sgl223
Member Since: 26 Nov 2009
Location: By the sea
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Hi everyone. I ordered an HSE end of November, and am due to get in next week, or maybe the week after. I can't wait. However, when shopping about for insurance on the web, i was asked if there were any non factory mods - I've asked the dealer to fit side steps - do these count? How about a tow bar? Any help would be great.
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 18th Jan 2010 9:23 pm |
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grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
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NFU I am with do not give a toss about most the mods that includes remap, all other goodies hooked up to the car and all but the previous insurer elephant was  they ie wanted 35 quid a year for performance air filter installation whitch is more than filter itself,depend who you with...
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| 18th Jan 2010 10:02 pm |
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90BHP
Member Since: 18 Oct 2006
Location: Half way along the road on the right
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These are LR Parts are they not ? I wouldn't loose sleep over it - but if you are concerned simply add them to the spec your insurance company have  "To finish first, one first has to finish ...."
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| 18th Jan 2010 10:08 pm |
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MartinR
Member Since: 27 Jan 2008
Location: Oxon
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Depends who you speak to at NFU...
When I spoke to them about remapping the D3 they wanted 30-40% uplift based on 30% boost, but note that switching to the D4 (worth twice as much, and with at least as much power as a remapped D3) cost me about 15% extra. Meanwhile Direct Line want to add a £400 compulsory excess for having the dealer fit tinted windows. That's not on the glass cover, that's on any damage - go figure!
For reference, I'm 42, live in a "nice" area and have full protected no claims - hardly boy racer material!
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| 18th Jan 2010 10:12 pm |
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highlandcow
Member Since: 14 Oct 2009
Location: Location
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As you'll probably gather by now it's a bit of a lottery and subject to the whim of the insurer. Sureterm charged more for my Freelander 2's factory-fitted privacy glass and side steps, but Admiral multi-car didn't care about the factory-fitted privacy glass on my D4.
In fact, Admiral said that as long as any accessories were Land Rover ones, then that was fine. However, there was a bit of a Pythonesque situation when I telephoned to add non-Land Rover side protection tubes to the D4:
"I'd like to inform you that I've fitted non-Land Rover side protection tubes."
"What are they?"
"They're side protection tubes, which sit beneath the doors of the vehicle to protect the car."
"From rust?"
"No, no. From obstacles if you're offroad, like rocks and trees."
"Ah, ok. So, what are they called?"
"Side protection tubes."
Silence.
"Would you like me to spell "side protection tubes" for you? Sierra India Delta Echo... etc, etc."
"Ah, what else might they be known as?"
"Em, sliders...? Hang on a minute, Land Rover make a pair and they call them "side protection tubes", that's what they're called."
"So they go along the side of the car?"
"No, along the bottom, beneath the door."
Silence.
"I'm phoning you to inform you, as my insurer and in accordance with my policy, that I have modified my vehicle with a non-approved and non-Land Rover accessory."
"Ah, we can't insure it."
"What do you mean?"
"If you damage it, whatever it is, it isn't covered."
"That's ok, but I need to inform you of it to comply with my policy. This is what I'm trying to do with this phone call."
"Oh, ok. We'll make a note of it on your insurance policy if you really want. What's it called again...?"
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| 19th Jan 2010 5:55 am |
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sgl223
Member Since: 26 Nov 2009
Location: By the sea
Posts: 63
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Thanks guys. Guess I'll have to shop around. It is ridiculous, as you say - how can a non performance enhancing mod increase risk? Never mind - worth it in the end. :)
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| 19th Jan 2010 6:14 pm |
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ruggedpeak
Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
Location: UK
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sgl223 wrote:Thanks guys. Guess I'll have to shop around. It is ridiculous, as you say - how can a non performance enhancing mod increase risk? Never mind - worth it in the end. 
I suspect certain mods like body kits probably correlate with more claims due to the profile of the sort of person who fits them (young, male, drives a bit too fast etc). Car goes faster as an indirect result of bodykit (i.e. driver now thinks they're in Too Fast and Too Furious)  Tony
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| 30th Jun 2010 10:15 pm |
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