extra, rather than run the risk of them being able to check with dvla and potentially invalidating your insurance if you have a claim... same with modifications too, if you dont declare them it saves you money on your premium, but you are in effect invalidating your cover and therefore riding w/o insurance
Did you know if you change the handlebars e.g. to renthals, it effects your premium, but if you change to a legal exhaust can it doesnt !!!!
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When i changed insurance company i decided to declair my 5 points and it made my insurance 200 quid cheaper!!!! HOW do the work that out????
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