Ctp Insurance - You Can Now Choose!

[Shell]

For the first time 1979, we can pick our own CTP insurance! Hopefully a bit of competition brings the cost down a bit for us!

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/more-choice-for-third-party-insurance-in-act-20130619-2oik7.html#ixzz2WdyhG2d1

[luke gtr]

so, just like nsw?

yeah, good luck with that one....

effectively, its compulsory, so they charge what they want, and you have to pay it.

I tried to bargain a couple of times, calling different companies, and was told, 'nope, thats the price, I cant adjust or change it at all.'

hope its better for you guys than us.

[Reese69]

mate are you in NSW?

if so..

i work in queanbeyan and a few ladys were saying there is a web site through the RTA and you fill out your details and they show you the best deal - they ladies said they saved between $100 and $150 to what they were offered - (site is mma or something)

so, just like nsw?

yeah, good luck with that one....

effectively, its compulsory, so they charge what they want, and you have to pay it.
I tried to bargain a couple of times, calling different companies, and was told, 'nope, thats the price, I cant adjust or change it at all.'

hope its better for you guys than us.

[luke gtr]

mate are you in NSW?

if so..

i work in queanbeyan and a few ladys were saying there is a web site through the RTA and you fill out your details and they show you the best deal - they ladies said they saved between $100 and $150 to what they were offered - (site is mma or something)

I am in nsw.

and the site is greenslips.gov.au or along those lines.

it was the same price as the one the company sent out.

and what I was saying, called one of ghe 'competition', theirs was 15 more.

said they couldnt do anything.

so, staff cant adjust price.

care not if they loose business.

and can charge what they want because its COMPULSORY.

so, you HAVE to buy it from someone.

can we say price fixing?

[Reese69]

ah ok - there you go -

just herd a few work mates bragging about it saying it selects the best one blah blah -

thought it was worth mentioning

[Reese69]

_{this is it - same as your talking about -}

_{http://www.maa.nsw.gov.au/default.aspx?MenuID=102}

_{i hope canberra is better but i dout it}

[NYTSKY]

I found a good price last year for CTP using a comparison website and when I called the issuer the price was higher. The explanation was "those websites don't update as often as the insurer does".

The best price for insurance I have found has been through brokers.

[Shell]

so, just like nsw?

yeah, good luck with that one....

effectively, its compulsory, so they charge what they want, and you have to pay it.

I tried to bargain a couple of times, calling different companies, and was told, 'nope, thats the price, I cant adjust or change it at all.'

hope its better for you guys than us.

Yeah I'm not holding out much hope that it's suddenly going to become super cheap. But at least it's better than having no choice whatsoever.

[luke gtr]

Yeah I'm not holding out much hope that it's suddenly going to become super cheap. But at least it's better than having no choice whatsoever.

I guess, hope it brings it down.

any saving is a good saving at the end of the day.

[whytry]

For the first time 1979, we can pick our own CTP insurance! Hopefully a bit of competition brings the cost down a bit for us!

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/more-choice-for-third-party-insurance-in-act-20130619-2oik7.html#ixzz2WdyhG2d1

YAAY bout friggin time, NRMA can go and umm err yeah

[whytry]

pfft go figure NRMA is cheaper, here are my results to get my r32 gtr renewal rego

6 Months 12 Months

NRMA $482.60........................................................... $901.20

AAMI $492.70............................................................ $921.20

GIO $488.60.............................................................. $913.20

APIA $491.70............................................................ $919.20

what the hell is up with ALL of them with friggin 20 cents for 12 Months scheesh, after NRMA has had a monopoly on rego in A.C.T now they are the cheapest grrrr

[Pattey21]

Lol wtf my rego is nearly 1100 why is a r32 gtr cheeper?

[Shell]

It goes on weight and you have a whale

Yeah so much for it being any cheaper (not that I really thought it would). I renewed mine in May and NRMA was cheapest but it had still gone up from last time