Anybody coming to NZ in the near future who wants a Landy to drive when over here?

Hi folks,

Sorry to repost but this is a follow up to my previous request.
I have not found anyone to do a vehicle exchange with and thought I'd give it one more crack.
If you are intending to travel to New Zealand, my 109 is perfectly equipped for touring. I am arriving in London on 17 April and will be leaving Dublin on 7 July, although the main time I would like to have a vehicle is during June when I am intending to visit the Scottish highlands for some hiking etc. So if you have a Landy spare please do get in touch.

Alternatively if you are heading on an off-road trip during that time and have a spare seat I'd be very happy to come along.

how do you propose to insure the vehicle over here?

goonarmy said:

how do you propose to insure the vehicle over here?

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That is yet to be determined...however for anybody coming to New Zealand and using my Landy my insurance policy has an option to add named drivers to the vehicle at no extra cost. Not sure how things work over there other than knowing that you must have insurance to drive in the UK and the policy can be either for a vehicle or a driver, is that correct?

not quite.

You can only ever have one insurance policy on 1 car. But you can name multiple drivers on that policy.

So me and my wife hold separate policies for our respective cars and are named on each others policies.

So you could say the policy is for the car.

As far as your idea for getting someone to lend you there landy while your here. Im not trying to get you down but i think you would be hard pushed to find anyone here who will let you borrow there motor. Again no offence but i certainly woulfnt let anyone i dont know borrow my landy. (Or anything for that matter) There is too many dickhead thieving gits in the uk to be that kind. Which is pretty sad

Obviously you guys are far too trusting in NZ. :lol:

I wish you good luck and an enjoyable trip when you are here though.

au contrare - someone whos been to nz and experianced the locals may let him borrow.

if i wasnt about to move my landy to its new house and perform an engine autopsy then i would have.

when i was over there i cycled round both islands camping and couch surfing and was able borrow cars to help the folk i was staying with - like going to the shops or the tip or something like that - that is id offer to do a task in return for my stay/food and id get told what to do then given the car keys.

Kiwis are great hosts and i do wish i could help out here - although its simpler over there as you dont NEED insurance its just recomended although crash and its coming out of your pocket

Thanks for your comments. Kiwi's too trusting? Maybe, but even in Auckland everybody pretty much knows each other so those who do the dirt on others find they've shat in their own nest sooner or later.

Back on the insurance topic, if I was to buy a vehicle for the 3 months and then onsell it, what would I be looking at pricewise for basic 3rd party? Bearing in mind that I am 23 and thus planning to drive everywhere at 250mph in the eyes of insurance companies (even though we all know an elderly diesel Landy will struggle to break the speed limit).

2pintsplease said:

Thanks for your comments. Kiwi's too trusting? Maybe, but even in Auckland everybody pretty much knows each other so those who do the dirt on others find they've shat in their own nest sooner or later.

Back on the insurance topic, if I was to buy a vehicle for the 3 months and then onsell it, what would I be looking at pricewise for basic 3rd party? Bearing in mind that I am 23 and thus planning to drive everywhere at 250mph in the eyes of insurance companies (even though we all know an elderly diesel Landy will struggle to break the speed limit).

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Far too trusting and young, my advice would be to contact either budget or europcar who both operate internationally and are far more likely to be able to insure you.

My south African friend said before eurocar did silly cheap weekend deals so they were still earning at weekends- he does have an English license though.

fanatic said:

Far too trusting and young, my advice would be to contact either budget or europcar who both operate internationally and are far more likely to be able to insure you.

My south African friend said before eurocar did silly cheap weekend deals so they were still earning at weekends- he does have an English license though.

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So, what do 'too young' people do for insurance? I realise that people start driving later over there (I was driving on the road at 12 and got my license at 15)
I'll be getting my UK license as I have dual citizenship and will most likely be returning to earn some 'real money' once I graduate, so I don't expect I'll be at a disadvantage compared to the average pommy youth.

Europcar, incidentally, will forever be cursed by me. When I was last in Australia I rented a brand new Holden which was immaculate with just 1800km on the clock, apart from one kerb on a rim. I pointed this out when I went through the inspection picking up the vehicle and the very friendly lady at the depot said "oh we aren't too fussed about that sort of thing". After a very careful week of resisting the temptation to exercise the 210kw V6 I returned it to find the friendly lady gone and a greasy bastard accusing me of the kerb damage. The conniving rats charged me $190 for it, along with who knows how many other subsequent renters. Don't believe me? Google "europcar insurance ripoff" and read dozens of other accounts of this. You would think a company that had just made over $1000 from a customer would be making sure that customer returned. Instead, I am here ranting about my bad experience two years later, and I sincerely hope they eventually go bust from all the bad reps they are getting.

young people get SCREWED over here on insurance and normal insurance is a pain in the arse- I do mine another way

Buying and reselling a car is an option but risky only because you don't really know what you're buying (especially as you plan to be touring) and at the end of the trip it may sell the day you advertise or sit around for weeks. Something that Peugeot used to do on the continent (and may still do) is offer a sell and buyback with minimum ownership of 10 or 12 weeks. It worked out for the customer as a very cheap long term rental and for them it allowed then to massage their sales figures and then put the cars back on the forecourt as pre-registered or slightly used. Worth a Google IMHO if there's anything like that in the UK. My tip is to search US sites that specialise in travel tips. As for insurance if you've had a licence since you were 15 that's 8 years so get a letter from your insurance back home stating how long you've been driving / insured/ accident free and then call around to the various UK insurers and see what they offer. You can also try a long shot and ask your insurers if they might have any tie-ups with an insurer in the UK in case that gives you any advantages.