Main benefit of marriage.

@xFiacre (13711)
Ireland
June 2, 2025 7:35am CST
I’m very pleased with myself this fine Monday and it’s not just because the sun is shining and I’m promised Maigret de Canard for dinner, but because I’ve just wangled £200 off my car insurance. Not only that but my breakdown cover has been extended free of charge to do me for driving in the EU, although I only need it to hop across the border into the Republic of Ireland. The reason that the quote dropped from £600 to £400 is that I have added my wife who does not drive my car to the policy - doesn’t make sense to me but there you go.
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8 responses
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (354954)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jun
Maybe you could add another 'wife' and get it down even more!
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (13711)
• Ireland
3 Jun
@judyev Now there’s an idea worth investigating!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (354954)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jun
@xFiacre Go for it!
Anna
@LadyDuck (475378)
• Italy
2 Jun
This is weird, here adding one person causes the price to increase and you cannot add someone who does not drive.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (13711)
• Ireland
2 Jun
@ladyduck Weird indeed, but I’m not asking any questions.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (475378)
• Italy
2 Jun
@xFiacre - When something is in your favour, why to ask questions!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (227179)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Jun
I knew wives had to be good for something!
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Jessica
@JESSY3236 (20597)
• United States
3 Jun
That's weird.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77608)
• Germany
2 Jun
That is a good advantage of having a wife
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (190097)
• United States
3 Jun
That's very strange. Usually it would be more expensive.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (149671)
• United States
2 Jun
That's very odd... If I could get that much off, I'd add Pretty to my policy and she doesn't have a driver's license.
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Jimlos Tatooth
@Ineeddentures (2692)
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2 Jun
Well done I forgot to phone them earlier. Dreading to see what number I am in the queue My customer portal is still not updated. I think I might go elsewhere. I have had to make a few calls about this, not OneCall after.all
Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (13711)
• Ireland
2 Jun
@ineeddentures I find them a bit aggressive and they don’t get the Northern/Southern Ireland thing.
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Jimlos Tatooth
@Ineeddentures (2692)
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2 Jun
@xFiacre I can imagine.. Customer portal still not updated. So tomorrow it's hunt a new deal.