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Terms and conditions continually vary, but those most likely to offer track cover include:
- Lotus Esteem / AON / 01483 706 051
- CCI (underwritten by Norwich Union) 0115 941 5255
- REIS (formerly Egger Lawson / Richard Egger & previously CCI)
- Morris 020 7709 9559
- Chris Knott 0800 917
2274
- Adrian Flux 0870 0777888
(not personally recommended)
- Heritage 0845 330
0660
- Manning UK
- Henderson Taylor
An unconfirmed report (2011) states that Chris Knott, Lotus Esteem & Adrian Flux no longer offer inclusive track cover with their policies any more, but that Esteem will offer individual days for approx £105 per day; only REIS, CCI, Heritage and Henderson Taylor still offer this service for either 4 or 6 days per year.
Admiral 0800 600 800
Aplan 01494 677776
Argos 0800 015 4835
ASDA 0845 300 2310
Auto Torque 0161 278 5226
Bell Direct (Admiral group)
0800 140 180
Brit Insurance 020 7984 850
Budget 0800 072 0644
Classicline Insurance 01455 639000
Direct Line 0845 246 8701
Elephant 0870 0401 140
Footman James - 0121 561 4196
Insurance World 01604
615415
JLT Sport 0845 337 2446
Liverpool
Victoria (Frizzel) 01202 292 333
More Than / Hastings 0800 072 4186
Motorsport Insurance +44 (0)1943 883426 / +44 (0)7919 924446
Norwich Union Direct 0800 092 9564
Performance
Direct 0870 420 3896
Priviledge 0845 246 0275
Quoteline Direct 0870 442 9049
Tesco 0845 300 4400
Confused.com gives online comparison quotes from several of the larger companies. You can get affiliate money with some of the bigger insurance companies by using a cashback scheme such as QuidCo. These cashback sites are discussed on the price comparison site MoneySavingExpert - this site is also useful to show the impact that a variations in your job title can have on your premiums - see here
Car Insurance Explained gives some background info - including info on postcodes and their impact on your premium. For an alternative list of postcode areas (for comparison), click here.
http://www.car-insurance-hints-tips.co.uk/ has some useful hints and tips too
See also http://www.noclaimsdiscount.co.uk/ which explains why you should make sure that your insurance company is under no confusion that you are going to make a claim when you just make an enquiry.
UK
Insurance Directory is a useful source of info too (incidentally a useful car reg check can be found at https://www.vehiclecheck.co.uk/ and loads of insurance info at http://www.ukinsurancedirectory.com/)
Short term / one-off cover: For temporary, instant, short-term insurance for test drives see http://www.tempcover.co.uk and http://www.dayinsure.com For one-off Track Day Insurance, see Richard Egger, Competition Car Insurance or Morris (details above)
Insuring abroad
Stuart Collins specialise in extended cover for the EU (you just need to have the car back in the UK for 1 day a year for the MOT). BUT check what local laws are applicable, most EU countries will expect you to register a "foreign" car after about 6 months.
Another extended stay insurer is http://www.abbeygateinsure.com/
or +34 952 893 380 and ask for Denny
And finally... use askmid.com to check whether any car in the UK is insured.
European Breakdown
ADAC membership is EUR 79.50 (2009 - I recommend the Plus option).
Up to date tarrifs are here. English joining page here
Highly recommended from personal experience, cover in the UK is via the AA.
First Call provide full European cover from £76.95. See here for details. Reported to cover Home Start, Roadside Assistance, Roadside Repairs, Recovery, Onward Travel, Overnight Stay, European cover, and Trailers at no extra cost. BARC member discount available. Must be taken out 48 hours before a trip. Not personally used, and the reviews here are not encouraging.
Telepeage
(as at 26/3/2006)
If you're doing lots of Euro trips it's well worth signing up with Telepeage so that you can bypass the queues at peages. For a 30 euro deposit and 2 euro's per month you get a device that you just flash at the barrier when going through peages and barrier opens - this also means you use the unmanned lanes with an orange T. You then get debited from your UK bank account for the normal toll charges - there are no hidden costs..
https://www.sanef.com/fr/ecommerce/particulier/libert_souscrire_online_coordonnees.jsp?codeOption=FTM
click on un particulier - the system accepts UK debit cards and addresses
There's monthly version of the Sanef Liber-t card at €2.00 a month and they only charge you for the months that you actually use it. Otherwise there is a €30.00 deposit for the card (refundable upon return of the card in good working order) and a €3.00 shipping fee. You can use a UK credit card.
