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Check the latest SELOC membership insurance benefits

Companies

Name & Weblink	Phone	Contact	Mod Friendly	Track Day Cover Included / Additional Information
REIS (Formerly Richard Egger Insurance)	0115 985 0165	Steve Hallam or Mary Singleton (mention SELOC for special rates)	Yes	Agreed Value Cover available. Track Day Cover (Four days included - any venue in the UK or Europe, excluding Nurburgring/Nordschliffe) available. Glass Cover & Club Discounts all available. Discount for Andy Walsh/Car Limits Driver Training Day. All drivers must be 25+
Competition Car Insurance (CCI)	0844 892 1966	Option 4	Yes	4 free days with approved organisers & notification prior to day (1 days notice minimum) required. [If you have 2 years+ claim-free experience driving an Elise or similar, quotes are very competitive. 10% discounts available for SELOC Club Supporters. Also additional discount (10%) to be had for car control course / driver training - need certificate to prove attendance though]. Track cover includes some EU circuits (NOT Spa or Nurburgring) but doesn't include recovery costs and windscreen damage not covered on track. Won't mirror NCB from another car, but were happy to give me 4 year's worth "introductory bonus".
Heritage	0121 246 6062 - ask for Martin (drivers over 28yrs.)	Discount for SELOC members	Yes	Track cover only included for club you are a member of eg LoT, cover is available for events with other TDOs at an additional premium. Will mirror NCB from other cars - no need to transfer your NCB to the vehicle insured with them. check terms with Heritage.
Chris Knott	0800 917 2274	Mention SELOC for special rates	Yes	Drivers over 25, Need to have been driving your lotus for at least a year.
Henderson Taylor insurance	0161 4377442	(Matt) Mention SELOC for special rates	Yes	+£50 for track days on Aviva/CCI policies
Lotus - Esteem / AON (Official)	08705 708090 or 01483 706055 or 51	Ask for Lotus Esteem contact - NB, when I phoned they put me through to Footman James (below)	?	(Require driver be 30 or over)
A-Plan	01635 874 646	Discount for SELOC members	Yes	Contact the Thatcham office for Lotus schemes. Can provide free 5 day UK trackday cover on Royal Sun Alliance policies
Adrian Flux	01553 845 919	Mention SELOC for special rates
Noel Dazely	0870 0466604	Mention SELOC for special rates	Yes
Admiral	0800 600 800		No	?
Bell Direct	0800 140 180		No	?
Direct Line	0845 246 8701		?	(require tracker and driver over 25yrs old)
Elephant	0870 0401 140 or 0870 0131072		No
Footman James	0121 561 4196		Not very - didn't even like Performance pack on Exige	?
Argos	0800 015 4835		?	?
ASDA	0845 300 2310		?	?
Liverpool Victoria	01202 292 333		?	Driver must be 25+ on an Elise
More Than / Hastings	0800 072 4186		?	?
Michael Ward	01707 378260		?	Good for young drivers on all sports cars, very easy to deal with!

Insurance world 01604 615415

Norwich Union Direct 0800 092 9564

Privilege 0845 246 0275

Quoteline Direct 0870 442 9049

Tesco 0845 300 4400

Also remember that you can get affiliate money with some of the bigger insurance companies simply by taking out insurance via your QuidCo.com account. For example, More Than currently give £75 back via QuidCo. These cashback sites are discussed on the uber-price comparison site: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/insurance/compare-cheap-car-insurance

Temporary Cover

For instant short-term insurance for courtesy cars and test drives etc - car not needed to be owned by driver:

http://www.dayinsure.com

http://www.tempcover.co.uk (some restrictions on insurance groups of cars they will cover - it will tell you during the quote)

One-off Track Day Insurance

Richard Egger Insurance - http://www.RichardEggerInsurance.co.uk/
Competition Car Insurance - http://www.competition-car-insurance.co.uk/enquiry.htm
Morris - http://www.morispayment.co.uk/affiliate_trackday.asp?prefix=CIG

CCI insurance is cheaper if the event is a novice trackday, so be sure to mention it.

Insurance Check

Use this site to check whether any car in the UK is insured.

http://www.askmid.com http://ownvehicle.askmid.com/ (direct link)

Use this site to check a cars MOT history. You need the registation plate and V5 document number.

http://www.motinfo.gov.uk

Job Title

Use this site to see what impact subtle variations in your job title can have on your premiums.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/insurance/car-insurance-job-picker/

Postcode Risk Assessment

Have a look at this site to see what risk assessment is associated with your postcode.

http://www.carinsuranceexplained.com/car_insurance_explained/insurance_postcode_risk.htm

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-|[http://www.reis.co.uk/ REIS (Formerly called Richard Egger Insurance)]|| 0115 985 0165 || Steve Hallam or Mary Singleton (mention SELOC for special rates)|| Yes || Agreed Value Cover available. Track Day Cover (Four  days included - any venue in the UK or Europe, excluding Nurburgring/Nordschliffe) available. Glass Cover & Club Discounts all available. Discount for Andy Walsh/Car Limits Driver Training Day. All drivers must be 25+
+|[http://www.reis.co.uk/ REIS (Formerly Richard Egger Insurance)]|| 0115 985 0165 || Steve Hallam or Mary Singleton (mention SELOC for special rates)|| Yes || Agreed Value Cover available. Track Day Cover (Four  days included - any venue in the UK or Europe, excluding Nurburgring/Nordschliffe) available. Glass Cover & Club Discounts all available. Discount for Andy Walsh/Car Limits Driver Training Day. All drivers must be 25+
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 |[http://www.competition-car-insurance.co.uk/ Competition Car Insurance (CCI)] ||  0844 892 1966 || Option 4 || Yes || 4 free days with approved organisers & notification prior to day (1 days notice minimum) required. [If you have 2 years+ claim-free experience driving an Elise or similar, quotes are very competitive. 10% discounts available for SELOC Club Supporters. Also additional discount (10%) to be had for car control course / driver training - need certificate to prove attendance though]. Track cover includes some EU circuits (NOT Spa or Nurburgring) but doesn't include recovery costs and windscreen damage not covered on track. Won't mirror NCB from another car, but were happy to give me 4 year's worth "introductory bonus".