Fleet Lamentations
Something about the nature of insurance seems to make people want to pay as little as possible for it. Cars on the other hand, people seem to be willing to pay through the nose for, but when it comes to insurance, everyone wants the cheapest. The latest way of doing this is by grouping everyone that lives in the same house under a policy called family fleet insurance.
That’s all very well for those of us with families of careful drivers (yeah right!) but what about those who live with a boy racer? Isn’t it possible that they don’t end up with cheap car insurance at all let alone cheap fleet insurance?
The traditional look of a fleet for insurance purpose is about 100 Vauxhall Cavaliers insured by a firm for their sales reps. This isn’t actually how most fleets are made up. Many vehicle fleets are made of mixed vehicles. Tractors, Cars, HGVs, Minibuses, Lorries and even Motorbikes can end up insured under a fleet insurance policy.
If you ever find yourself on a long journey and very very bored, there is a little game you can play as a cheap (very cheap) way of passing the time. You look at each vehicle that passes you (or that you pass) and try to work out whether or not they are insured on fleet insurance. The good thing about this game is that you can’t really lose (unless you’re going to stop each car you make a guess at and ask them about the details of their insurance) but to help you win, here are some tips;
Vehicles displaying a company logo have a good chance of being covered under a fleet insurance policy. Older looking vehicles however are probably not, young (or old) men speeding around in fast cars are definitely not, policemen almost definitely are, butchers, bakers, candlestick makers having fleet insurance, maybe! It’s a good game isn’t it? Or at least it will help pass the time on those long, arduous journeys.
So should you insure your vehicle on with fleet insurance? Well, it sounds obvious but first find out it it’d be cheaper that way, and if it would, go for it! It’s probably best not to ask a Meerkat or an overly large opera singer, the chances are they won’t be able to help you with fleet insurance. It’s best to ask a real live person who specialises in insurance to advise you on the best policy to suit your unique requirements.
If you feel you might need some fleet insurance then you should give Coversure a call. They are specialist insurance brokers with great relationships with some of the country’s most prestigious insurance providers so they can secure you great deals on anything from fleet insurance to caravan insurance.