See http://www.autoroutes.fr/en/homepage.html for a route planner that includes a toll charge calculator
Elise Suppliers
| Armourfend Ltd. | Paint Protection Film (Hainault, Essex) |
| Autostyle Car Mats | Car Mats (Buckingham MK18) |
| BBR | Performance tuning (Brackley, Northants) |
| Bell & Colvill | Allsorts (Near Leatherhead, Surrey) |
| Bridge Cyclinder Heads | Cylinder Head specialist (Hyde, Cheshire) |
| Brooke Kensington | Allsorts (Bicester, Oxfordshire) |
| Bryan Purves | Trimmer, incl car covers (etc - East Grinstead, West Sussex) |
| Carbon Mods | Carbon Fibre Vinyl & other stuff |
| Carbon Vinyl | Carbon Fibre Vinyl |
| Christopher Neil | Exhausts and misc. (Altincham, Cheshire) |
| Clifford Cox Engine Services | Reconditioned Engines \ Cylinder Heads. (Reading, Berkshire) |
| Competition Transmission Services | Building, repair and rebuilding of all road and motorsport transmissions. (Markyate, Hertfordshire) |
| Deroure | Parts |
| Elemental | The shower cap of choice. (Preston, Lancs) |
| Elise Parts | One stop shop for all things Elise. (Kimbolton, Cambs) |
| Elise Shop | Part of Tuning Concept (Holland) |
| Emerald | Dave Walkers performance tuning ECUs and rolling road |
| Halfords | See Store locator for your nearest store. |
| Hanger 111 | Performance Upgrades, accessories, parts & servicing (Suffolk) |
| Harvey-Bailey Engineering | Suspension specialists. (Ashbourne, Derbys) |
| ITG Air Filters | Air Filters (Coventry) |
| InvincaShield | Protective film. (Paddock Wood, Kent) |
| K&N Filters Ltd | Air Filters. (Warrington, Cheshire) |
| Leda Suspension | Suspension (Braintree, Essex) |
| LAD Motorsport | Engine Tuning. (Morecombe, Lancs) |
| Magnex | Exhausts. (Alfreto, Derbys) |
| Minister Racing Engines | Engine & Vehicle Building, Restoration & Servicing. (Chatham, Kent) |
| Mintex | Brake specialists. (Cleckheaton, West Yorks) |
| Motobuild Racing | Allsorts. (Carshalton, Surrey) |
| Moto-Concept | Allsorts (nice SS exhausts) (Germany) |
| Mul-T-Lock | Security products. (Willenhall, W Mids) |
| Namrick | Nuts & Bolts, Kit cars, etc. (Hove, Sussex) |
| Power Train Projects | Allsorts, incl. exhausts. (Hinckley, Leics) |
| Quaife Engineering Ltd. | Driveline and steering rack components, transmission and upgrade parts (Sevenoaks, Kent) |
| Quickfit Safety Belt Service | Seat belts (Stanmore, Middlesex) |
| QED | Engine components. (Quorn, Leics) |
| Raceline | Allsorts, incl. exhausts. (Nr Guildford, Surrey) |
| Racelogic | Electronic performance systems (Buckingham, MK18) |
| Race Technology | Data logging. (Eastwood, Nottingham) |
| R. D. Enterprises Ltd. | Historic Lotus parts (USA) |
| Rollcentre | Rolling road (St. Ives, Cambs) |
| Specialised Car Covers | Car covers. (Burley In Wharfedale, Yorks) |
| Sprint Racing Products | Sprint related products. (Bridgwater, Somerset) |
| TADTS | Wishbone ball joint & track rod end upgrades (enquiries@tadts.com) |
| Tough Seal | Paint, vinyl, leather, fabric protection. (Welshpool, Powys) |
| Tough Guard | Paint protection. Tel. 0800 1695369 |
| Tuning Concept | Allsorts. (Holland) |
| Turbo Technics Ltd. | Turbo and supercharger design. (Brackmills, Northants) |
