Member Since: 28 May 2009
Location: Wiltshire / Gloucestershire border
Posts: 164
Insurance & soft A bar
My insurer Direct Line want to charge a 10% surcharge plus up the excess by £200 for having the above fitted Is this the norm or are they having a laugh
13th Apr 2010 7:36 pm
biskit
Member Since: 23 Dec 2009
Location: in my Mancave.
Posts: 1376
And how mutch for the winch.
13th Apr 2010 7:39 pm
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
I'd say they were definitely having a larrff, when I told the NFU that I'd added a few bits (including a Superchip, winch bumper, suspension lift etc etc) to my Defender they just said that's OK, no problems, no change to the premium.
Needless to say they still have my business and are still significantly cheaper than any other insurer I've had a quote from, also very good at paying out on a recent claim too. Clive
13th Apr 2010 7:47 pm
ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
you will see this more and more,,, it's not for the abar,,,, it's for the pedestrian you hit,,, expect to see all forms of A bar outlawed soon....one wife.......livid
13th Apr 2010 10:43 pm
MacLeod 313
Member Since: 18 Apr 2008
Location: away
Posts: 10723
Could very well see the exclusion of ALL A Bars eventually, but that will be on new vehicles as they cannot ban them on vehicles that meet the regulations NOW.
As for Direct Line charging a premium to have a A Bar fitted, I would question that or move over to their sister company who I am with, and it's no extra with Privilage
14th Apr 2010 6:07 am
astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
Posts: 8139
Can be an issue if you are part way through a year as they have you by the danglies; the cancellation fees and loss of the time towards your next years NCB means you are unlikely to chop and change part way through the year
14th Apr 2010 8:27 am
Martin Site Admin and Owner
Member Since: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 18563
Perhaps direct them to the manufacturers' web sites, and their claim:
Quote:
The addition of an Endura Frontal protection system to your SUV could make your vehicle up to 50 times safer* for the pedestrian.
And my insurer has a bigger excess if I don't fit a pedstrian unfriendly steel bar on the front, due to the hazards from roos, emus, and camels.Jim Dowell - D4 HSE TDi, 12,000 hydraulic winch & hidden winch mount, MTRs, TyreDog, Traxide 2 x aux battery system, fixed air compressor, Dolium roof rack, MitchHitch.
RIP 2005 D3 HSE V8 5 seater gold (stolen and torched)
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Is this the norm or are they having a laugh 
