Gold FFM thebartman Posted March 4, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 I'm looking to renew insurance soon - so a little question .... I could choose "Agreed Valuation" or I could choose "Market Value" - how does this get calculated in the event of a claim? Any thoughts/guidance/experience here would be most welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyN Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 On an Esprit, I'd be looking for an Agreed Value. Market Value is very subjective and in a market where relatively few cars circulate, you'll struggle to pull together the supporting evidence to counter a derisory offer from your insurers should the worst happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM thebartman Posted March 4, 2021 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Thanks @KennyN - just as I suspected. In which case, how do they come to an "Agreed valuation" ? example I think the car's worth £25K, they say it's worth £20K - where's the agreement 😉 ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza 907 Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Market value represents what the insurance company feels is the market price for your car. It is most likely to be less than you think it is worth. If your car is written off then they will only pay out what they think it's worth and if you disagree you will have to prove it's worth more - adverts for similar cars in similar condition etc. Not easy and normally leads to disputes/unhappy claimants. Agreed Value policies agree a value of the car at the outset and normally lasts 12 months. You'll need to send photos and a condition report and get it 'agreed' with the insurer. Policy is usually mileage restricted. The massive benefit if an agreed valuation policy is that it means you know exactly what you get if the car is stolen/written off. The 'agreement' is made at the start of the policy so if you don't agree with the valuation then you can go elsewhere before there is a claim/issue. In reality I've never heard of a 'reasonable' valuation being turned down. As others have said, due to the rarity of the Esprit it is an absolute no brainer to get an agreed valuation off you get the chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM thebartman Posted March 4, 2021 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Cheers - @Bazza 907 - does seem the better route to follow. Insurance should be about value, not just cost. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Kevin Wheeler Posted March 4, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 If you get a valuation from, for example, Club Lotus i would expect the insurance company to agree to that. I agreed a value a few years ago and will need to update it this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM thebartman Posted March 4, 2021 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 So next question is - which Club to join and how to get a valuation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Kevin Wheeler Posted March 4, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Does @Bibs do one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza 907 Posted March 4, 2021 Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 Ask your insurance company and they will tell you if you need to get an external independent valuation. Mine simply asks for some photos and a condition report but they will often charge you for the privilege of agreeing a value with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM thebartman Posted March 4, 2021 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted March 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, Bazza 907 said: Ask your insurance company and they will tell you if you need to get an external independent valuation. Mine simply asks for some photos and a condition report but they will often charge you for the privilege of agreeing a value with you. Going through the process now; a 2-page form and some pictures ..... 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneshot Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 I have agreed value - lasts for 2 years - have to complete a form and send at least 6 recent photos. I suggest the value and they agree to it. Haven't had one turned down yet. I increase the value every couple of years and use recent adverts as a guide. Quote Dave - 2000 Sport 350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingoking Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 On 04/03/2021 at 16:24, thebartman said: Going through the process now; a 2-page form and some pictures ..... 👍 I am about to renew my insurance on my V8 with agreed value. The insurance company have suggested £40k which I think is low. Where did you get the 2-page condition form? Quote Join Lotus Enthusiasts Group Scotland here! and on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM tomcattom Posted July 7, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Definitely worth getting an agree valuation for the minimal outlay. Been stung once before by a rubbish market valuation and it ended up taking 18 months and a small claims court case to get the right value for the car in question - not a Lotus in this case. ClassicLine insurance agreed valuations last for two years (assuming you renew your policy for a second year) and cost £24. You just fill in a form and submit half a dozen recent photos and if they agree you get a letter and certificate back from them a week or so later. Not sure what happens if they don't agree with your valuation though. My first valuation when I bought the Esprit they agreed with (maybe I lowballed my valuation 🤔). I renewed it last week and upped the value because of the work I've done to it but not yet heard back from them. I don't know if that's because they're busy or struggling to benchmark my valution 😟 Quote Norfolk Mustard S4s #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillidoggy Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, tomcattom