Factory fitted immobiliser

Hi
Can someone please tell me if the Ducati factory fitted immobiliser is Thatchum approved cat. 1......cos according to my insurance brokers its not!
Ta in advance
John

[CK & AK]

No its not thatcham approved, but fitting one will only save you about £20.

Carole Nash would have liked one fitted on each of my bikes, but insurance only cost me £13 more without one.

C

Originally Posted by CK & AK

No its not thatcham approved, but fitting one will only save you about £20.

Carole Nash would have liked one fitted on each of my bikes, but insurance only cost me £13 more without one.

C

yep ta for the reply..the prob wasnt in the saving of cash tho.....Equity Red Star..according to my brokers....wouldnt insure me with the Ducati one!..wanted me to fork out for a thatchum approved one....which my dealer said would set me back 300 notes!!!
Anyway got a quote from Bennetts...they said they found a company which approves of the Ducati one (ie in their list)..and guess what.......it was Equity Red Star! Confused??!! You will be! lol
John

[CK & AK]

I'm insured with Equity red star - and have been since I got the first monster in March 02 (through Carole Nash).
Amazing isnt it!
What quotes are you getting in so far? - mine is £284 fully comp.Only 3 years no claims tho

C

Originally Posted by CK & AK

I'm insured with Equity red star - and have been since I got the first monster in March 02 (through Carole Nash).
Amazing isnt it!
What quotes are you getting in so far? - mine is £284 fully comp.Only 3 years no claims tho

C

Hi
Bit of a long story but basically i got one years NCB.....had my license 2 yrs in total...started with a 600 bandit then after 6 months bought a zx6...the company i was with wouldnt insure me on it so i had to start again losing 6 months NCB....then after another 6 months i changed to a xjr1300...managed to get a full years NCB at last!..so now im partly through my next 6 months and im faced with the problem i stated in the thread! Been back on to my brokers (Express Insurance) and they still insist Equity wont insure me with that immobiliser! (yet they will through Bennetts, Carole Nash to name a few of many). Personally i think its a real con..they get my custom for 6 months...i cant keep with them for obv reasons..which then means my insurance (for NCB) is broken and i end up with proof of only 12 months NCB (when in real terms i have 2 years without an accident!) So unless u know what future bike youre going to own (and providing they will insure you) your insurance finances are in the hands of some incompetent knob on the end of a phone (sorry for swearing). Also, they said that if i did change to a cat. 1 immobiliser....they would kindly take £180 for the rest of my premium year on top of what premium i already owe! Now im not a mathmatician but that means my insurance would be over £700 for a bike that is prob no higher group..only higher value.
Anyway the best quote so far on 1 yr NCB is £495
John

[NewMon]

I have a similar complicated situation with 2 bikes (1 monster) and different policies. I chatted to the nice Ducati Insurance man at the track day and I'm going to give them a go. He promised to be able to continue all the NCBs with minimum fuss. They do multi-bike policies as well.