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Re: Do you declare your remap on your insurance policy?
« Reply #15 on: March 05, 2014, 08:56:06 pm »
Swap to an insurer that actually understands modifying - like Greenlight! They actually tell me what mods to do next  :laugh:

Mine was cheaper as a modified car than I was getting on confused.com for a stock car.  :signLOL:
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Re: Do you declare your remap on your insurance policy?
« Reply #16 on: March 05, 2014, 08:56:52 pm »
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Re: Do you declare your remap on your insurance policy?
« Reply #17 on: March 05, 2014, 08:59:34 pm »
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Re: Do you declare your remap on your insurance policy?
« Reply #18 on: March 05, 2014, 09:00:20 pm »
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Re: Do you declare your remap on your insurance policy?
« Reply #19 on: March 05, 2014, 09:10:35 pm »
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Re: Do you declare your remap on your insurance policy?
« Reply #20 on: March 05, 2014, 09:11:48 pm »
Swap to an insurer that actually understands modifying - like Greenlight! They actually tell me what mods to do next  :laugh:

Mine was cheaper as a modified car than I was getting on confused.com for a stock car.  :signLOL:

I will make a few calls tomorrow. I didn't know there were even insurers that specifically covered modified cars. Would be great if I got it cheaper than on money supermarket!

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Re: Do you declare your remap on your insurance policy?
« Reply #21 on: March 05, 2014, 09:22:56 pm »
Sorry, but i would always enquire FIRST before doing the mods then you would know. If you cant afford the insurance then do not do the mods!  :happy2:

What happens if you hit someone, your in effect driving with no insurance as your policy is VOID.  :happy2:
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Re: Do you declare your remap on your insurance policy?
« Reply #22 on: March 05, 2014, 09:24:29 pm »
Swap to an insurer that actually understands modifying - like Greenlight! They actually tell me what mods to do next  :laugh:

Mine was cheaper as a modified car than I was getting on confused.com for a stock car.  :signLOL:

They're great peeps. I had a conversation with one of their team about "which Stage 2+ map"!  :notworthy:
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Re: Do you declare your remap on your insurance policy?
« Reply #23 on: March 05, 2014, 09:25:25 pm »
Sorry, but i would always enquire FIRST before doing the mods then you would know. If you cant afford the insurance then do not do the mods!  :happy2:

Correct. Before I bought my exhaust I rang insurance company to check price. Same with my remap
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Re: Do you declare your remap on your insurance policy?
« Reply #24 on: March 05, 2014, 09:39:42 pm »
Swap to an insurer that actually understands modifying - like Greenlight! They actually tell me what mods to do next  :laugh:

Mine was cheaper as a modified car than I was getting on confused.com for a stock car.  :signLOL:

They're great peeps. I had a conversation with one of their team about "which Stage 2+ map"!  :notworthy:

Hope they mentioned Niki  :grin:
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Re: Do you declare your remap on your insurance policy?
« Reply #25 on: March 05, 2014, 09:46:09 pm »
^^^^ That was the WHOLE conversation (on my part) re generic maps or custom maps.  :happy2:
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Re: Do you declare your remap on your insurance policy?
« Reply #26 on: March 05, 2014, 09:56:43 pm »
all my mods are declared to my insurance adrain flux

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Re: Do you declare your remap on your insurance policy?
« Reply #27 on: March 05, 2014, 11:26:11 pm »
all my mods are declared to my insurance adrain flux

+1. Wish my insurance chatted about next possible mods, id be on the phone to them daily  :signLOL:

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Re: Do you declare your remap on your insurance policy?
« Reply #28 on: March 06, 2014, 12:45:54 am »
I am with Brentacre and they have like for like mod replacement.
I phoned up on Saturday morning and added £3k worth of mods and it cost me... £0.
An increased power limit to 280bhp is £130 extra (which was for 10 months at the time).
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Then again insurance is so personal that someone else with exactly the same scenario as me but who lives in a different town could be double the price of half as much or not covered by the same company... just shop around specialist insurers and insure your modifications LEGALLY.

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Re: Do you declare your remap on your insurance policy?
« Reply #29 on: March 06, 2014, 07:36:33 am »
I am with Brentacre and they have like for like mod replacement.
I phoned up on Saturday morning and added £3k worth of mods and it cost me... £0.
An increased power limit to 280bhp is £130 extra (which was for 10 months at the time).
22 with 3 years NCB

Then again insurance is so personal that someone else with exactly the same scenario as me but who lives in a different town could be double the price of half as much or not covered by the same company... just shop around specialist insurers and insure your modifications LEGALLY.
I rang Brentacre just before i got the gti. They quoted me 2k and that was like for like which is what Jay said. Considering being 20, having 1 years NCB i thought that was reasonable. Unfortunately i couldn't afford that policy and the gti so i went with Admirial. Will have to wait till i can do power mods, but i may ring up some insurers later and maybe cancel my current policy.