Shooting Isurance

[steffan1991 0]

hi, i havnt long got my shotgun licence, i have done a fair bit of shooting on the permission i already got but ive been thinking about insurance the past few days, and hopefully it will look better for me when looking for more permission as well as cover me, but how much should i pay and who is the best to go with?

[Bunny Boiler 177]

Alot of people go with your common insurance companies for shooting, so BASC, NGO, etc. But actually, as far as I am aware, some home insurance policies allow you to add shooting cover to your policy, so explore that option too.

 

I'm not part of BASC, but I think (someone may correct me, or you can look on there website) they are an all members covered organisation. This means that you just join BASC and automatically have insurance.

 

Although, dont quote me on that. Like I say, someone may offer more insight.

 

Atb, BB

 

Edited to say: It may not be that the cheapest/dearest policy is the worst/best. A cheap policy might not cover you as well as a middle costing one.

Edited November 25, 2013 by Bunny Boiler

[Alsone 789]

I think the cheapest of the organisations is:

 

http://www.sacs.org.uk/

 

and you don't have to be Scottish!

 

£35 per year plus you get the other benefits.

[paulus 26]

I think the cheapest of the organisations is:

 

http://www.sacs.org.uk/

 

and you don't have to be Scottish!

 

£35 per year plus you get the other benefits.

26 quid a year if you join in dec/jan quoting "The Hunting Life Club" notwithstanding any annual increase

[steffan1991 0]

ok thank you all very much, great help, it might be worth waiting until december then

[The one 8,459]

Sure the thl renewal is end of January ?? the 26th's rings a bell

[paulus 26]

Sure the thl renewal is end of January ?? the 26th's rings a bell

sacs agreed dec/jan last year and even discounted after then to be honest, not many would do that

[The one 8,459]

aye your right the expiry date is 1/01/14

[paulus 26]

aye your right the expiry date is 1/01/14

i always am, even when im wrong

[The one 8,459]

Shit , need to get the finger out i thought we might get a reminder cant let it lapse as i need it during the holidays

[Bunny Boiler 177]

hi, i havnt long got my shotgun licence, i have done a fair bit of shooting on the permission i already got but ive been thinking about insurance the past few days, and hopefully it will look better for me when looking for more permission as well as cover me, but how much should i pay and who is the best to go with?

How old are you? I assume 1991 (in your name) is your dob. Unfortunately you just miss out on the BASC juniour offer (U21) which is 22 quid a year. Even then BASC is 66 quid a year. Thats 5.50 a month and covers you for 10 mil damages. Not a bad deal. Plus theres a few other bonuses to being part of BASC.

 

Hope this helps,

BB

[Tornado1979 145]

I pay £7 each month direct debit with BASC, no upfront cost.

[andyf 144]

^Hi:

^{I'm in the BASC, have been since the late 1970's (WAGBI days), I stick with them because they are the biggest and most widely known, that said}

^{(luckily) I've never had cause to 'test' the insurance cover so I have no idea how that would pan out if the worst happened.}

^{My pheasant syndicate requires insurance as a condition of membership, most are in the BASC, but some have it from the gamekeepers}

^{and beaters organisation (sorry don't know the 'proper' title), and some the Countryside Alliance, either way the costs are fairly 'ballpark' but}

^{BASC is the most expensive. But you get other 'stuff' like a quarterly magazine which is half readable, and access to the Firearms licencing}

^{consultation department, again I haven't used this but I know someone who did, they challenged a 'stupid' FAC condition, and credit to}

^{the BASC (Bill Harriman at the time I believe) the condition was withdrawn by the Police and the person got an open certificate.}

^{So at least that works.}

^AndyF

[steffan1991 0]

i have looked at the basc insurance, it is definatley the most common one, i think maybe that is the one i will go for partly because of the fact it is so recogniseable to other landowners and coutry people, and yes 1991 is my dob so i have missed out on that unfortunatley.

[steffan1991 0]

i have signed up to the basc membership now, the application has been sent, how long should it take for them to get back to me? anyone know?