Order Your Classic Car agreed Insurance Valuation
The significant financial downside and overwhelming stress of exceptional classics being underinsured should not be underestimated. The rise in AI valuations based around auction prices guarantees lower market values from insurers. That’s why a bespoke, expertly human-researched and written online classic car insurance valuation report at maximum market value from Classic Car Valuations Specialist is an essential investment for UK classic car owners.
Classic Car Valuations Specialist helps hundreds of people like you to agree a fair maximum market valuation that unique classic car investments deserve. My bespoke expert classic car insurance valuation reports at best market value start from just £75 plus VAT and can save thousands of pounds in total loss. Some of the finest cars in the UK use my service and my valuation reports show insurers that you hold your car and its value in high regard and insist on the best.
I am the only independent classic car valuer endorsed by leading insurers including Adrian Flux, Footman James, Classicline, Carole Nash, Locktons, NFU, REIS Motorsport Insurance, and Performance Direct. I recommend all of these insurers. My vehicle import valuations are accepted by HMRC. I am the recommended motorcycle valuer for the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club (VJMC). I support many UK insurers and lenders as a Court Expert Witness.
Recent valuations added almost £20,000 to the value of an early RHD Jaguar E Type FHC and 50% to the value of a low-mileage, one-owner Mini Cooper Sport 500 compared to the insurer valuations. Remove the risk of financial pain in total loss by agreeing your insurance value using one of my bespoke expert reports.
My detailed bespoke classic car insurance valuation reports are valid for two years and include:
- A full VDI Car Data Check detailing vehicle history
- Current Market Trends and Insights
- Specific Model History
- Details, context and commentary on your unique vehicle
- Market Observations for Comparables
- Report Summary and Bespoke Insurance Valuation
Ensure your classic car is valued correctly and sleep well knowing you are fully covered. Do not leave the valuation of your pride and joy to an AI system using eBay or auction price databases. Many of my customers have been clients for ten years or more, as I provide personal service and invaluable market intelligence beyond just reports. Commission one of my bespoke online valuations for your classic car to guarantee maximium market value.
Order your valuation report below. You will receive a confirmation email when your details are received. Specialist Car Valuations Limited is registered with the Information Commissioners Office and all your data is completely confidential. See our privacy policy. Email me with any questions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I commission a bespoke classic car agreed market valuation report for insurance?
Classic cars valued in-house by insurers are typically valued at average market prices, which are often too low for special examples. For rarer models, low mileage, in excellent restored condition, significantly and tastefully modified etc, owners should always commission a bespoke expert online agreed value classic car market valuation report. They are the ONLY way to ensure that your vehicle's unique qualities are fully appreciated and properly insured against total loss. Why lose thousands of pounds?
Why do classic car owners choose your Classic Car Agreed Value service?
I am the only independent online classic car and motorcycle valuer approved by insurers including Adrian Flux, Footman James, Classicline, Performance Direct, Sterling Insurance, Lockton Performance, Bikesure and REIS Motorsport Insurance. With over thirty years of professional independent valuation experience, including ten years as the Editor of Glass's Guide to Older Cars and Modern Classics and many years serving the courts as an Expert Witness, I am the classic car valuations expert that insurers, lenders and solicitors come to for specialist valuation advice and support.
My individual agreed valuation reports are an industry benchmark. Each report is valid for two years and I support my insurance valuation reports against queries as part of the price. Most clients have been with me for years and appreciate my personal attention to their beloved cars. We handle renewals as part of a private client service.
How do your valuations compare with Owner's Club valuations?
Owner's Club valuations may be the least consistent form of classic car valuation. A club valuer can be an enthusiast for one model and badly informed for all others - particularly when cars have been modified. Club valuations are rarely in tune with an expert independent valuer. We will happily 'sense-check' your club valuation free of charge before you order a valuation.
What do your agreed Insurance Valuation reports include?
My bespoke online classic car agreed value reports are valid for two years and account for your vehicle's history, specification including any modifications and current condition. All my agreed insurance valuation reports are researched and created by a human valuer - not a computer or AI data scraping - and include:
- A VDI Car Check detailing any previous history of theft, insurance damage, mileage and MOT history
- My detailed overview of current classic car market trends
- Model-specific history and points of note
- Details of the subject vehicle and its provenance
- A look at market activity and prices for similarly unique vehicles in context
- A bespoke market valuation based on your car’s unique features and market appeal
Do you value at the full cost to recreate or restore a project?
It is important to note that insurers cover for market value and not the full cost to recreate the vehicle from scratch. I am therefore required not to value at the full rebuild cost but it really depends on the car. Special cars tend to value at the high end of available data or I might take a view based on class-leading examples if no data is available. The aim is to be reliable and keep any later queries to a minimum.
How much do online agreed insurance valuation reports cost?
My bespoke and highly detailed independent classic car valuation reports for agreed insurance purposes are valid for two years, not one as with insurance company valuations. The cost depends on the estimated value of your vehicle. Prices start from £75 plus VAT.
Contact me with any questions. Please see my other forms for probate valuations and HMRC import and tax valuations.
What vehicles do you value?
I have provided valuation reports for everything from pre-war vintage Rolls Royces to motorhomes, motorcycles, tractors and the very latest supercars in need of agreed insurance valuations. Rare or modified cars sometimes take slightly longer, as more research is involved.
Where does your information come from?
I use a wide range of sources when researching valuations. The results are weighted depending on the source and the purpose of the valuation. There is also an element of adjustment when observations are drawn for vehicles with differing mileages, conditions etc. Reports explain any weighting.
Do you value cars in person?
I inspect many vehicles every year for valuation purposes. From my base in the centre of England, I have travelled all over the UK and Europe looking at cars, including Germany and Italy in 2024. It is not always necessary to inspect vehicles in person - I recently used a video call to inspect a classic Land Rover in Mallorca for a divorce valuation.
Are your online valuations suitable for court use including divorce?
Expert valuation reports for use in court must conform to a set format and carry very specific declarations. As the expert serves the court, the reports involve detailed research following inspection in person, so the online service may not be suitable.
That said, as the same experience and skillset goes into all of my reports, my online market valuations tend to be accepted in the pre-court stages of divorce negotiations, such as mediation and financial remedy discussions. However, should your situation go all the way to court, the court will usually require that a valuation report completed to Family Procedure Rules Part 25 be provided. If you start with one of my online valuations, I cannot work as a Single Joint Expert in your case as we will have a pre-existing relationship.
How do you use and protect my data?
All data is confidential: Specialist Car Valuations is ICO registered and will never share your details. We use your information solely for valuation. See our privacy policy.
Do I have to be a classic car club member to use your service?
You do not need to be a club member to use my unique online service. An in-house condition report form from your insurers is not required with my signed valuations.
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Classic Car Valuations Specialist is part of Specialist Car Valuations Limited: UK company number 07983578. Values on this site are an opinion: markets can go down as well as up.