Motor Insurance Companies

It's OK if you bump and grind

Advantages: cheapest by far, new hassle claims, xtra Tesco points
Disadvantages: none

...of having car insurance with Tesco they beat most of the other companies (for my quote) by as much as a couple of hundred pounds, I have found them to be more than slightly the cheapest, and every year I search the market. I had a prang last year, totally my fault, I claimed through my insurance with 1 short phone call, they arranged there and then for the repair to be made, advised me that I would need to pay the first £100, as per my excess, arranged ...
...it has neither affected my premium or my no claims. I couldn't have asked for better. I have a 54 plate fiat punto sporting 1.4 3 door, 5+ years no claims, no alarm, street parking plus car break down £270 Summary: Thanks for reading :-) Also reviewed on dooyoo.co.uk ...

cher1974 05.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Tesco Insurance

Direct cover

Advantages: cost, good cover
Disadvantages: previous experiences, see review

...on my mum’s insurance via Direct Line. Whilst on her insurance I managed a number of interesting manoeuvres and yet somehow 5 years later she still had a couple years no claims bonus! I bought my new (second-hand) car and then set about insuring it. After all the hundred of comparison adverts on the television I began my search there. I was 25 years old at the time and everywhere was quoting higher then my budget would allow or barely covered me ...
...she told me to call Direct Line for a quote as they’ve always been good to her. It did dawn on me that I hadn’t seen them on any of the compare websites. I had a look on their website and entered all my details. The quote was really good so I phoned the customer phone number to try and make sure the quote was right. Whilst talking to the lady on the phone I mentioned I had been a named driver previously, gave her my mum’s policy number and to my ...

znh3ra54 04.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Direct Line Insurance plc

Cheap! Watch the hidden costs

Advantages: Cheap and nasty!
Disadvantages: Just like the banks they charge you! so watch out for these hidden costs

...get a sub standard policy because its cheap..and you pay for changes. Well its time to look around and cancel my policy with CIS..I know I will lose more money by cancelling my policy but I really cannot be bothered with CIS charging me each time. Never again with CIS! ...

mal211 24.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of CIS - Motor Insurance

Norwich Union Direct/ Aviva

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: send cheques that cannot be cashed and will not remove old cars risking injury to pensioners

...by an insurance company called Norwich Union Direct/ Aviv a. When in a non fault situation i.e. the accident is not caused by you do not let go of the hire car until the last penny of the settlement figure has cleared into your bank account otherwise you may never get what is owed to.you..and yes I am taking them to court... They send cheques with the wrong names on to delay settlement. they are ignorant and rarely answer the phone. They have left ...
...with severe memory problems).....be warned ... avoid like the plague sounds like they are run from India.. No service whatsoever... I am contacting thousand s of individuals and companies to try and get to the bottom of this cheque scamming scheme. I will give the a good month's attention to this if it saves 50 people from being scammed it will have been worth it. ...

tellitasitis 30.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Norwich Union Direct

Think Twice about using Elephant for insurance

Advantages: Cheap, quick to answer the phone
Disadvantages: Their breakdown company set my car on fire!

A warning to anyone considering buying from Elephant, especially with breakdown cover. I've used Elephant twice, the first time with no problems, and the second (and current) time with significant difficulty. First off, Elephant's prices are reasonable compared to other insurers on the market. The first time I used them I had no problems, but I think that was largely because I did not have to use them beyond organising cover. This time I again ...
...outsource breakdown cover to a third party - Call Assist, who in turn use local garages and recovery companies. One morning in August, my car (a Mercedes 190E in generally good condition, which are typically pretty much bullet proof) refused to start. I organised for a mechanic to come and take a look via Elephant, and was advised that the ignition coil, distributor cap and rotor arm all needed replacing. No problem - the mechanic (from Beeches ...

IrateElephantCustomer 23.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Elephant.co.uk