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Welcome to greenslips.com.au

2008

Posted in: Automotive, Greenslips, Insurance, All Categories

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1.	Great site thanks. I bet the insurance compaines make lots of money out of greenslips being compulsory. Are greenslips required in other states and how do their prices compare with NSW? Comment by Graham - Tuesday, 01 July 2008

2.	I know fuel costs a lot more than it needs to because of the govt's extra taxes & duties. And I bet the price of greenslips is higher for the same reason. And then we pay GST on top again. Give me a break. Comment by Paul G - Tuesday, 01 July 2008

3.	Hi there. Thanks for all the info. It's a great help. Regards, Allan. Comment by Allan - Tuesday, 01 July 2008

I paid my greenslip renewal in a hurry because I was going on holiday but now I'm back there's another insurer at $100 cheaper. I want to cancel the first greenslip and get the cheaper one but they won't let me. I don't like being ripped off. I hope your readers learn from my experience.

Comment by Brian - Tuesday, 01 July 2008

5.	I'm sick of motorbikes being discriminated against. We pay a fortune in tolls, rego and greenslips when we only have 2 wheels and a fraction of a cars weight, plus we're better for the environment. When are we going to get a fair go? Comment by Wayne - Tuesday, 01 July 2008

About time we had a neutral Greenslip site. I get bombarded in the mail and email by insurers promising "the best", "most reliable", "fastest claims" or "cheapest". The only site available for genuine comparison has been the State Govt one and who'd trust them. They run a 3rd World transport system and don't do that well either.

Comment by Marc - Thursday, 03 July 2008

7.	Discovered the price comparison for the first time today. Great thanks Comment by Adam - Friday, 04 July 2008

8.	Found the site today through google. Very helpful to get a handle on greenslip prices. Will be back! Comment by mike - Monday, 07 July 2008

Can anyone explain to me why motorbike CTPs are now close to TWICE the CTP cost of a car?!?!? This is crazy! Are insurance companies saying that I'm more likely to injure third parties with my bike than my car??? Give me a break! Also the way a bike is categorised (either above or below 300cc) makes no sense and needs to be revised. Finally, why if I have multiple vehicles do I have to pay the full CTP on each?!? I can't drive my car AND ride my bike at the same time therefore the risk of causing an accident (and therefore the cost of CTP) should be reduced!

Comment by Rob - Tuesday, 08 July 2008

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Rob, You raise a lot of good points. We surveyed prices for 600 vehicles. The average motorbike price was $109.21 higher than the average motorcar price. The difference in price is a function of the insurers view of motorbikes. Despite the classification in the MAA cost comparison, insurers can differentiate greenslip prices on the basis of engine capacity, if they choose to. Greenslip prices are not discounted on the basis of multiple vehicle ownerships (other than for fleets), which is probably fair enough. There will be occassions when several vehicles of one owner are on the road at the same time. Thanks for your comments

Comment by admin - Tuesday, 08 July 2008

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Great service thanks

Comment by Brian - Thursday, 10 July 2008

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Useful resource!

Comment by nathees - Tuesday, 15 July 2008

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How is this for a rip off! I purchased a car in Canberra and will transfer the registration to NSW. The previous owner paid $386.25 for CTP ins only 4 months ago. They tell me this CTP cannot be transferred as is normal with rego, because it is an interstate transfer. I must now pay $253.80 for a new policy, (which is $25.80 up on my existing policy from December last) So the insurance company gets a free 257.50, plus my new policy. Not a bad little earner! Thanks for a great site..

Comment by Tim - Thursday, 07 August 2008

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Moving from Victoria and trying to navigate my way around the NSW transport registration system has certainly been challenging to say the least. In response to one of the comments - no, CTPs are not required in Victoria nor compulsory annual inspection reports. When you register your vehicle in Victoria, the compulsory third party insurance is included in the registration which certainly saves alot of time and hassle about shopping around for which insurance is best. Average Victorian rego (incl. 3rd party insurance) for bog standard 10 year old vehicle would be around $580-600. Better get back to my ctp quotes - why is there such a huge difference between some of them?

Comment by jennifer - Thursday, 07 August 2008

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In regards to Robs comment about bike CTP, a friend of mine from the Ulysses Club put me onto Monaland Pty Ltd who do there members greenslips, much cheaper than the major insurers. I just had to join Ulysses and saved heaps, even with the joining fee. My advise would be to shop around not just pay the renewal, Monaland.com.au

Comment by Nick - Friday, 08 August 2008

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Nick, thank you for your comment. Monaland provide motorbike greenslips through CIC Allianz on a fleet rate for Ulysses members. For Ulysses members this is another price option worth checking.

Comment by Admin - Friday, 08 August 2008

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I am currently a driver 24 years of age and am wondering if I drive a friends car (over 25) and am involved in an accident, will the friends green slip cover injury to the other vehicles driver if they purchased their green slip based on them being over 25? or will the green slip not cover me, leaving the other driver able to seek financial compensation from me personally? Thanks for clearing up the issue.

