Another victim

[SteveJA360]

Hello im a newbie on here (though ive been here silently for a time) and was after some advice

Im 20 with two years NCB/driving and im hooked on caterhams. Funnily enough ive never had the pleasure of sitting in one let alone drive one, but even so i am completly obsessed haha.

So obviously with insurance and budget in mind i am currently looking at entry level Caterhams, however after weeks of holding off looking at how much insurance will cost (for fear of my dream being ruined) i went on one of these comparason sites, which qouted me nearly 4K!!!!

Is this to be expected?


Thanks for any replys
Steve

[Cock Womble 7]

Avoid the mainstream insurers and try a specialist like Adrian Flux (other insurers are available) - the big guys won't know what the hell a Caterham is and will quote you accordingly.

I'm sure some of our younger members will be along shortly (I'm an old fart) with more advice.

Welcome, by the way.

[SteveJA360]

Thanks for the reply. Its nice to know my dream hasn't been totaly crushed .

[2slo]

2slo said:

Look at the 7 insurance thread I posted on further down this forum (same page) that will give you the primary specialist insurers and somewhere to start.

[Dave J]

you can expect to pay between £140-£600 depending on age and value , all based on a 5k limited mileage policy.
most average folk appear to pay about £250/£350

[alexmacca]

So I am still in my 20's....for another 6months at least!

I have a 1.6 Roadsport Caterham (Academy) and use Footman James for insurance.
There are quite a few low 20's in this years academy and all of them are insured for road use so its not impossible.

[NuisanceFactor]

SteveJA360 said:

Funnily enough ive never had the pleasure of sitting in one let alone drive one, but even so i am completly obsessed haha.

Whereabouts in Hampshire are you? Get yourself to a local meeting and chat to the people there, I'm sure there'll be someone to show you around one:
L7C Local Meets

[BertBert]

I'd try specialists who are exactly NOT like Adrian Flucks frankly.
Bert

[Smitters]

Worth pointing out I'm 31, using the Seven as my daily driver and Flux were actually best for me as they were able to return a quote the gave me a NCB, commuting, 10k plus miles etc.

However, do not despair, if you're going for garaged, limited miles, second car and non NBC accrual, you'd be looking at way, way less - as above - £150-£300 dependant mostly on the variables you can't really control and nothing to do with it being a Seven.