When I had my 2.0Si4 Dynamic Lux Evoque & my Pure Tech Evoque I used Land Rover Insurance though oddly everytime I either contacted them for/or they sent me/or I did a quote online it differed from the previous one even if I did it an hour later lol.
IIRC the Si4 initially was over £900 but ended up being around the £600 mark & the Pure Tech manual was £525 on renewal in March this year.

When I collected my Metropolis from Ascot the salesman asked if I could provide my insurance details so I said just do me the complementary 7 day free cover then I can sort thereafter. This automatically generates an annual quote. The Evoque being in real terms a more desirable/fashionable/steal-able & more expensive I guessed the FL2 would be cheaper but the quote I got back was £775 so I said to the salesman Oh well I won't be using them then. Oddly I got a quote emailed to me a day or so later & that was the same.
At the end of the 7 days I had no contact from them to see if I wished to continue with them which I thought was a bit odd given I was a previous customer so I put the car on my Trade Road Risks policy. Anyway yesterday I thought I would give LR Insurance a call. I told him of the silly quote I got at the end of October, he checked my details were correct & then gave me a new quote = £1350.oo Couldn't believe what I heard & said to him what planet do you guys get your quotes from. I said I had thought given my age & full no claims etc £350 to £400 would be acceptable so lose the 1. I may do an online quote for a laugh today & see what that reads. (Past) Freelander 2 HSE 2010 MY In Rimini Red.
(Past) RR Evoque Dynamic Lux Si4 In Firenze Red.
(Past) RR Evouque Pure Tech in Barollo Black with bespoke Firenze Red colour coding.
(Present) Freelander Metropolis 2015 MY In Santorini Black with Ivory Premium Leather.

wow, that is steep. I went via the meercat site. Me and wife to drive, both full ncb, no convictions, came out at £202 fully comp with Post office insurance. Car garaged and we live in the sticks. At least another 10 providers came in within £30 of that figure. PS. Anyone want one of those meercat toys?  FL2 Metropolis, Loire Blue, ebony/ivory

Just did the online quote with a supposed 10% discount @ £1119.oo.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,LOL. (Past) Freelander 2 HSE 2010 MY In Rimini Red.
(Past) RR Evoque Dynamic Lux Si4 In Firenze Red.
(Past) RR Evouque Pure Tech in Barollo Black with bespoke Firenze Red colour coding.
(Present) Freelander Metropolis 2015 MY In Santorini Black with Ivory Premium Leather.

Reminds

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Just went on Go-Compare & ALLIANZ came out at £261.oo. A bit of a difference. (Past) Freelander 2 HSE 2010 MY In Rimini Red.
(Past) RR Evoque Dynamic Lux Si4 In Firenze Red.
(Past) RR Evouque Pure Tech in Barollo Black with bespoke Firenze Red colour coding.
(Present) Freelander Metropolis 2015 MY In Santorini Black with Ivory Premium Leather.

Yes when I got my FL2 their(JLR) quote for me was rather steep.

Land Rover Insurance refused to cover my wife as she is an author - never realised that was a high risk profession!

yes but Authors, hang round with other authors and what if your wife had a accident and then the next Harry Potter book couldn't be written as her passenger sued your wife, or is that pro-footballers

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the fact Authors drive to secluded spot, spin the cars off on snow covered roads, get the ankle smashed with sledge hammers and type writters thrown about  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Maybe they think she would write while driving...

strange isn't it, my reasoning about is correct for celebrities and other professional as it was how the company with the red phone worked when i was there, the risk to them is greater, for a comp claim if injured in the car etc

Never came across a author so don't recall their reasoning behind why they would decline, did you ask  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

The person I spoke to had no idea, the edict just came from the underwriting team. Maybe one of the underwriters is a frustrated author and wanted to get their own back.

bbrap wrote:

Car garaged and we live in the sticks.

Makes you wonder about insurance companies. I would assume that a garaged car would be far safer. Unless you damage it getting it in there how can it be higher risk. Can't see a tile blowing off the house roof, or a falling tree branch, or kids crashing into it with their bikes, or someone throwing stones etc etc. Plus it would be protected from frost damage, or hailstones, the list goes on. FL2 Metropolis, Loire Blue, ebony/ivory

It seems it is down to what you can also keep in a garage, tin of paint falls off the shelf on to the bonnet, squeezing past and you trip with a screwdriver in your hand. All sorts of things can happen, it's all based on risks.

I see your point, maybe they should take a closer look at the owners before setting premiums. I know people I would not trust with rubber scissors. FL2 Metropolis, Loire Blue, ebony/ivory