Originally Posted By Ian Wegg
This has to be one of the most frequently asked questions. As others have said, it depends a lot of your circumstances, but in my experience, the biggest factor is whether you are insuring as a daily driver or a second car.

This point confused me for years until I worked out there are two types of "classic" insurance.

  • 1. Insuring your Morgan as a second car that is not your "daily driver". For this you must have already got a full insurance policy on another (non-classic) vehicle.
    This can be very inexpensive but doesn't accrue any NCD and you must maintain your regular policy (it can be with any insurer).
  • 2. Insuring your Morgan on a regular policy. This may also be as a second car but it needn't be.
    This is really no different to insuring any car accept that a specialist insurer will give you a bespoke "classic" policy.

Gott & Wynn and Headley always get lots of recommendations on the forum but I assume most people have the second type of insurance as neither company has been anywhere near competitive for me. I have the first type and never paid more than £100 to insure my 4/4. I used to use Footman James but a few years ago switched to Heritage and they now also insure my tintop (Mazda 2).

I imagine the owners of older, less valuable models are happier with the first type. Just my observations, happy to stand corrected.

~iw

I have an older less valuable model but it has to the second type for me as it's the only way to get European breakdown cover. Most breakdown insurers won't touch you if your car's over 15 years old.


1972 4/4 2 Seater