Comment by Luke - Wednesday, 10 September 2008

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Hi, Rob here again talking about CTP for bikes. Thanks for the tips about getting my CTP thru' Monaland. Unfortunately as I'm *only* 36 I can't join Ulysses. :( I've now got my bike CTP renewal from NRMA. Can anyone explain this? They are quoting me $458 to renew, however if you use this site and I put in my details the NRMA quote is $681. Quite a sizeable difference! I'm assuming this is a 'discounted' rate as an incentive to stick with them. While I'm happy to take the lower rate it makes me wonder exactly how much profit they are making at $681!! What I find difficult to swallow about this whole system is that it is so open to let companies rip people off. You must have CTP however only 7 companies supply it. This means that basically they can collude and set whatever price they wish and watch the money pile up. It's very interesting to see that 6 out of the 7's quotes are all with $15 of each other. I think something is very dodgy here.

Comment by Rob - Monday, 15 September 2008

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Agree with all the comments made by Rob on motorbike CTP prices. I am quite frankly p*ssed off about the prices they are now charging. I mean how can they possibly compare the level of injury a bike can cause in comparrison to a car and charge the same if not more? If the driver of a car is at fault they may injure 4 passengers compared to 1 passenger on a bike. If a car hits pedestrians on the street it could injure a group of at least 6 to 8 people while a bike is only going to hit 1 or 2. If a car hits another car there\'s a possibility of each car being full and injuring 8 to 10 people whereas if a bike hits a car possibly 1 other person apart from the rider would be injured. And then there\'s 5 car pile-ups etc that just wouldn\'t happen with a bike. They just cannot justify the hike in prices for motorbike CTP as these vehicles cannot possibly cause the same level of carnage on our roads. Bikes are the vulnerable party and it\'s usually the fault of another vehicle if there\'s an accident so it would come down to the other drivers insurance. I\'m not saying that bike riders are always in the right but in all honesty they just cop too much flak. I\'ve been riding for 20 years now so no problem about under 30 prices but also too young for Ulysses discount and I have a car to insure as well with no-one but myself driving either vehicle. CORPORATE GREED

Comment by Giselle - Tuesday, 28 October 2008

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While I\'m having a rant I just want to say that I believe the younger generation are being very unfairly targeted. There have always been hoons on the road and guys pushing the limits - I don\'t think it\'s changed over the years. What has changed is licensing laws that means young people are now P platers for a number of years (3?) instead of only 1 so there are obviously more of them on the roads along with a growth in population - there must be a way of determining that things haven't changed (accident by age rather than P plate per capita). This has enabled the media to hype up their stories and we seem to hear almost daily of P platers involved in accidents or caught speeding etc. The media get at this like a dog with a bone and are always sure of beating up public opinion - with oldies all too ready to mutter something about 'the youth of today' blah blah. This is not to say that I don't think young people need better driver education and shouldn't be careful - just that it's hypocritical to place so much blame on them when it was really pretty much the same 'in our day'. As a side note (and sorry for length) the driver education that is compulsory for motorbike riders should be rolled out to car drivers as well - or perhaps a course done through school. I know that it really helped me in those early days as a rider to have the competance and confidence to handle it all.

Comment by Giselle - Tuesday, 28 October 2008

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Last year when i was 24 i paid 540.00 for the ctp greenslip they said that when i turned 25 it would drop to the 300.00 range now that im 25 im looking to pay in the ranges 580.00 - 630.00..

Comment by Kimberley - Monday, 03 November 2008

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firstly i'd like to thanks you guys for having such a great website...you guys are doing a great job! there are 2 point i'd like to mention: 1.Firstly thanks to this website i didnt renew my ctp green slip with aami which quoted me $710 comparing to my last years of about$400-$500(think it was $430) First thing when i looked at my ctp renewal was WHAT THE!!! im curreently 29 years old and had my license 12+years, never had accidents no fines in the past 3 years...all clear!!! can somebody PLEASE EXPLAIN!!! 2.My second point is im turning 30 in December 2008and my Rego is due in November, commonsense would tell you that after you turn 30,you will get charge for your age group right!!! No, as i called up aami,qbe,..they told me that whatever they put in the computer system as means November(thats when im 29)then i would b charged as 29 yr group (instead of common sense would be take 12month of 29yr group divided by 12, then charge 1 month+11month of the 30yr group)i told them that,thats what i got as well from the automatic quote on the website,but thats an automatic generator,thats why im calling you guys cuz you are not a computer,... so can i please talk to anyone about this matter?Answer was simply No what we get from computer is what we give you, no one to deal with in this matter!!!So would you like to buy you CTP today sir! So now i have to work around things...buy six months Rego and then do the 1year later on,it costs a lil more(not as you think half the price of the 1year(ctp),rego is half)but in the long run, after 6months time i MAY save some,as i turn 30...Thats If the insurance company will Not change their mind about the Age group! Cheeze!

Comment by dan - Saturday, 08 November 2008

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After reading this website,i felt like we all been ripped off! Like myself for instance rushing in renewing my rego n thought that the renewal CTP would be the same or atleast cheaper that the previous year so jus did it blindly,after checking out this website as beeing refer by a friend, found out that i could have save $100+...if i was to check this site first...So thanks you guys for this website, i will definitely tell my friends and family to check this out before they make a mistake like myself... PS: Hi Brian we are on the same boat so hopefully you dont feel as bad knowing someone else is on the same boat with you! And Dan,feel bad for you mate,you\'re propably the only one that got ripped off twice :)

Comment by Jewels - Saturday, 08 November 2008

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