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My renewal from Tesco Insurance arrived today. up £68 from £145 last year to £213 ~47%

I went onto a comparison site and got quotes for the same cover, same excess and same exclusions Top of the list was Tesco asking £163.68 only(!) 13% extra

I thought there was a ruling that existing customers had to be offer the same premiums as a new one?

Curiously Tesco recognised it was me, gave me club card discount (which I had last year too) and added the new policy to my Tesco account.

Side by side it shows the old policy expiring 18th November 24 and the new one start 19th Nov 24. I suppose that technically means I'm not a new customer if that gets then around the law?

Auto renewal turned off on both now.

All sorted in 20mins or so.
 
I just renewed ours this morning after checking around and stayed with Direct Line, the increase over their last year policy was 8%. LV did the same to me last year as Tesco have to you which is why I changed providers.
I never allow auto renew on any policy.
 
It seems that old habits of insurance cos to hike renewals hoping for inertia/ auto renewals to net them more funds die hard.
The tesco new customer price difference however should have been outlawed by now - not that I'm complaining. I tend to get fresh quotes each year anyway. The days when loyalty customer retention could be relied upon are long gone.
I saw something on a consumer programme that particularly for motor insurance that the insurers are running at a small loss due to increased cost of hi tech car parts and shortage of supply (on and the same I guess) and that some companies were moving away from motor insurance or at least hiking prices so that customers will move elsewhere.

Next week I need to start looking for motor insurance and for the first time I'll be over 70( Years not MPH!) so I'm expecting a hike for that at least
 
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