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andrew_c Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2015 Posts: 33
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Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:48 am Post subject: How do I insure a 40+ year old vehicle in Ontario? |
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My situation:
I'm going to be buying an old VW Bay Window Transporter. We'll say 1972 for the sake of discussion. It's not going to be a show vehicle - this will be driven. Not daily, but driven nonetheless.
I don't own another vehicle, nor am I insured as a daily driver on any policy.
Hagerty (and all classic car insurance programs in Ontario) require the driver to be insured on an external policy as a daily driver on another vehicle.
That's not possible in my case. I don't have another vehicle, and I sure as hell won't be buying 2 so I can get insurance on the one I want.
I've contacted multiple brokers, checked with RBC (who does my contents insurance), and every online quote tool out there seems to not allow any vehicle beyond about 1992.
There has got to be a way of getting one-off insurance on an old vehicle. If it can go on the road, there has to be a way to insure it.
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Ride_On Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2015 Posts: 385 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:28 pm Post subject: Re: How do I insure a 40+ year old vehicle in Ontario? |
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Hi,
We are in Ontario also. Slightly different situation, as we have a daily driver, but we ended up simply adding our 77 bus to our normal plan through Meloche Monnex. The bus didn't come up in their system as it was too old, but no problem at all for just liability coverage. To add comprehensive coverage, we have to provide an estimated appraisal. So, you might try contacting a more conventional insurer. We may well stay this way due to the restrictions of most collector car policies. Surely we have to stop at a grocery store when camping!
Good luck! _________________ 1977 Westfalia 2.0 FI Skills EJ25 w SubaruGears 5sp
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=687254
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andrew_c Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2015 Posts: 33
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2015 11:42 am Post subject: Re: How do I insure a 40+ year old vehicle in Ontario? |
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Yeah the other daily driver vehicle seems to be the largest hurdle for me getting a policy from anyone.
It's odd that you can't just like an antique auto enough for it to be your one and only vehicle. |
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