Leading specialist motorcycle insurance broker Bennetts has extended its online offering to include classic bike cover on all models dating from 1900 onwards. It previously only provided online cover for bikes up to 50 years old.
According to Bennetts associate director Matthew Long, this is in recognition of the need to offer customers the best possible level of cover. “We have noticed growing demand from bikers to cover older models on their modern bike policy,” he said, “They can now include classic bikes as part of a multi-bike quote online for the first time. Increasing our presence in the classic bike market is a key step in driving growth for Bennetts.”
The company estimates that ten per cent of motorcycles eligible to be ridden on UK roads now qualify as classics, dating from before 1973 and vehicle excise tax exempt, with many owners also owning a modern machine. The new cover will only be available directly from Bennetts, thereby driving multi-bike quotes and avoiding aggregator commissions.