Member Since: 15 Apr 2015
Location: UK
Posts: 1683
Insurance around £1k
Just getting the renewal quotes for the D4.
On a price comparison website, I can get cover for circa £500. Going to the specialists to get off-road cover puts the price up to £900 - £1250. I do a bit of green laning and very occasional proper stuff (once or twice a year).
It is also getting harder to find a company which will quote me for higher mileage - 15,000 per annum. NFU is the only one so far, but also the most expensive quote. Lancaster will only give me insurance for up to 12,000 miles.
Is off-roading really so expensive?
5th May 2018 4:48 pm
Ja92mie
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Location: Newquay
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5th May 2018 5:09 pm
Maxxed_Ross
Member Since: 13 Mar 2018
Location: Bathgate
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Ah insurance... I can never fathom how they work out prices
I've been with Elephant and Admiral (same company) for many years and always had very reasonable quotes that cover all my needs
Last year I looked into Heritage insurance as they claim to be enthusiasts run for enthusiasts, supply a free tracker that was getting good reviews and offered owners club / forum discounts
Without a word of a lie it was more than twice the price
They didn't even try to match it for some reason 2013 Discovery 4 HSE Lux | 2001 Defender 90 TD5 | 2007 Prodrive RB320
Ah insurance robing scumbags had my TD5 with aviva but when I got my RRS it went up £350 when I asked why they said "it's a high performance vehicle" NO IT'S NOT IT'S A DISCOVERY 3 IN A POSH FROCK said I and besides I'm 62 years old not an 18 yro boy racer. gave SAGA a ring and got better cover for £400 less Land Rovers don't leak they just mark there spot
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1990 Discovery 200Tdi Gone thank god
1996 Discovery 300Tdi sadly missed (still going strong but not with me)
2003 Discovery TD5 Gone to LR heaven
2004 Discovery TD5 Gone to Aberdeen hope it likes it there
2005 RRS HSE Rimini Red (my Disco 3 in a posh frock)
Think I see a pattern here
5th May 2018 8:01 pm
Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
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5th May 2018 8:31 pm
IndusD4
Member Since: 01 Dec 2011
Location: Sydney, NSW
Posts: 308
Regarding off-road cover - over here you can drive on bush tracks and as long as they are on a map, they are a gazetted road so technically not "off road". I leave my cover as road use only and mention that it will go on gazetted roads in the bush. The insurers seem happy with it and haven't had any rediculous quotes.
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5th May 2018 9:12 pm
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9th May 2018 7:42 am
JackNorris
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Admiral for me too this year. Normally flick between them and Aviva - the specialist companies were over twice as much.MY2023 Discovery 5 R-Dynamic 3.0
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9th May 2018 7:45 pm
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Location: kent
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9th May 2018 9:05 pm
Skynet
Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
Posts: 868
If you are on a byway or metalled road then its not off road. Also Green flag will recover you from such tracks.Dave
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scumbags had my TD5 with aviva but when I got my RRS it went up £350 
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