Got a baileys dump valve fitted last night and so told my insurance about it this morning. They then said that they didnt do "modified cars" and no longer could continue my policy!

I tried another company in distress (having no insurance!) and they quoted my £400 more because of the dump valve.

My option is to take it off - but I REALLY sont want to do that.

Does anybody know who will insure me, im 18 next week and would be willing to wait til then I suppose

 

Im with Adrian Flux/Equity Red Star, had no problems insuring with them and declaring all the modifications.

 

dont declare it, be right

 

why did u bother telling them mines with adrain flux, standard!!

 

Im 17 right now, adrian flux dont take u til your 19, Ive already tried


I AM INSURANCELESS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FEEL SICK looking out my window and seeing this gleaming white angel staring back at me, I really am deeply in love with the car, I want to have it forever!

 

Because what if I smash into a 60grand porshe and the insurance wont pay out because I didnt claim my "mod"

 

u shouldnt of told em if worse comes 2 worse its a 2sec job to take it off, but then again its beta wivout 1

 

I want it on, I was driving it this morning about town and I loved it. Cant believe the tits are making me take it off its just ignornace

 

julia, just ring up your insurance company up and tell em you have taken it of,
i very much doubt that even if you were unlucky enough to have a shunt,
they would not pick up on it, i have not declared any of my mods, but i am 3PFT
so aint that fussed,
my mate crashed his clio, did not declare his 17s, exhaust, light mods and still
got paid out,
you will be ok

 

I can understand why people like Dump Valves. I personally wouldnt have one. Its not worth an Insurance nightmare to have it IMO.

 

its not extually a mod is it just increase turbo life susposily, like they said takes a second to pull off, ring them back up and say u took it off coz the car didnt run!

 

How can it take a minute to pull off, they guy who fitted it for me cut a hose with a stanley knife?

 

just plug it up....


But id ring ur insurance up and say its been taken off,,,thry dont send plp rund to check

 

if ya wanna keep it you have 2 choices:
1) dont tell em.
2) try elephant.co.uk as their cheap and will most likely insure ya

 

you could order a samco hose if the hose is nakered, you wont have to declare that
as a mod, it will come witha d/v blanking plug.

 

julia makes me laugh,

and just dont bother telling them, if you have it fitted when you slap into another car, just yank it off pronto...

and even if you didnt, no one is would really notice it...

lets not shit the bed about a dump valve....

its hardly a mod at all.... sometimes you can be too honest...

 

Remove the Dump valve. Cut about 2" off the end of your Broom Handle and put it in where the Dump Valve came out. Tighten Jubilee Clamp. Block off the Vacuum Hose. Job Done.

In lieu of the Broom Handle and a much better bet would be a new hose, or failing that a proper DV Blank, which Bailey make.

 

i wouldnt have one imo, but as Christian and Beccy says



its a 2 second job

 

Take it off,will run better without anyway

 

Okay you have told your insurance company that you had a dump valve on just tell them now you have taken it off. Get a 1 inch blanking cover from most performance car places like demon tweeks and blank it off. Or keep it on and take it off if you ever get involved in a accident. You only have to worry about declaring mods if you have big mods like intercoolers, exhausts, engine work.

 

1) If you were planning on modding the car you should have checked with the Insurance company that the policy they were providing you would be sufficient!

2) Take it off, they sound terrible anyway and the car will run better without it!

 

3.Wheres the pics of yourself

 

I was 18 last year when i insured me S1, With swintons they gave me the best quote!! Give em a go

 

Cant believe they canceled your insurance over a poxy dump valve. Cant you say you have taken it off & get re insured wiv them?? I havent declared mine. Its such a pony mod that i didnt even think of telling them.

 

ignorance is bliss
their takin the piss
and all for a little ..........hisssss!


like that one?

i also do weddings and bar mitzvas!

 

FPMSL


christ al this top advice, you just seem aderment of causing urself greif (and not listernin), u wanna drive the car as u were take it off, you wanna have a d/v put up with the cost or tell em u took it off

worst comes to worst you crash into sumthin u wont get a appraisal for a few weeks neways so you have all that time to get another pipe and drop down to the place its stored and swap it over (if you are insured tpft or FC, if u wait then u'd recver it privatly and u can dissapear as much as you like at your convenience)

and that the very worst case i can see


also what boost you runnin and what else does you car have on it?

its a rst if it aint had sumthin modded over the years it'll be a rare old thing

 

I bought it 100% factory standard

Ive only out the dumpvalve on

 

 

Im sorry but can I just say that what other car of that age looks THAT good without any mods???? in fact WITH mods?!!

Just think there pretty, pretty cars!

 

calm down love its only a mk4 escort

 

pretty people like pretty things...

like her and her car

and me and ....

 

your what?

 

this is now turning SOUR!

 

not at all

 

i reckon u should should ring them back up and tell them that you have removed it. If you do ever have an accident (God forbid), as said, take it off...i might have an old set of standard boost hoses that you can have (just cover P+P) and all you will have to do is undo the jubilee clips on either side of the hose and replace with a standard hose...

bassboy

 

Dont have one.

The cars run much better without them.

 

what makes you say that ?

 

I've got sum stainless boost hoses that your more than welcome to if you want them but i'd leave your d.v on cant beat the the sound of em

 

so many people have conflicts about dump valves. its good for your car? bad for your car? i think you cant beat the sound of a dump valve. esp when you start over taking some1 in a shitty done up car and they here the sound wizzing pass them. Thats one good thing about havin a turbo all the nice sounds it makes

 

the only reason you run the dump valve is to impress is to make ppl luk! trust me its bad for ur car the majority of ppl on ere wil tel u from experience