Insurance Group 1 Cars Quick List

In a previous post I talked about low insurance group cars that were also very cheap to buy and maintain. One of the key aspects for the list was that they were also reliable. The cars talked about previously were older models. In this post the top 6 Insurance Group 1 cars are more newer models. If you have some money to spend or if you are someone that doesn't mind getting car finance then these newer model low insurance group cars should be right up your street.

All are insurance group one so they are as cheap to insure as your ever going to get. The second set is an extra list of cars all worth a look. Some are insurance group 1 and some are group 2. All are very cheap to insure, and a few of them cost peanuts to buy.


Insurance Group 1 Cars

Citroen C1 1.0i - Models: Cool, Vibe, Rythm and Airplay 2005 and newer

Peugeot 107 1.0 Urban

Skoda Citigo 1.0 MPI

Vauxhall Corsa 1.0i 12V  - 2006 and newer

Chevrolet Matiz 0.8L S - This little car doesn't even have a 1 litre engine.

Volkswagen FOX 1.2L - 2006 - 2012


Worth Considering

Fiat Seicento SX - Insurance Group 1

Daewoo Matiz SE 0.8L - Insurance Group 2

Fiat Cinquecento 0.9L - Insurance Group 2

Toyota IQ 1.0L - Insurance Group 2

KIA Picanto 1.0L - Insurance Group 2

Car Insurance Estimates Online

When looking for cheap car insurance Online it's important to remember that most insurance companies are giving you an estimate. This basically means that going on the information that you provided when you filled out all the questions on the quote form has determined the estimate price you have been given by each company. So you should make sure that all the information is correct.

If the information provided is not correct, or you haven't declared certain details and you accept the quote from an insurance company they can either void your insurance and hit you with charges. Or void your insurance and ask you to go elsewhere. So the insurance quote estimate you thought appeared quite reasonable is now through the roof or void because you failed to include certain details that could affect the price of your insurance. It's very important not to lie regarding car insurance because it can come back to bite you.

Where to get the cheapest car insurance estimates Online. Well, in my experience it would have to be the comparison websites. Every time I thought to myself, I'll go direct to an insurance company's website that isn't on the comparison websites and do a quote they were always extremely expensive. Much more expensive then the top 5 results on the comparison websites. You could get lucky and find a diamond amongst the rough. But most of the time they are expensive.

Compare The Market, GoCompare, and Confused.com all return the same results. So it's best to just stick with the one out of the three your most comfortable using. I always stick with Confused.com.

One tip if you want to try and get car insurance cheaper then the estimates giving on the comparison websites is first go to Confused.com and do a quote. Then take the top 3 cheapest insurance quotes and write the names of the company's down.

Example: Asda came back the cheapest so go to Google and type in Asda Car Insurance and you will see their website. Contact them and tell them you done a quote Online, they came back within the top 3 results, and would it be possible that if you go direct to them through no comparison website could they get the price down a little lower. There's no harm in asking. After all, they want your business and I'm sure you want to save some money. This has worked for quite a few people with various insurance company's.

Toyota Yaris Back Light Bulb Issues Fix

Toyota Yaris, a great car, very reliable. However, they do suffer from a few niggling problems. One being the back light bulbs. Sometimes they blow, or just stop working for no apparent reason. This is a problem I have had with my own Toyota Yaris. For some reason the back drivers side brake light would not work. First it worked when given a little knock from the outside.

But then after taking the bulb out in order to see which replacement I needed to buy, and then putting it back in until I bought a new bulb, it just wouldn't work at all. Faulty connection somewhere maybe? All the wiring seemed fine. The new bulb came, a 380W Capless. Great I thought. Fitted the new bulb, but still it was a total no go. No back brake light at all on the drivers side.

So I tried the other brand new bulb just in case one was faulty. Still no good. Surely you can't get two brand new brake bulbs that are both faulty. Well I'm sure it's possible but the odds of that have got to be pretty high. Due to the brake light not working properly before fitting any new bulbs, in my opinion it had to be the car. Here's what fixed it for me.

In the book that mechanics look at when checking what car takes what part, like what oil is used in a Yaris etc, it says that my particular model of Toyota Yaris, a 1.3 VVTi SR takes a 380W Capless brake bulb. I'd already tried those bulbs and they didn't work. So instead I bought a 580 12V 5W capless bulb and guess what. It worked straight away. Not sure why. This is just a post in case you are experiencing the same brake light problems and have tried everything else to no avail. You may want to try a 580 bulb and see if that fixes the problem. It did for me.