I'm in shock after getting my motor insurance renewal. The premium is approximately treble last year's. The reason is that I had a third party claim for under €3k and lost my no-claims bonus. It was my only claim in at least 5 years. I looked at the possibility of paying the claim myself but reckoned that the cost would be greater than the increase in premium (even after allowing for the fact that the higher premium will have to be paid over a number of years). The problem I'm now finding however is that it's practically impossible to get an alternative quote. No other insurer wants to quote when you don't have a full no-claims discount. Can anyone advise on where I might get a quotation?