Insurance for extra seats

[denmark]

Hi all,
I am fitting an extra seat (genuine ford) in the back of my van (mk6 LWB) so rang up the insurance to notify them, and I got a straight refusal unless the seats are fitted professionally. They said that my account was now tagged with my intentions and if I proceeded to fit the seats my insurance is void, which was nice
Anyway question is, can anyone recommend an insurance company that is a bit more flexible, or a seat installer that works for peanuts
Thanks in advance of any and all help.

[Mike]

Check out the 'moving the bulkhead' thread, a chap on there has moved his seats and he said his insurance co were fine with it.

Edit: Here you go.

Hi timo thanks for the reply, i have already told my insurers nfu and they are ok with everything i intend to do i would realy like to re use the ford steel bulkhead if poss as it is obviously stronger than ply as i intent to carry a couple of pit bikes for the boys.

[denmark]

Very interesting reading Mike, maybe a £50 runabout with 5 seats is the order of the day.
Thanks for the reply

[TIMO]

hi mate,,i fitted mine myself ,,told dvla and changed logbook ..paid for a vosa to check on vehicle.then the insurance co had no problems with conversion.. this is thje correct way to go around it...i found this out from a thread in camper conversions forums ,, hope this helps m8 viewtopic.php?f=58&t=65473 and my (£50 runaround 5 seat ) conversion is here viewtopic.php?f=27&t=71955

[denmark]

Timo, great looking van, your extra seats were partly what made me want to add seats instead of coughing up for a run about.
My van needs to stay as a van for work, i just want to find an insurance company that will allow me to fit the extra seats. I want to do the work myself, and am prepared to get it vosa checked and the like so its all correct and fit for purpose.
When i called my insurance today they said it could only be done by a professional installation company if they were to insure it. Also my file was now tagged with what i wanted to do, incase I went ahead and fitted them anyway, and a claim followed etc.
Who do have your insurance with ? Is your van still classed as a van ?
Cheers for the links and the help

[TIMO]

hi m8....i did mine by the book.(the first link i sent)once yo got a vosa certificate an ins co cant really argue with you...its all about red tape and doing stuff correctly