Here at the Big Red Blog we pride our selves on being completely company impartial (scuse me im just having a pinocchio moment)..................
Car Insurance is expensive in Alberta thats a fact, even after shopping around, our premiums on a 2007 Focus Wagon was still well over $2000.
The reason was no company would recognise our no-claims-bonus from UK even though we had the forethought to approach our broker before we came over here and all the documents prepared so we could prove we had the NCB.
We only found this little gem after i had paid $1800 for a years insurance then got a letter asking for another $1000 to bring my account up to date.
Well i went straight round there to sort it out, we looked at the computer and they confirmed that thier math was correct. I told them there was no way i was paying that amount and told them to cancel and give me a refund.
It was then that one of the staff informed me that if i could prove that i had full NCB in UK then the premium would come down to $1200 which meant they would be refunding me $600. I drove straight home and returned with the two letters of confirmation. There were a few opologies from the broker about not accepting it in the first place and now we have secured full discount over here.
The broker was Schwartz and the insurance company was Economical, as far as i know the Economical is the only company that will consider UK NCB and i should imagine they wont automatically offer it to you, ask for it and insist you get it.
Here is the address, its the same building as the registry where you flip your license.
300 10 Street South
Lethbridge, AB
T1J 2M6,
Canada
(403) 320-1010
NB. Make sure you have the proof of NCB ready !
Please read the comments for more info
Our car insurance is with the Co-op and they accepted our UK NCB no problems, we insure a Dodge Ram 1500 and a Jeep Liberty for just less than $2000 a year and that's in expensive Calgary, home of the Deerfoot 500 !! lol
ReplyDeleteThere are several other insurance companies that will recognise UK NCB. One of these companies is Kirkham insurance at the junction of 12th st s and 2nd ave s. I insure two vehicles, fully comp for $1400.00
ReplyDeleteThanks guys i left a note to read the comments
ReplyDeleteis it possible to pay your car insurance monthly spread over several months or even a year like we can here in the uk ? I wouldnt be able to prove my no claims as have been in europe for a few years and they dont have a system for no claims where i was.
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