Morris Minor Owners Club

hi i,ve got a51 mm which is now ready for the road. Need some insurance but proving difficult as my own ins.co. won,t touch it and it,s too old for Footman James.was the 51 MM such a wild beast for a pensioner to drive. It will be very limited miles..Anyone got any ideas Am in Tillingham,ESSEX

Too old for Footman James??
Try Adrian Flux 0800 369 8590

If you are an MMOC member under the age of 89 you should be able to get insurance through the Club Scheme. I

Give them a ring don't use the website.
Phone number here:

http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=49304

Up until about 4 or 5 years ago I was driving a '49 MM Lowlight and I was insured with Footman James. Incidentally I hope to do so again this year, and this pensioner will be expecting a quote from them![frame][/frame]

Hi Joe

The age of the car certainly isn't a problem for FJ. Have you phoned for a quote and been told it's too old?

Best regards

Dave

hi phoned for quote yesterday and was told by Nathan i believe the name was that computer only covered from ,56 on. will try again now and see what happens. Ok so I got back to Nathan at fj and today they can do me insurance but got a wonderful deal off Adrian Flux insurance that saved me £60 plus thank you folk for steering me through these prob,s and how it pays to shop arround .

joe clark wrote:hi phoned for quote yesterday and was told by Nathan i believe the name was that computer only covered from ,56 on. will try again now and see what happens.

Most bizarre! If you have any further problems my direct line is 0121 561 6297

We used to insure our traction engine with Footman James and generally found them to be very difficult, we swapped from them because we thought if they were that difficult when trying to take out a policy we wouldnt like to have to process a claim through them. They wouldnt touch my 52 morris minor either!
My Morris Minor is insured with Lancaster Insurance, Lancaster House, Meadow Lane, St Ives, Cambs PE27 4ZB
Tel 01480 484806, they have been good but watch out for extra cover (legal benefits, key cover etc), they are very good at adding that for an addition to the premium which can add up to a third!

Peter James They anwser the phone

just insured my 69 2 door with heritage 6,000 annual miles no
unneeded extras. full alfa interior £84.00

lots of deals around fj at the moment seem to be about the dearest
i got a quote from R&H which was £40 cheaper for the same deal from FJ

No problems insuring my varied fleet with FJ. Mid 30s to 1990s... And have been very helpful when I did need to claim.
However, just had my renewal notice through with another hefty price rise so I'll be looking at a few alternatives this year.
I know all insurance is going up but money doesn't come cheap these days.

I have had several classics insured with R.H found that they were always £40 to 50 cheaper than any other and with the minor no milage restiction,free breakdown,free eu ,buy back .At one stage last year, I had a 1400 fiesta, 2,8 scimitar and the 56 s11 on one policy for£ 130.

Quite a few enginemen are complaining of large increases from Footman James on Traction Talk too (traction engine website).