Insuring a new imported moped

[Darren 1978]

I've recently bought a 2025 moped, I've got a v5 from the dvla but I can't get any insurance quotes, any help appreciated 

[bud]

If you can give us the name of the bike it might help.

Can't you arrange insurance through the dealer you brought it from?

[Darren 1978]

It's a teyin i bought from direct bikes

[Capt Sisko]

'Teyin Motorcycles' or whatever the official name is, never heard of them. Don't take that as an insult but one of the things the insurance industry runs on is databases & insurance groups. It may simply be a case Teyin Motorcycle or just your particular model just isn't on their database yet and the computer says no.

 

EDIT. Just to add to your problem, if you ride through a low emmission zone something obscure may not be on their database yet either.

Edited yesterday at 09:27 by Capt Sisko

[RideWithStyles]

Yes agree with capt.

its a brand unknown among the many other pumped out by Chinese start ups etc by more western side life.

Well how can i put it….its an unknown thing vaguely resembling or pretend to be a bike or just not there in the system For it or anyone else might know.
Its quality, verification of any stds, or conformity is unknown. value if replacement or repair is unknown, injury or death by the bike own failure is also unknown quantity…so much risk for little reward.

[Tinkicker]

Give Bikesure a call.  They do specialist insurance for modified, custom and one offs.

 

You will have to speak to a person though. Not online.

[S-Westerly]

From what I can glean from the Internet they are a large Chinese company specialising in small bikes but very little known here in the UK and with no brand name recognition. They are also very cheap from what I can see - 125 cc 2024 with 55 miles on Autotrader for £999. Caveat emptor.

Insurance probably can't be bothered to offer a quote as it would be considerably more than the price of the bike.

[Bender]

I've changed insulting to insurance in the title, it was doing my head in  

[S-Westerly]

I thought insulting was quite appropriate given the nature of the bike in question. 

[Nick the wanderer]

10 hours ago, Bender said:

I've changed insulting to insurance in the title, it was doing my head in  

Good job. Makes you wonder what the OP put on the insurance forms.

[bud]

See if you can find some pictures of a more well known Lexmoto it resembles. So if you speak to an insurance company. It might help to say it's a similar model.

At least then the insurance company would have an idea how to rate it.

Direct bikes are not the best company to buy from, unless they have changed considerably. They got done by trading standards years ago for having no spares backup. Just a link to Lexmoto spares site.

I would definitely do a PDI on the bike before riding it.

Edited 9 hours ago by bud