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Beryl
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Hello,
I posted last week that I was excited to get my new California Ocean T6.1 on Valentine's Day. Well, all is going well I'm pleased to report - except getting her insurance (I have now got this by the way). I thought I'd share my experience as I notice others have asked about this. Being a 'newbie' I didn't realise at first that I should be seeking specialist insurance. I did this and ended up with several quotes. The first I tried sounded good until I asked the question 'would Beryl insured if she wasn't parked in my driveway or on a camping site but, say, outside a friends house who we'd gone to visit at the other end of the country and actually slept in their house as opposed to in the van. Incredibly, this well known insurer said 'no, it wouldn't!' We'd have to let them know every time we spent a night away with her somewhere other than at home or on a registered camping site - I was not expecting this level of 'daftness' - I pointed out that Beryl doesn't have a toilet or shower and that if we were going away for a week or more we might want to stay at a B&B and what they were requesting was totally impractical. This is a well known insurer quoted through Caravan Guard so, I just wanted to make others aware in case they haven't asked this somewhat daft question. I then took out insurance with the 2nd quote and picked up Beryl only to receive a call to say that they were cancelling my insurance because my NCD wasn't earned on a motorhome but a car! I pointed out that Beryl is a campervan and is the same size as my previous car, just a bit taller, and my licence covers me to drive up to an 8 person minibus! To no avail; this was a quote from the Caravan & Motorhome Club. I have now taken out insurance with a 3rd well-known insurer, which I hope will work out although they force me to have a tracker which I have to pay a subscription for and I notice that they reserve the right to repair any damage with non VW parts and . Given that Beryl is under warranty, this still worries me. Any similar experiences or advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
I posted last week that I was excited to get my new California Ocean T6.1 on Valentine's Day. Well, all is going well I'm pleased to report - except getting her insurance (I have now got this by the way). I thought I'd share my experience as I notice others have asked about this. Being a 'newbie' I didn't realise at first that I should be seeking specialist insurance. I did this and ended up with several quotes. The first I tried sounded good until I asked the question 'would Beryl insured if she wasn't parked in my driveway or on a camping site but, say, outside a friends house who we'd gone to visit at the other end of the country and actually slept in their house as opposed to in the van. Incredibly, this well known insurer said 'no, it wouldn't!' We'd have to let them know every time we spent a night away with her somewhere other than at home or on a registered camping site - I was not expecting this level of 'daftness' - I pointed out that Beryl doesn't have a toilet or shower and that if we were going away for a week or more we might want to stay at a B&B and what they were requesting was totally impractical. This is a well known insurer quoted through Caravan Guard so, I just wanted to make others aware in case they haven't asked this somewhat daft question. I then took out insurance with the 2nd quote and picked up Beryl only to receive a call to say that they were cancelling my insurance because my NCD wasn't earned on a motorhome but a car! I pointed out that Beryl is a campervan and is the same size as my previous car, just a bit taller, and my licence covers me to drive up to an 8 person minibus! To no avail; this was a quote from the Caravan & Motorhome Club. I have now taken out insurance with a 3rd well-known insurer, which I hope will work out although they force me to have a tracker which I have to pay a subscription for and I notice that they reserve the right to repair any damage with non VW parts and . Given that Beryl is under warranty, this still worries me. Any similar experiences or advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
