The times have been tough in Northern Ireland in the past few decades, especially in the era between the seventies, the eighties and also way up to the nineties. It is heartening to note that things are much better now. People who have not stayed in Northern Ireland may have had no idea of the auto insurance rates which were sky-high owing to the rampant trouble in the region then.
Pilferage of cars was quite common during that period, in Northern Ireland, due to which the roads used to get blocked and the flow of traffic was regularly disrupted during that time. There were instances of cars getting burnt down and gutted too. Currently also, there are cases where young folks speed on the streets of Belfast and Londonberry, almost as if they were racing on a Formula One track. All this makes car insurance quite expensive in Northern Ireland.
The spread of the internet has made availing car insurance quite a cinch. This is because one does not have to go and meet an insurance broker physically as help is just a click away. The number of insurance brokers and the insurance companies that they help promote has burgeoned in recent time, which is a function of the business opportunities and market potential here. There are also so many lucrative offers in terms of attractive premiums, higher cover and the like. And what’s best is that you do not have to venture from the cozy confines of your own home to get insurance quotes and make your choice.
If you are looking to get insurance quotes online, you can make use of aggregator websites. These are able to make it convenient for people to fill out their personal as well as financial details online and send them to multiple insurance companies so that they may be spared the hassles of having to send the details to many insurance companies repeatedly. This way you can get quotes quickly and then avail Northern Ireland insurance easily. These aggregators are able to save you not only time but also a lot of effort and money in your quest to locate the insurance quote that suits your needs the best.
There are some doubts that people have in terms of whether cheap insurance is possible in a region like Northern Ireland. This is possible, provided insurance companies do not think in a hackneyed manner and are able to come up creative solutions too.
06.07.10
MICHAEL McALEER
Answers to your motoring queries
From B Wallace:
I have been a member of the AA for many years now. I have two cars: one is two-years-old and one is a 50-year-old classic (hence the AA). My wife also has a two-year-old car.
Both of the insurance companies that cover these cars have breakdown services included in the cover. Are these a diluted version of AA service or do they make my AA membership an unnecessary luxury?
The breakdown cover offered by many insurance companies certainly would make you think twice about taking out extra assistance policies.
According to a spokesman from Axa – one of your insurers – its breakdown cover costs €29.99 a year for 24-hour year-round cover for both Ireland and the UK. Some other insurers include a breakdown service as part of the overall package, requiring no extra charge on the policy.
Source: Irish Times
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