just got a quote from SGIO veterans vintage and classics. It's not often you hear the operator open up on their opinion of a competitor but the woman I dealt with said they are getting 100 calls a day (granted this is likely an exaggeration) from Shannons customers switching. I mentioned I felt there was an attitudinal problem with staff Shannons. She said, don't worry everyone else has said the same thing. Maybe all just sales talk but interesting nonetheless. I'm sure there is some truth among what she said.

SGIO were exactly the same price as Shannons and you automatically get salvage rights on anything older than 1980. Anything newer you get first option to buy the wreck in event of total loss. You don't need to stuff around sending them date stamped photos and they will insure for agreed value - irrespective of what you paid, as it should be! Agreed - not market, or purchase price. Fu5Kin agreed value! Period.
Further to this the policy allows you to drive it any day of the week up to 9,000kms per year! Shannons only want you driving twice a month (granted I asked for extreme limited use) for the same premium!!!!

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i will pop the question on 'what if the ID tags were stolen' tomorrow when I talk to them again