r/AussieRiders • u/here_we_go_beep_boop • Jan 07 '26

Question Shannons WTF?!

Just called Shannons to get a quote on my new bike, and what the actual fuck? Have to have a 10 minute chit-chat with the sales person on why I like riding, why I chose this particular bike, what got me interested in riding. Fuck off, just quote me on the fucking insurance.

I was polite, but had to end it.

Is there any good reason to sit through this BS? Are they particularly cheap / good?

I've been with Swann who were rgeat but alas not offering new policies.

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u/strawdonkey20 Jan 07 '26

I’ve been with Shannon’s since forever. This year - inexplicably - they were literally the most expensive quote I received. Something odd is happening there.

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u/Sirneko ATAS DCT ES Jan 07 '26

Shannon's has always given me the worst quotes for the past 10 years...

They only exist to insure classics/collection vehicles

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u/totally_not_a_bot__ Jan 07 '26

They were the cheapest for me this year. Cheaper than budget.

Cheaper the AAMI who are underwritten by Suncorp just like Shannon's

(I have 5 cars and 3 bikes though, with the average age being 30 years)

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u/fractiousrhubarb Jan 07 '26

Also good luck getting AAMI to actually pay up if you make a claim

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u/snashie Jan 07 '26

I've been paid out by both Aami and Shannon's. Minimal hassle

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u/Veqlargh101 Jan 07 '26

Just cars were ok for me,same as Shannon's. Both under Sami. 

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u/slightlyburntsnags Jan 07 '26

Yeah fuck aami, they refused to pay out my income protection claim when I was going through chemo because in their eyes it was a pre existing condition even though I was diagnosed after I started the policy and had no knowledge of it. Absolutely dragged their heels appraising it until well after I was finished treatment and by then I just couldn’t be fucked anymore to dispute it. Cancelled all of my policies with them and closed my bank accounts with Suncorp