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Don't hold back Laz, tell us what you really feel about them

Personally I wouldn't touch Adrian Flux with someone else's bargepole. A good couple of years ago I called them and after disclosing my best quote so far was offered a policy at a slightly lower price. I asked for a reference number but was told that this special price was only available whilst I was on the phone. I calmly asked for the girls name and said that I wanted to speak to her manager. When she asked me why I told her that she had broken the law and I wanted to know why her manager taught/encouraged such behaviour, she hung up on me. When I phoned back every operator told me their was no record that I had even had a quote. No wonder I record all business phone calls now.. October 2015; I got a quote on Google Compare with Adrian Flux as the provider. It was a good quote and so I accepted it. I then got a phone call the day before the cover was due to start to tell me that the policy had been cancelled as I had not disclosed a County Court Judgement against me. I did not know I had ever had one and there is no evidence that I do (another story). I had paid for the policy outright which had nearly emptied my bank account so I couldn't afford another policy with someone else. It took Adrian Flux over four days to return my money during which time I was uninsured and so couldn't get to work 20 miles away. This cost me approximately £350. I went back through the "Google Compare" system and at no point was I asked if I had a CCJ. So even if I had known that I (allegedly) had one I wasn't asked about it so Adrian Flux assumed that I didn't and therefore based my quote on false information. I tried to get compensation for my loss of earnings but was given such a load of contradictory BS by the legal department that I would have needed a law degree to decipher it, shamefully I gave up and moved on like a good prole should. The company and their practice ethos is absolutely disgusting. I doubt they are significantly worse than any other but I've been burned twice by a company that drapes semi-naked slags across cars to sell their services, that's enough for me to take time out to bad-mouth them. They have a website which to be fair is not as cheap looking as the Max Power type ads from before but still has nothing to do with something as boring and bureaucratic as insuring your car; http://www.fluxbabes.co.uk/ That just screams professionalism doesn't it? I'll be sure to choose my next phone and broadband supplier by how much skin they show dancing on a telegraph pole..

Every year i shop around and end up changing insurers . Last year RAC were cheapest , but on renewal they more than DOUBLED what they wanted the year before . How can this happen when nothing has changed , no accidents , points etc ? Back with 1st Central now at £335 fully comp for 3.0 L X-type who were cheapest the year before RAC and then did the same thing by nearly doubling the renewal price . Why don't these company's just look after their existing customers instead of the new ones ? Probably just hoping people auto renew and not shop around . Personally i think people are a bit more wiser these days and fifteen minutes on the net can save you a fortune .

I would just like to thank all the contributors who commented on my air conditioning problem (in particular Carole Simpson-Hadley) who put me in touch with an independent Jaguar Specialist, MISTERMATIC JAGUAR, based in Swansea which I have managed to get around to calling today. After explaining the problem to him over the phone, he concurred with all of you who commented that it could be one of two problems:- 1. Dual Climate Control Panel (located on dashboard ) 2. Heater Control Valve. He described why the problem occured in the first place, which is what I was looking for. A common fault apparently. I'm probably looking at a repair bill of approx £300, parts and labour. Which I can live with. He also suggested in order to keep the cost down to dispense with the Dual Climate Control facility or by-pass it like most people who have experienced this problem have done. In other words he was very helpful. Due to my work commitments it will not be going in for repair until the end of the month. All looking positive. Many thanks again. Phil

Hey Steve, A-Plan in Bletchley for me, and they're pretty relaxed about any mods, like those Adamesh pipes you have. Premium is rising, this is 2nd renewal, and it's crept up from under £300, to close to £400. This is with 4 named drivers, fully comp and only £200 excess, underwritten by Markerstudy I believe. Hope this helps, Russ

Welcome to the Club, Lee. I have a S Type wth 18" wheels and they do a good job and I have heard from people that having bigger tyres does not improve the ride, but rather the opposite. Not only that, the tyres for an 18" rim are much cheaper than those for the larger rims. Regards, Peter.

Hi Lee...welcome to the Club Great looking car and as Leo has mentioned, the wheels look fine as they are, but I suppose it is always down to personal choice (as long as we also like it, lol). Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

Hi Lee, and welcome to the Club. You have a lovely looking XF there, and as far as I am concerned the wheels look just fine. I had the XF3.0D S on 20 inch wheels. Whilst I concede that they looked great, I found the low profile tyres and rims were very easy to damage on curbs, and I was aware that potholes and speed humps were liable to damage the tyres and bend the rims as well. So my personal choice would be to stick with what you have, but of course we all have different priorities, and there will be many on here who would prefer the 20 inch rims.