Never renew with the same company. They’ll nearly always charge you more than a new customer. It’s a scam that preys on people being too lazy to shop around
Yeah, I’m aware. Comparison sites are looking at about £650. Which is still a hell of an increase really. But I have had a crash in the last year. It was no-fault on my part, but still annoying increases the costs!
Funnily though, it does say this in the email:
Also, another GMG straight off the bat. Apparently Amazon’s delivery window now runs until 10PM?! I ordered some stuff yesterday, for delivery today but they’re not even marked as out for delivery yet. Just checked and delivery will be today ‘By 10PM’
Well, I order everything to work, and we leave at 5 
The great Consumer Duty - leveller of making everything more expensive. How no-one at the FCA saw this coming is mind boggling (well not that mind boggling but still)
We have a multi-car + other insurance policy with Admiral; just by ‘phoning up, I got several hundred £££ knocked off the renewal quote. It was useful to have comparative figures for individual vehicles to back up my negotiations. Overall, it was cheaper (just ) & easier, than getting cover from a new company (or companies). There is a “best window” to start looking at cheaper prices, about 20-26 days in advance.
From my car having bodywork repair last year, some spare parts are in short supply & prices have gone up by inflation rate, if not more.
We have a multi-car + other insurance policy; just by ‘phoning up, I got several hundred £££ knocked off the renewal quote. It was useful to have comparative figures for individual vehicles to back up my negotiations.
Compared to a few years ago, even a “plastic” bumper is £1K. One of friends driving his one yr old Polestar hit a car ahead at relatively low speed (20-30 mph); his car was a write-off! Can’t remember the value, but at least £25K?
Most insurance companies now use a contracted repair company (cheaper) rather than a main car dealership.
Oh, it’s not just uninsured drivers to worry about on the road affecting your premiums, there are those with no licence / MOT, & probable increase in drug driving.
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That time will update. Just means it’s not in the van yet, but I’ve had the same status before and the package has arrived around 3-4pm
Guy at the car dealership said most collisions with electric vehicles will now result in a write off because they cant guarantee damage to battery and the replacment cost is more expensive.
Also due to component lead times some insurance companies arent permitting hire car elements to electric vehicle insurance policies. As the lease cost can last several months waiting for the battery to come over from china.
Packages just delivered. No out for delivery notice or anything, just turned up. Can’t complain too much I guess 
I once had an email from Amazon telling me they were unable to deliver my item and were going to refund me the order.
…I was holding said item about 20min after it had been delivered to me when the email arrived.
have you tested that though?#
i had a similar letter £315 last year, over £500 this year.
I haven’t had chance to look into alternative suppliers yet or to confirm my current can’t beat it as a new customer!
Completed Heat Modules on learn in Feb, showing as not even started today because our elearning seems flakey. Being threatened with suspension if i dont do them again…living the dream
I think you can go back in and just compete the assessment rather than the whole package?
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On learn you have to do the whole module again
I’m telling everyone to screen shot the final completion page so if it errors they don’t lose out.
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Go for suspension, then redo see how the upper echelons appreciate time wasting 
The British Youth Council is closing after 75 years championing the voice of young people in the UK, as a consequence of a lack of funding.
Talk about the state of the nation…
UK Driving standards. I swear people ability to drive is going off a cliff. Almost every day on my rather short drive to work I have to make some sort of evasive manoeuvrer to avoid an accident. Driving has become so so tiresome almost, as the constant need for a higher level of defensive driving is exhausting!
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Have you got a crap assassin after you?
I had to go from Cambridge area to Stapleford aerodrome yesterday.
Fun start with a truck blocking the the A14 - managed to over-turn onto central reservation. Luckily I had taken back way to join A14 otherwise I would have been there for yonks.
M11 traffic - very variable speed considerations & some terrible lane discipline, including what is now the standard of under-taking at speed. Hazard perception seems to have disappeared - traffic slowing quite fast maybe 800 yds ahead, I ease of the accelerator, & cringe as other cars go by me (over the speed limit) towards the big queue ahead.
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Civ Comms who are happy to (sometimes) fund raise but slam the purse shut when they get a request…