Footman James

Well I've just been through the exhaustive internet form required to get an online insurance quote from Footman and it's come quite reasonable although still expensive when you realise the car's garaged, limited to about 3,000 miles pa and I'm an old git with a mortgage and a desk job.

Funny thing was as I clicked the last link to get the quote my mobile rang and it was them asking me what I though! I have to say that's the fastest response to anything I've ever had.

So, it looks like I might have to become a member of The Mk1 Owners' Club after all as it will actually save me a few pennies plus allowing me access into a couple more forums so I can be annoying there too.

I'll just have to check out the details like legal cover and customer feedback before I commit to anything.

Anybody here actually insured with them and have a story to tell?

Tian

I'm insured with them, but I've never needed to make a claim so I can't tell you about that aspect. Their customer service is good, and there's not that many who do multi-car including modified ones (the extent of my mods) all ok.

As I understood insurance, you choose whether to have legal protection (uninsured loss recovery) as an add-on to your policy, basically don't look at it as a 'perk' of FJ but as a component of the insurance, which other insurers offer. But make sure if you get comparative quotes, to include/exclude this as appropriate. Some online quote things allow you to take it off or add it in, and its around ?15-20.

As I see it, all the insurers I would go to offer it as a standard but I suppose you could ask for it to be removed. FJ did say they offered it built-in in the online quote. It really depends on the level of cover rather than if it's there at all.

As for customer service that phone call was so quick out of the trap it scared me!

Excess at ?150 is reasonable too.

Tian

By the way, when is your renewal date?

Morning..
I walked in to the offices of FJ in Cradley Heath,W.Mids.. came out with fully comp,not garaged,3000 miles limited,?2500 value,?50 excess for ?203.00… well happy, staff very helpful too. I did find if you get a quote off anyone on-line and put in your phone number, they would all call back next day. Put a mates number in!!

 

paul_c said

By the way, when is your renewal date?

Ages away yet but I did fess up and the guy said that that was fine and the quote wouldn't change much as the car was over 15 years old. Of course this is dependent on my circumstances not changing either!

Tian

Ye,i went in to the place and got a great deal on my citigolf and my TD well impressed with them,got eurpoean breakdown cover thrown in too  :wink:
Bert

footman james were great for me when i had my car vandalised. had work done at vw which didn't turn out well, took  it back  to vw to rectify, came back still a bad job, footman james sent out another engineer to inspect my car who completely agreed with me and authorised work to be done at another bodyshop so 3rd time lucky. top marks to footman james i would recomend them.

Give these a try I had a quote last week for my golf

www.bishopcalway.co.uk

My quote for Gti Cabrio
3000 miles
agreed value 5K

?152 inc insurance premium tax

I'm 31 if that helps

robdcfc1 said

Give these a try I had a quote last week for my golf

www.bishopcalway.co.uk

My quote for Gti Cabrio
3000 miles
agreed value 5K

?152 inc insurance premium tax

I'm 31 if that helps

Thanks for that, unfortunately the thing that matters above all is Post Code and that's not changing for a little while so I'm stuffed at about ?350 no matter how old and broken I get. Anyway  with the great value Club Membership offer I'll save a small stack if I go with FJ.

Tian