said: Definitely worth getting an agree valuation for the minimal outlay. Been stung once before by a rubbish market valuation and it ended up taking 18 months and a small claims court case to get the right value for the car in question - not a Lotus in this case. ClassicLine insurance agreed valuations last for two years (assuming you renew your policy for a second year) and cost £24. You just fill in a form and submit half a dozen recent photos and if they agree you get a letter and certificate back from them a week or so later. Not sure what happens if they don't agree with your valuation though. My first valuation when I bought the Esprit they agreed with (maybe I lowballed my valuation 🤔). I renewed it last week and upped the value because of the work I've done to it but not yet heard back from them. I don't know if that's because they're busy or struggling to benchmark my valution 😟 That's because the insurer carries out the valuation, not the broker. They have to send all the bumf off before they get an answer. I've been insured with ClassicLine for years, the insurer is Eagle Star I think, and they've never questioned my valuations. AIB on the other hand did, so I went back to ClassicLine again. Quote Margate Exotics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin P Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 18 hours ago, Chillidoggy said: That's because the insurer carries out the valuation, not the broker. They have to send all the bumf off before they get an answer. I've been insured with ClassicLine for years, the insurer is Eagle Star I think, and they've never questioned my valuations. AIB on the other hand did, so I went back to ClassicLine again. Eagle Star ceased to exist (except in Ireland) in 2002, when they were taken over by Zurich. Quote Blessed with the competence to be a slave to the incapable. Currently without a Lotus, Evora 400 Hethel Edition in Racing Green with Red leather and 2010 Evora N/A in Laser Blue and 1983 Lotus Excel LC Narrow body in Ice Blue all sadly gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillidoggy Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Colin P said: Eagle Star ceased to exist (except in Ireland) in 2002, when they were taken over by Zurich. It’s Equity Red Star, or ERS. Quote Margate Exotics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electro_boy Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 I'm also insured with Classic Line with an agreed value for my Evora. I had to send pictures of the car and a list of reasons to support my valuation and any receipts to show proof. They were more than happy with the information I supplied and it didn't take me too long to collate the information. I recently renewed with them again and as my car's valuation hasn't changed they are happy to take the previous valuation and I didn't have to send in the supporting material again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Barrykearley Posted August 9, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Accepting the information is one thing - paying out is another. Quote Only here once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarduffa69 Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 Insurance should be about value, not just cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayevora Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 How is Insurance calculated- They grap you by the plumbs and gently squeeze. A bit tighter each year. 1 Quote Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk - that will teach us to keep mouth shut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM C8RKH Posted November 30, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 Received my email from LV yesterday informing me that as per new UK Regulations my renewal premium is now guaranteed to be the same, or better, than what they offer a "new" customer or as an introductory offer. I've found LV for my Evora insurance, to be great to deal with and their renewal this year WAS cheaper than the previous year. Haven't had to make a claim yet thank God, but they have given me confidence. 2 Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM hamza Posted June 8 Gold FFM Report Share Posted June 8 I had this for my renewal with Admiral earlier this year too... dropped quite a bit too. Guess I should have been shopping around rather than blindly renewing every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Yellow Posted June 16 Report Share Posted June 16 On 04/03/2021 at 13:34, thebartman said: I'm looking to renew insurance soon - so a little question .... I could choose "Agreed Valuation" or I could choose "Market Value" - how does this get calculated in the event of a claim? Any thoughts/guidance/experience here would be most welcome Several years ago I had a TVR Griffith written off by a garage, loss adjuster assessed the value and came in ridiculously low. When I queried with him, he said it was based on the two most similar age/mileage cars he could find advertised. I checked the ads, both were repaired write off's one was in Belgium, he then admitted the comparable cars were supposed to be local but said he couldn't really do that because there were so few of them. He did agree to drop the two write offs and use next two cheapest but they were in the North and I live in the South East, Southern dealers were charging 15-20% more than those up-country which skewed the whole market. No amount of debate was going to move him further, think he was already miffed that his "expertise" had been questioned. Local specialist had an almost identical age/mileage car to the one I'd lost but the payout was nowhere near the price so ended up getting one from Bradford. Moral of the story, get agreed value if you can and make sure you keep it up to date. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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