Im starting to get better prices, 1000.92£ with Aviva is still the cheapest though, which seems terribly expensive, especially for an old 1996 van. It seems that myself not being from the UK is big issue, I wouldn't have thought being Canadian was such an uninsurable aspect about me but apparently ...

I am Canadian but resident in the Uk for the past year and a half and I was about to buy a lovely bongo with my girlfriend ( born in uk) but it appears that because I have not been a resident in England for at least 3 years the price is ballooned!! We are both professionals, held licence for 8 years ...