[MiniOneSam]

Hi there guys. Would love to know roughly what kinda ages drive MCS's and how much they pay for insurance!? I'm a Mini One driver and have been since end of December, passed in Feb and I'm loving every second of it!! However I am (and always have been!!) a MINI enthusiast and can't wait to upgrade, but obviously must wait till I can afford it. So how much do you pay and at what age?

[AndyParker]

23 - 3 yrs no claims. Parked in central cardiff on street :s
2007 R56 MCS
£900 fully comp with directline

[MiniOneSam]

Quote: Originally Posted by AndyParker (original)

23 - 3 yrs no claims. Parked in central cardiff on street :s
2007 R56 MCS
£900 fully comp with directline

Still 5 and a half years for me then Have you been driving since you were 20 or did you have a claim? Does that kinda thing still go against you even if it's cleared?

i.e. You apply for insurance, 5 years no claims then they realise you had a whack 6 years ago?

[aid]

23 yr's old 3 years NCB06 plate R53 MCS
parked on drive way in large town outside Glasgow

paying 540 for fully comp with elephant

[ScottyBoy]

I think there is a few people on hear insured on an MCS under 21 but almost all companies wont touch you until your 21!

but there is a few people on hear with them under 21!

scott

[AndyParker]

I've been driving since the day i was 17. I had a crash 4 years ago hence why i only have 3 years no claims.
When i was looking at insurance some companies asked if you'd made a claim or had a crash within the last 5 years so i would have had to tell them about it. Directline only asked me within the last 3 years. So i didn't have to mention it.

Also have 3 points for speeding which they know about.

I would have thought insurance for a 17/18 year old on a cooper s would be pillage to say the least. Insurance on my 1.4 ibiza when i was your ages was about £1400a year fully comp.
Just have a look around on the various websites and see what comes back for you

[MiniOneSam]

Does having a slightly older car help get it cheaper? For instance if I got a 02/52 plate MCS that's worth probably a good 3 or 4k less than say an 06/56

Or would it not be much different?

[ScottyBoy]

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniOneSam (original)

Does having a slightly older car help get it cheaper? For instance if I got a 02/52 plate MCS that's worth probably a good 3 or 4k less than say an 06/56

Or would it not be much different?

Not really! it will make some difference in the price as it should with the car being 4k cheaper! but as its the power of the car that puts it in that bracket of over "21" not the price!

[MiniOneSam]

Quote: Originally Posted by Yellow_Mini_Scott (original)

Not really! it will make some difference in the price as it should with the car being 4k cheaper! but as its the power of the car that puts it in that bracket of over "21" not the price!

Aaah nuts

If say you got NCB each year how much do you think the price would go down each year?

[jamesbeaumont]

minionesam youre forgetting the cooper, quicker than the one but cheaper to insure than the S, a skip from a one to an S would be a bit much at your age

[ScottyBoy]

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniOneSam (original)

Aaah nuts

If say you got NCB each year how much do you think the price would go down each year?

Well ive been driving just over 2 years so i have 2 yrs no clams!

my first car was a 1.6 clio si, i paid £1800 which was an absolute rip off!

i then had a Cooper and paid £1500 which is still bad, with 1 yrs no claims

i now have an MCS with 2 yrs no claims and paying £1000 from Adrian flux, i applied for a quote of them via email and the reply via email was taking ages so i rang them and got the quote off £1000 (which i took) if i waited 2 more days for the reply via email from the same company it would have been £770.

That really annoyed me that over the phone it was £1000 and then 2 days later via email it was £230 cheaper!

Next year im going to be looking for insurance under £800 with 3 years no claims!

[MiniOneSam]

Quote: Originally Posted by Yellow_Mini_Scott (original)

Well ive been driving just over 2 years so i have 2 yrs no clams!

my first car was a 1.6 clio si, i paid £1800 which was an absolute rip off!

i then had a Cooper and paid £1500 which is still bad, with 1 yrs no claims

i now have an MCS with 2 yrs no claims and paying £1000 from Adrian flux, i applied for a quote of them via email and the reply via email was taking ages so i rang them and got the quote off £1000 (which i took) if i waited 2 more days for the reply via email from the same company it would have been £770.

That really annoyed me that over the phone it was £1000 and then 2 days later via email it was £230 cheaper!

Next year im going to be looking for insurance under £800 with 3 years no claims!

So are you 19 now Scott paying the £1k on an MCS? What year??

[JAMIE1131]

I'm 25, 4 years NCB, 53 plate S parked on driveway in Leicestershire, £450 with directline

[ScottyBoy]

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniOneSam (original)

So are you 19 now Scott paying the £1k on an MCS? What year??

No sorry ddnt mention that im now 21! i passed my test in march 2005.

I failed my 1st test and then when i had time to do my 2nd test i got a new job which made it very difficult to have more lessons and then book a test! so i was just over 19 when i passed and got the clio!

i think thats right anyway lol! finding it hard to do a few sums there lol!

[MiniOneSam]

Quote: Originally Posted by Yellow_Mini_Scott (original)

No sorry ddnt mention that im now 21! i passed my test in march 2005.

I failed my 1st test and then when i had time to do my 2nd test i got a new job which made it very difficult to have more lessons and then book a test! so i was just over 19 when i passed and got the clio!

i think thats right anyway lol! finding it hard to do a few sums there lol!

Got my hopes up for a minute mate!!

[Hugo]

Just insured my MC last weekend, but I have been looking at changing to an S. Its under a £100 more for an S.

S is around £1100

I'm 24 with 2 years NCB and 4 NCB before accident

[Jamesr022]

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniOneSam (original)

Hi there guys. Would love to know roughly what kinda ages drive MCS's and how much they pay for insurance!? I'm a Mini One driver and have been since end of December, passed in Feb and I'm loving every second of it!! However I am (and always have been!!) a MINI enthusiast and can't wait to upgrade, but obviously must wait till I can afford it. So how much do you pay and at what age?

I'm 27, 53 plate Cooper S and paying £500 through MNI Insurance and i have been driving for 10 years!

I will be honest Sam i don't think you will get reasonable insurance for a Cooper S for at least 2 or 3 years!

The cooper S is group 15 and the ONE is group 5 which is quite a large jump!
regardless of vehicle price the insurance group will always be the one of the determining factors! the cars will always have similar performance regardless of age and price !

other things that will affect the price are location where the vehicle is kept, where you live and most important your age and driving experience, i.e your 17 and currently you only have less then 3 months since you passed your test!

If you want to bring your insurance down do something like the pass plus course as completing it some insurance companies will give you a discount!

How much is the insurance on your Mini ONE?

[David_MCS]

Insured my Mini Cooper-S when i was 20,

20 Years old
0 ncb
Parked on drive
£1400 fully comp

I'm now 21, and i've got a quote through an EssexMini2 sponsor, currently at £1031

-David

[MiniOneSam]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jamesr022 (original)

How much is the insurance on your Mini ONE?

Currently paying about 2k through MINI Insurance. Was going to wait 2 or 3 years anyway, just wanted to see how quick I could get one

[Steady]

I found elephant.co.uk to be by far the cheapest for me....

I'm 21, one accident in past 5 years, no points.

Paid £1400 for my GP