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Gotta say - pretty bloody happy with the deal that my man Tim has just done for me! Full cover for less than $400 a year. $500 excess which aint too bad either. All those things, that you hear on other company's ads that are just not true, are in reality actually all true at John Baker Insurance. Surprised the hell out of me! Give him a bell - 0800 65 62 64. Tim is a good guy.
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And they provided some pretty damn snazzy (and thank gods not purple!) T-shirts this year for the Westpac ride!
At the 2007 Westpac Ride:
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AON quoted me $495/year by comparrison - well over $100 dearer! AND the excess they have is $1000!!! Hmmm methinks I'm VERY happy with the deal I got.
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the evening,
we will remember them
L-Plate Rider
yeah hes a great guy did me a great learners deal recently much cheaper than certain quotes i got and pretty reasonable even though i havent been riding long...and a nice guy to boot.
i recommend givin him a call even if its just a quote.
on the wagon
Yes, Tim is the man
Hardcore Biker
Unfortunately (as with any insurance company) you wont know how good John Baker Insurance is until you have a claim.
Last year a mate of mine binned it on the Napier - Taupo road.
Bike was wrecked, unridable and eventually it was written off.
He was brusied/sore and a little shaken up but otherwise ok.
The police attended the accident but he did not require an ambulance.
He is insured with John Baker Insurance and carries their 24hr Emergency Card.
Great!!
We'll ring the hotline, notify them of the accident and arrange transport for for the Bike from their prefered provider.
Easy right.
Wrong!!
The hotline is answered by a call center who said a representative of the company will call shortly and arrange a transporter for the bike.
3 hours later after calling the Hotline, 2 more times and being told a transporter was on their way. John himself called said they dont have a prefered transport provider and to call anyone we like.
Not having a phone book handy, we asked could he call someone for us.
No! was his answer.
Ok can you look up a number in the yellow pages for us.
No again!.
Get someone to ride to the nearest house and use their phone book or ring one of your friends.
Helpfull aye.
Upshot was we spent nearly 4 hours on the side of the road in the pissing down rain waiting firstly for John Baker to call back and then, after ringing a mate from Napier, to come with their trailer to pick up the bike.
Shoulda done this first up as it took him only an hour to arrive.
John Baker did eventually write off the bike and payment was pretty prompt, However they also left a customer stranded on the side of the road.
Was just lucky we weren't too far from home, This Time!
Who would you call if you weren't near where you live?
Both me and my mate have now purchased roadside rescue from AA.
He stuck with John Baker, I didn't
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Highway Biker
Really? The quote he gave me (as a learner) was not really very competitive. Having said that, I know the team are good buggers, because my dad will go no where else, and he gets a very good deal with them. But Tim sent me a personal email stating that he understands the quote is expensive, but they just dont focus on leaner riders. Fair enough, as we're probably a high risk group. I wound up with Kiwibike, because of their glowing testimonials and competitive pricing.Originally Posted by sidzstylez
L-Plate Rider
i was originally going to go with kiwibike too however the excess for accidents that i would have had was more with them therefore that heavily influenced my decision. I must say they are pretty good chaps too very friendly and great service.
Highway Biker
P38 - that's a very concerning story. Certainly not good of an insurance co to leave on of their customers stranded like that - really not on in my book.
Just `Winging Along
I would agree with Colapop,
I have had bikes insured with John Baker for the last 11 years and have yet to find anyone who can better his value for money. Many Ulyssians are insured with him and I have yet to hear anybody grumble about his service after an off.
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Sorry to hear about your experience, P38. Tim recommended I get roadside rescue and gave me a contact to call, said if I told them I was referred by JB I'd get a good rate.
I just got my renewal notice from Tim and naturally asked both Kiwibike and Classic for quotes. Kiwibike was about $50 dearer despite quoting on a lower figure, (I'm getting back to Tim to reduce the sum insured for this year), and Classic was about even - again, though, on the lower sum. So even before reducing the sum insured, the other two best companies for bike insurance were dearer.
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Hardcore Biker
Have used John Baker Insurance for years now and have always found them good to deal with and their rates are very competative and comprehensive. Plus they also put money and support back into the biking community through various sources.
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Does he cover track days?
ZZZZZZZZZZ
I agree!
I’m changing this year from Kiwibike and going through my Mrs (broker) and I’ll save nearly $300. The down side with that of course is that the policy wording is not as good and my theft excess will nearly double. Can’t have it all eh!
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