personal financial news

[Dod101]

First. Just got my renewal notice for my house insurance this morning. Current premium £316.96. Renewal premium £237.44, without even asking.
I assume this is the result of the insurance reforms and that I have been over charged for some years. Still, good news.

Second. E10 petrol 150.9 per litre at my nearest Tesco. All very orderly and no queues. That is up about 5p per litre on the usual price.

Dod

[doolally]

I just got my renewal notice from Direct Line. Previous rate £478. New rate £185!!!!
The rate in previous years has been fairly stable. I knew I could get a better rate elsewhere but for various good reasons (too many other things going on to worry about it) I stuck with Direct Line.
doolally

[AsleepInYorkshire]

Second. E10 petrol 150.9 per litre at my nearest Tesco. All very orderly and no queues. That is up about 5p per litre on the usual price.
Dod

You must be rich to afford that kind of price

I daren't look at the price of diesel

AiY(D)

[pje16]

Diesel 153.7 round my way - last Friday
probably gone up since then
There is a local Essso who fleeces anyone stupid enough to go there, he was 171.9 on Saturday

[Dod101]

I just got my renewal notice from Direct Line. Previous rate £478. New rate £185!!!!
The rate in previous years has been fairly stable. I knew I could get a better rate elsewhere but for various good reasons (too many other things going on to worry about it) I stuck with Direct Line.
doolally

Good for you in one sense but although I was probably paying over the odds looks like you were by a much greater margin. My current figure has been stable for a long while, usually by dint of me calling them up and discussing it with them. These would suggest a big drop in premium income for Direct Line although it may only be for long standing customers. There may not be that many as people do seem to chop and change with great regularity, and if insurers can persuade people to stay with them for longer that surely will cut down on their admin and help everyone.

Dod

[Stompa]

My house insurance renewal has just arrived. Sadly it has increased rather than decreased, though fortunately only by about 2%.

[pje16]

My house insurance renewal has just arrived. Sadly it has increased rather than decreased, though fortunately only by about 2%.

My contents insurance came through last month - up by 46%
did a price comparison and got it for the same as last year with someone else
NEVER accept an autorenewal

[Stompa]

My house insurance renewal has just arrived. Sadly it has increased rather than decreased, though fortunately only by about 2%.

My contents insurance came through last month - up by 46%
did a price comparison and got it for the same as last year with someone else
NEVER accept an autorenewal

I agree, though I suspect this time round I might not be able to beat the quote by much.

[pje16]

My house insurance renewal has just arrived. Sadly it has increased rather than decreased, though fortunately only by about 2%.

My contents insurance came through last month - up by 46%
did a price comparison and got it for the same as last year with someone else
NEVER accept an autorenewal

I agree, though I suspect this time round I might not be able to beat the quote by much.

Why not I did
Good luck with yours

[Arborbridge]

Diesel around about 159p, but I saw one at over 170p