Insurance for Polestar Optimisation
Can anyone advise, who you use for your Volvo that’s had Polestar Optimisation Upgrade installed.
I’m told it’s tuning/chip modification. As such my best quotes are nearly double what I was paying before the upgrade. Some are wildly high. |
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It's not a factory mod it is a dealer installed mod and every Insurance Co I approached regard it as such and quoted similar inflated premiums as is the OP'S experience. I thus did not proceed to have it installed at the first service even though there was a good dealer offer.
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Volvo are clear - it is "software optimisation". I had an XC70 once that had been P*'d and Aviva at the time charged only the admin fee to have it noted on the policy. |
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Hastings our existing insurer wouldn't touch it. Had to swich to admiral who weren't that much more. I put it down as a 0-10% performance chip/tune. I just used go compare. Hope that helps. |
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Probably the easiest route is with Volvo Insurance. This is the route I took when I had my car ‘done.’ At the time, my then insurer more or less told me to ‘sling my hook’ and withdrew cover. Volvo gave me a very favourable quote. As I understand it Volvo Insurance have now gone to a monthly subscription based policy. How this will work out I’m not sure, but will find out in a few months when my policy is due for renewal. One things for certain, I’m bracing myself for a large price increase. * Assuming you have got new policy quotes. |
I had this too.
Ant modifications? Yes, I e had the Volvo Polestar optimisation done. What’s that then? Well, it’s a Volvo upgrade of no more that 30bhp and improves the gear shifting: Uh, can I put you on hold… Errrmmm they’ve never heard of it. They’ve given me a quote of £1500. Mate, that not even in the ballpark. Don’t bother That was Adrian Flux. For a company that’s supposed to be specialist in modified and classic vehicles they certainly let themselves down with this one. It’s the norm it seems. TT |
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What are people actually paying? Ours is £612 fully comp, 6 year NCD with youngest driver being 26 years and a £675 excess. No previous claims or points. I don't see how it can't be considered a performance/chip etc even if it is just 'software optimisation'. I would never risk not declaring it. Bottom line is when you input the reg (in our case) it comes back to 215bhp as standard. It's 230bhp with Polestar. Not worth the risk. Just my two pennies worth.... |
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