Ripe Insurance Company

[Ric1962]

Hi all, quick question. Has anyone used or had experience with this company, Ripe Insurance?

They are quoting me quite a good price but, as we all know, low and cheap(ish) isnt always the best.

Cheers, Rick.

 

[Bav]

They're underwritten by Aviva, so no problem in that respect, but no personal experience to know how well (or not!) they handle claims.

 

[Ric1962]

Cheers Bav. They are the cheapest of about 12 quotes I've got so far. From £437 all the way up to £843!! Aviva themselves came in at £558.

Despite a quote from Adrian Flux @ £499, I decided to stay away from them after I saw the post on here about them wanting you to install a "tracker" gadget supplied by them as part of the deal. No thanks.

 

[Bav]

When the government introduce pay-per-mile road pricing, we'll all have one of those bloody things, but, until then, I'd say no thanks too.

 

[Tony Abbott]

I tried Ripe insurance today as I received my renewal quote from AF, AF quoted 570£,(after chatting to AF they reduced it to 480£), ripe insurance quoted for the same cover but more miles PY, £361.
The reason they are so low is as a new insurance company they are offering discounts galore.
I highly recommended calling or using the online quote system.

www.ripeinsurance.co.uk

 

[acompta]

I tried Ripe insurance today as I received my renewal quote from AF, AF quoted 570£,(after chatting to AF they reduced it to 480£), ripe insurance quoted for the same cover but more miles PY, £361.
The reason they are so low is as a new insurance company they are offering discounts galore.
I highly recommended calling or using the online quote system.

www.ripeinsurance.co.uk

Did they offer Guaranteed Value cover?

 

[aworthy]

just tried a quote but they don’t insure if you do any commuting

 

[JOG]

When the government introduce pay-per-mile road pricing, we'll all have one of those bloody things, but, until then, I'd say no thanks too.

It’s somewhat more subversive than that…letter from insurer lands on doormat: your tracker indicated that you were doing 35 in a 30 zone. We have amended your premium to reflect the change to your risk profile and added a £100 admin fee!