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Footman James & Co Ltd Footman James have specialised in classic car and vintage car insurance for over 35 years. Footman James have specialised in classic bike and vintage motorcycle insurance for over 35 years. The Private Clients team at Footman James specialises in providing tailored insurance packages for prestigious vehicles, vehicle collections and high-value homes.

Footman James specialises in offering tailored household insurance for the classic vehicle enthusiast. Footman James' commercial business insurance specialists have many years of experience and are fully prepared to discuss the insurance requirements for businesses.
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Footman James was founded in 1983 to establish a professional insurance broking service specialising in plans for niche markets. 35 years later Footman James is proud of a heritage based on successful relationships with vintage and classic vehicle enthusiasts and clubs: providing specialist insurance for owners, collectors and professionals in a competitive market.
Footman James have specialised in classic car and vintage car insurance for over 35 years. At Footman James we have been arranging classic car insurance and vintage car insurance for over 35 years to owners, collectors and traders. We understand that classic cars are more than just vehicles; they are a passion and a labour of love.
Footman James have specialised in classic bike and vintage motorcycle insurance for over 35 years. We understand the special bond that riders form with their classic motorcycles, especially if they have been restored as a project of passion, which is why we offer classic motorcycle insurance that is tailored with enthusiasts in mind.
Flex from Footman James allows you to combine your modern and classic vehicle policies, meaning that you will only have one renewal date, one set of documents and one premium each year. This isn't just limited to classic and modern cars though, you can insure bikes, kit cars, performance vehicles and almost everything in between.
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Leon Dembski
Jan 23, 2022
One phone call complete's your need's. Staff are very professional. i tried other company's online but telephone contact is far better to understand. Give Fj a call.
Simon Wright
Dec 05, 2021
Everyone at Footman James has been an absolute pleasure to deal with. I insured my old Saab 9000 with them and they were competitively priced.
Jonathan Clarke
Nov 19, 2021
Very efficient and helpful staff who helped me make changes to a classic vehicle policy. New documents emailed as a PDF immediately and hard copy followed within a day. Faultless!
Hadrian
Oct 24, 2021
I have two classic cars insured with a competitor of Footman James. Just purchased another classic car (1999 Suzuki Vitara)& thought I would give Footman James a chance at insuring it. Spent ages filling out an online form only to find out that they did not want to insure the vehicle with no reason given! Contacted them by email & was told that a 1999 Suzuki Vitara is not listed as Classic!

Just insured this vehicle with another Classic vehicle insurer (Lancaster) & received excellent service. Avoid Footman James. Definately will not be wasting my time going to them again
Mick Clements
Oct 21, 2021
Amazing service, amazing prices, if only all insurance companies were like this! Many Thanks.
Paul Hart
Oct 14, 2021
Best classic car insurance company BY FAR! And I've dealt with a lot of insurance companies in my time!
Eoghan Hennessy
Sep 11, 2021
Warning: At the end of your insurance period, the proof of no claims letter will state "No Claims Bonus is NOT applicable on this policy" and this will not be accepted by your next insurer as proof of no claims. They will not amend this letter. Buyer beware.
John M.
Aug 27, 2021
Critical: Professionalism, Value Called for a quote on my classic car the other day and they quoted me a price higher than it was to insure my daily driver! Gone down the pan since I last insured with them.
Ellie Crook
Jun 04, 2021
Best value classic car insurance for a mini for a 25 year old. Good customer service. Renewed with them again this year, can't fault them
Paul Tubero
Mar 26, 2021
I've been with this broker for some 5 or 6 years. always a good service cannot really complain to be honest. just renewed it again for another year.
Leonard Struthers
Mar 10, 2021
I have just had a dreadful experience with this company, took my money then the following day told me I would need to submit an engineers report, when I said I would rather cancel as this was an unreasonable request I was told I would have to pay 25 cancellation fee (after THEY moved the goalpost) I would add that this was for a pretty standard MX5.

On one of my quotes I accidentally listed a modification as an induction kit when it was only a non std filter (not being totally familiar with my new car). More or less calling me a liar.