Cheap Car Insurance Ireland

Cheapest Car Insurance in Ireland

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If you are trying to find cheap car insurance in Ireland - then the most recent comparison of car insurance quotes in Ireland by the Financial Regulator will help you. It was was carried out in October 2009. The price survey compared insurance quotes from 8 different insurance companies in Ireland. They were all asked to quote on 4 different test cases. Some of the differences in the car insurance quotes show that it really does pay to shop around. In one case of a driver aged under 25 - the biggest difference in the annual premium was €1633.

This massive saving in insurance premiums was for a female 22 year old student driving a 2002 Nissan Almera with a named driver - her 22 year old male partner with a provisional licence. The main driver had 2 penalty points , 4 years full license and 2 years no claims bonus.

The highest quote in this example was for €2506 from Axa Insurance . The cheapest insurance quote for this young driver was from Hibernian Aviva at €873 a year. The Aviva price was subject to the driver taking and passing a 1 hour driving assessment .(Free).
The Axa price was 287% more than the Aviva price. Other quotes were €1418 from Quinn , €1652 from FBD , €1695 fom Allianz, €2153 from RSA and €2033 from Zurich.

Some other car insurance prices from the comparison include :
Car Insurance for a female 55 year old clerical worker from Co. Galway. Driving a 2007 Ford Mondeo with 5 Years No claims discount and No penalty points.. Comprehensive cover for Self only.
The cheapest quote was from Aviva again at €417 a year.
The highest price was from Chartis Direct (formerly AIG) - at €579 a difference of €162 a year

Another car insurance price comparison was done for a 32 year old male social worker from Lucan, Co. Dublin driving a 2006 VW Polo . Full license and 5 yrs no claims bonus.
The highest comprehensive insurance quote was from Allianz at €753 a year.
The cheapest price for insurance was from Aviva and FBD - at €468 a year - a saving of €285 Euro.

See Money Guide Ireland for more information abut the Cheapest Car Insurance and other Price Comparisons for Ireland.