Man who moved TWO doors down now pay $600 car insurance

A retired grandfather who moved two doors down has been left with the possibility of paying more than $600 more in car insurance.

Retiree Ian McKinley moved about 20 metres down from his old house in the same street but he alleged his insurance company added an extra $600 to his premium after deeming the new house was more dangerous, according to A Current Affair.

‘It is outrageous,’ Mr McKinley told the program.

At Mr McKinley’s old house (pictured), GIO were charging him under $1000 for car insurance

When the 58-year-old moved two doors down (pictured), GIO wanted to charged him $1584

‘The higher up hill you go the more you pay … it’s ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous.’ 

At Mr McKinley’s old house, GIO were allegedly charging him under $1000 for car insurance for his Holden Colarado.

The 58-year-old moved two houses down and GIO allegedly wanted to charged him more than 60% more, or $1584, for the same policy.

According to the program, his new house, was deemed high risk, despite the fact Mr McKinley would be using a garage for his car and insuring it for the same amount, the only difference between the two properties was one house in between them.

Mr McKinley wanted to garage his Holden Colarado (pictured) and wasn’t going to change the policy, but the insurance company still wanted to increased the policy by about 60 per cent

‘It’s robbing the customer, taking money from the customer,’ he told A Current Affair.

Mr McKinley even asked five other insurance companies how much it would cost to insure his car at his new property, where they reportedly responded with figures between $800-$900. 

GIO reportedly fixed the car insurance pricing issue for Mr McKinley by Friday afternoon.