Insuring the uninsurable - Scally, Ramshackle and others find an HIC policy that makes it easy
‘Banger rallies’ have never been more popular, with two or three dozen UK-originating ones taking place this year. But they can be a nightmare to organise. The free-thinking entrants having a huge variety of vehicles with only one thing in common - their car is worth next to nothing. Typical banger rally rules don’t allow you to spend more than £100 on a car, and it will have to go across Europe on a route that takes in every type of driving - from autoroute to mountain hairpin - and tests all types of vehicle.
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14 April 2008
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Volksworld Show Special: 29 - 30 March 2008, Sandown Park Esher
Volksworld Insurance Services (VWIS) will be stirring things up with a heady mix of temptations on their Volksworld Show stand. For a kick-off, visitors will be able to bag an extra 10% discount on their insurance - and they can actually get cover at the Show, on the spot.
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13 February 2008
The Mazda Bongo van hasn’t got the coolest-sounding name on the block, but it’s turned out to be one of the coolest ways of travelling around Europe. The Bongo was made exclusively for the Japanese market, but it’s now phenomenally popular around the world as a grey import.
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16 January 2008
Opel Manta rarity wins ‘Top Rides’ competition.
The stunning classic 1984 Opel Manta of Brian McClure has just won Top Ride for 2007 in a national competition organised by insurance specialist Herts Insurance Consultants (HIC).
The Top Rides competition featured hundreds of classic and modified cars, all entered by their owners. Brian’s Manta was declared the ‘HIC Rides car of the year’, with more website traffic, chatter and admiring comments than any other.
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11 December 2007
Bishop’s Stortford to Calais to Valencia in a VW Passat on the Ramshackle Rally
Despite the major set back of their car blowing its head gasket just two weeks before the off, the HIC (Herts Insurance Consultants) team of insurance superstars surprised themselves and their mates by making it all the way to Valencia during the Ramshackle Rally this August.
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24 October 2007
A 26-year-old Mini caused a traffic jam in Causeway Road, Bishop’s Stortford on Friday October12th. However, this was no broken-down jalopy, but a £25,000 custom rebuilt ‘mini-monster’ being handed over to lucky winner Darren Pygott by motor insurance specialist Herts Insurance Consultants (HIC).
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15 October 2007
COLCHESTER SAYS HELLO TO ‘MENTAL MINI’
12 noon, Friday 12th October, The Causeway, Bishop’s Stortford
A completely ‘mental Mini’ is heading for Colchester. It dances, it plays Xbox and its bright candy orange paint job makes it look like it’s just escaped from the set of an Austin Powers movie. The car goes on public display for the last time in the middle of Bishop’s Stortford on Friday 12th October, at the end of an extensive tour of car shows in the UK and Europe. After that it heads for the Colchester home of Darren Pygott, who won the Mini in a nation-wide competition.
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09 October 2007
Aussie Couple Finds ‘No Restrictions’ Walkabout Insurance Is Best
What’s the best campervan to go walkabout round Europe in? Obviously a brand new expensive one with all mod cons. But most travellers are on a budget. So what’s a good alternative?
Phil Johnston and Annette Salvio came over from Australia in 2006 and have been working in Belfast to raise money for a trip around Europe. They’re on a budget and although Phil fancied a Caravelle he didn’t think they could afford it. The answer? A 2002 VW Transporter, which the couple are converting to a campervan.
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14 August 2007
At VanFest 2007 the VW nutters from HIC will be appearing as Just Kampers Insurance and helping to hand out Volkswagen camper service packs. These specially designed service record booklets can be passed on when your van is sold to give the new owners a detailed service history and insurance details.
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16 July 2007
Documents by email is first for insurance industry - and HIC’s new system isn’t affected by postie being off
If you’re waiting for your postie to deliver your insurance documents, the strikes could be an issue. But not if you’re insured with specialist insurance broker Herts Insurance Consultants (HIC). The company recently introduced a new system to distribute insurance documents online, allowing customers to print out the documents themselves.
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13 July 2007
‘Banger rallies’ have never been more popular, with two or three dozen UK-originating ones taking place this year. But they can be a nightmare to organise. The free-thinking entrants having a huge variety of vehicles with only one thing in common - their car is worth next to nothing. Typical banger rally rules don’t allow you to spend more than £100 on a car, and it will have to go across Europe on a route that takes in every type of driving - from autoroute to mountain hairpin - and tests all types of vehicle.
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