Newbie - Considering fulfilling a long ambition

[browning l]

This one, Brian?

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...er006thumb.jpg

[Aeroman]

That's the one Lou, ex Simon Draper's collection I believe? It is having a couple of things done to it by Bristol and then I pick it up on the 20th April 2010.

Cheers
Brian

P.S. Does anyone have any recommendations on insurance, as I'm having a pretty negative reaction so far from our usual insurers.

[Aeroman]

Thanks for the advice Paul, ended up doing the same but bought the Blenheim 3S that they had in the showroom. Thanks to several others also for their advice off-group.

Best wishes
Brian

[Nick Challacombe]

I use Aon as recommended by the BOC.
They are now tied up with Footman James.
A discount is supposidly offered to BOC members.

They are contactable in the first instance on 0844 875 0579

Nick C.

[lansdownplace]

Hi Brian,

I would strongly recommend A-Plan as Brokers who specialise in exotica. (Chris Bishop 01494 427900). They have covered my rebuilt 412 with Hiscox on an agreed valuation supplied by BCL (which I can tell you about off forum). The cover is with Hiscox and other than requiring a tracker because of the value they are very easy going. It is insured for business and pleasure with unlimited milage and repairs at BCL rather than Knock 'U' Out Body and Chop Shop where most insurers put you for repairs. I have had a heavily uprated new engine installed recently and they were happy with this and didn't load the premium. It is a little more expensive than Aon but in my experience you get what you pay for and the actual value for money is the same. The AON policy has a lot of small caveats. Hiscox are excellent insurers when it comes to payout time, which is when you need it.

That particular Blenheim 3S is an absolutely fabulous car, I believe it is the first 3S.A very good buy indeed.

Paul W.

[browning l]

Congratulations, Brian!

Who did Draper use for insurance? They would already know the car.

Knowing that a couple of Draper Bristols are pictured in Balfour's book, I looked, but this is not one of them.

[Bellerophon]

The proof of the pudding is when you come to claim. I have been with
Footman James which is now Anon and was unfortunate to have my car damaged by a
third party. The first thing they did was to try and get me to sign up with
a car hire company who wanted to charge 200 gbp a day for a hire car for me
to drive, and also sign a finance agreement so that when you read the
small print you are responsible for all the costs of the repair if the other
side does not pay. But they say if it does go wrong the holding company will
cover you, but there is nothing in writing to say this, and of course they
are not involved unless something goes wrong.

I would suggest that you insure with an insurance company direct that
covers all aspects themselves and not to a broker that farms out the various
covers to different organisations, this is what I will do next time.

Bellerophon