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Linux_User
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Does anyone know the *approximate* cost for moped insurance for someone on a provisional licence? I only need a rough figure to work with, so if you know or have done it recently please post an approx. amount it cost you to the nearest £50.
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| Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:36 am |
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finlay666
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ebay to find a moped with a visible reg plate then do an online quote yourself?
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big_D
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Are you buying new or second hand? Some of the manufacturers, like Suzuki, used to do special deals when buying new. ISTR they were very competitive.
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Linux_User
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I am not going to fling all my details into insurance websites so I can get hounded about insurance that I don't need. This is for a calculation that will take all of about 5 minutes so an approximate figure from someone's reollection will do fine.
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| Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:05 pm |
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saspro
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A quick google brings up average TPFT for approx £300 a year, obviously this depends on where you live etc.
If you buy a new moped you usually get the 1st years insurance free of for £100 or so.
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bally199
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Don't get a moped Jonathon, they don't last 2 minutes. Seriously, most of the bikes we're fixing around this time of year are mopeds. The front suspension drops to bits, they heat-seize up, they go through pistons at a rate of 2 a year. Try and get something like a Yamaha DT50 or if you're 17/18, a Honda CG125. The CG will last for ever and ever. And then some. And the DT is like a motocross/enduro style bike, and they're pretty quick for what they are.  Me, I'm having a road legal pitbike. But I'm ripping the slow 50cc engine out and putting a twin cam 150cc Takegawa engine. 27hp to the back wheel compared to 8 is deffinately for the epic win.  _________________ Kimmotalk is where all the cool people hang.
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HeatherKay
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That wouldn't have anything to do with their owners riding them everywhere at full throttle and maximum speed, would it?  _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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bally199
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Yeah it would be, because they are sh*t slow, and do 30mph tops. And if you let off the revs a little bit, it's like slamming the brakes on. _________________Kimmotalk is where all the cool people hang.
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veato
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Or revving the engine for no apparent reason at traffic lights which as far as I'm aware with an auto clutch/box does nothing but help break things! _________________Twitter Blogflickr
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forquare1
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I have no idea you were talking about the bike-like things...I thought there was something called mop-ed insurance  It's been puzzling me every time I see the thread...
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Linux_User
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I don't want one, I just need it for some stats I'm collating. I don't like motorbikes, mostly because riding one is so sodding dangerous. I'll stick with cars. 
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John_Vella
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Don't those offers usually only apply if the rider has had a full license for so many years? I doubt you'd get free insurance on a provisional. _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker  Sorry I'll behave now. Promise
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pg2114
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I'd love to see your insurance on that Peter. _________________A Mac user 
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bally199
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Its called sneaky adaptation Rub the 1 off the 150 on the engine for maximum profit _________________Kimmotalk is where all the cool people hang.
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saspro
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Uninsurable fail. £200 for me to ride that bike
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