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AnonymousI got a quote from QuoteMeHappy through CompareTheMarket which did list the Zoe.
I’ve emailed them back to ask why the Zoe is not listed on their own website.
AnonymousAh – I also went through CompareTheMarket, but QuoteMeHappy showed up as unable to provide a quote. That could be because my postcode is very new, or because my missus has an EEA driving licence – both of which I expect are edge cases unaccounted for in the backend systems.
I’d have to call and confirm, but with the value at 27,000 I get some good quotes from compare the market, esure being the best at under £400.
Best bit on the details:
“Cover for using the wrong fuel : not required”
This week I have insured my ZOE Intens in the Netherlands for EUR 632,99 (= GBP 543,42) per year all risks and including the battery, based on a 75% bonus/malus (no claim) discount. To include the battery my insurance company added EUR 7.000 incl.VAT (= GBP 6.010) as specified by my Renault dealer to the catalogue price of the car. So the same 75% b/m discount was applied to the battery resulting in a monthly premium of EUR 6,24 (GBP 5,36) for the battery only, which is even cheaper than the EUR 9,35 (GBP 8,03) p/m offered by RCI/Renault.
Prior to the delivery the insurance policy has to be presented to RCI/Renault as they will not allow the car to be delivered without proper insurance cover for the battery. After all, RCI wil remain the owner of the battery as it is leased.
Delivery is scheduled for next Monday (27th May). Just can’t wait!Well done, Willem – not long now!
An official discount by Admiral:
Admiral offers 10% insurance discount for electrics cars
I’ve just checked the Admiral website and ZOE isn’t listed, but of course that may just be because they’re not officially on sale yet:
I am currently with Admiral and using compare the market they are coming out cheapest for me at this point.
Do we know if the 10% which I presume isnt being taken off my quote yet is in addition to the no claims discount?
I went on the Renault Insurance website for a quote. I didn’t spot that it was primarily for ICEs, with a special telephone number for EV quotes. Anyway, having filled it in, I got a call back the next day so I explained it was for a ZOE EV, and they were able to access the data I’d typed in anyway and create an EV policy.
Long story short, I have taken out a policy through Renault Insurance at £335+tax (with full no claims). The total value is given as £20,000 and the chap did seem to understand about covering the battery (though it’s not explicitly mentioned in the policy document). Basically I’ve gone with Renault on the assumption they know best how to insure a ZOE, and can’t claim ignorance if there’s a complication with battery cover.
Trevor, cheers for sharing. I need to go back to Admiral when my Zoe (hopefully) arrives in the next week, and hope their quote won’t have increased since I last asked them.
I’d encourage y’all to share insurance quotes, as whilst our circumstances will all vary hopefully we’ll all benefit from finding EV-friendly insurers.
I managed to get really competitive insurance through Budget which is underwritten by New India Assurance who I have had business dealings with in the past. As my wife has a car and I have an older Yaris diesel that does all my work jobs I didn’t have any no claims to transfer to the Zoe, so putting all these factors into a quote system Budget came up with a figure of £175 which I could not refuse. Renault Insurance quoted £215.
The car value on my schedule is Market Value.
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