Swinton Car Insurance - Nice and Easy

Advantages: Price, Local Branch, Claims
Disadvantages: None so far

...Why choose Swinton Insurance! It was the dreaded time for me to look for car insurance again as per usual I check all the price comparison websites. Swinton came up the cheapest on two of them, so I decided to go direct to their own website to see what price was available and read a bit more about them. The main reasons I decided to go with Swinton was: *Competitive price ? Some £38 cheaper than the next best price and over £50 cheaper than my renewal price. *Local Shops ? I am one of these people who try to keep local companies open, well Swinton has office up and down the country so rather than call the dreaded call centre you can call the local shop. *Cash back ? As usual I always check the cash back sites, and to my delight Swinton was on Quidco. So when I taken the policy out online I got any additional £50 cash...

marcellep2 23.09.2009 · Read review
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Swinton Car Insurance

Advantages: Easy to contact, good website, good value
Disadvantages: None whatever

...It's that time of year again - just after Christmas co-incides with when I bought my car (off my mum!) last year having just passed my driving test. Bit embarrassing leaving it so long, but money was tight and the busses were good to and from work ..... Anyway, went through Moneysupermarket.com to find a suitable insurer for my 2nd year on the road and came across Swinton. They were not the cheapest on the list for my circumstances, but they did offer everything I needed (plus legal cover as an option) and £50 cash-back after the policy has been in place for 90 days which made it cheaper than the other options anyway. Their website was easy to navigate and make the appropriate payment and the confirmation page came up with useful details like the address and telephone number of the nearest Swinton office. The only thing that...

Vixterbelle 16.01.2009 (21.07.2009) · Read review
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Bridge that gap with Gap Motor Insurance!

Advantages: Peace of mind, security.
Disadvantages: A bit of extra expense.

...Motor Insurance! We are bombarded with adverts and offers about it from all sides - T.V., newspapers, magazines, e-mail and snail mail! Do we need it? Of course! Apart from it being a legal requirement, often our cars are the biggest investments in our lives after a house. We need to protect the money we pour into them against that unfortunate day when we have an accident or even worse for some, when you come out of the shops laden with shopping to discover that your trusty steed is not where you parked it, it`s been nicked! In the worst case scenario, your vehicle is a write-off or is unrecoverable and the insurance company decide, eventually to pay you with a big fat cheque. Oops, they say, we know that you bought the car new only a couple of months ago and that it cost £18,000 but you only get the current market value...

bwanamdevu 22.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of Motor Insurance - In general

NOT the CHeapest - but CHeerful Motor Insurance

Advantages: 5% discount for online quotes, easy to apply, competitive premiums, helpful staff
Disadvantages: need to get letter for NCD proof, (not available in R.O.I or Northern Ireland)

...Obtaining a competitive yet adequate car insurance can be a very time consuming and expensive business. I spent considerable amount of time looking for new car insurance after my car was written off earlier this year. I had enjoyed 5 years of trouble free motor insurance from CGNU who settled my claim in full, however since the merger with Norwich Union I found that in order to take out a new Policy I would be under new Terms and conditions as proposed by Norwich Union which were not as attractive as the one’s I had previously been enjoying. On this basis I decided to shop around extensively for motor insurance. After a thorough search of the market area according to my needs Tesco’s car Insurance finally came out top both in terms of competitive car insurance premiums, comprehensive cover and generally very helpful...

Connoisseur_Haggler 01.08.2001 (27.05.2003) · Read review
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Do not touch Swifcover Motor Insurance with a bargepole!!

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Totally useless

...replacement car insurance - if the windscreen couldn't be replaced before Wednesday I'd better claim on that. She gleefully informed me that I would have to fill in a claim form and there was a £250 excess! That is not clear from policy document!!! I phoned the RAC number she gave me which was the same switchboard as Autoglass!!!! Have arranged for the job to be done locally and am collecting the car in the a.m. Will certainly not be renewing with this co....

angie1001 20.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Swiftcover Motor Insurance

Car Insurance

Advantages: Cheap, quick
Disadvantages: no nodding dog

.... In a few years time there'll probably be a new digital channel just for these insurance companies to sell their products. I got a few quotes but they were all around the same price as i was already paying except one which was just ridiculous. You'd think I was driving a ferrari for the price i was quoted. I had a moan one day to my father in law and he asked if i'd checked out Churchill. He did the same last year and got a free nodding dog. Well this is the selling point for me especially with a 2 year old that loves the Vic Reeves commercials. So I went online and typed in their website address, www.churchill.com and was amazed by all the different things you can insure with them. Anyway car insurance is at the top in the middle section and i was firstly drawn to those magical words, 10% off for applying online. Most...

bifbails 27.01.2006 · Read review
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Review of Churchill Insurance Company Limited

Pet insurance

Advantages: Peace of mind
Disadvantages: none so far

...the best thing to do was have him castrated at the vets. After spending money on his injections when he was younger and worming tablets and his regular check ups at the vets, she decided to buy pet insurance. I have a car policy with Endsleigh and have been happy with them for a few years so we checked out the pet insurance with them. It?s a costly thing to have a dog as vet fees are not cheap. The castration of a dog costs £180 at our local vets, add this to the worming tablets, regular check ups of weight and health when they are growing up and their injections and your looking at more than £ 400. This is without including any ailments that they might have in their life to come. We bought a policy from Endsleigh for £112.09 a year. You may think this sounds a lot but it is broken down into monthly payments which can be paid by...

Sunnysmiles 18.06.2009 (10.07.2009) · Read review
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AutoTrader Car Insurance - just DON'T do it!

Advantages: I got insurance on my car
Disadvantages: They don't even bother reading emails + double your premium because of their incompetence.

...an error not of my making. It is not a good start to an insurance relationship that first I am not asked for NCD until your letter arrived on 27th October, and then when I send it on the exact same day as an email attachment, I still get sent a threatening letter telling me my policy cost is doubling because of an error at your end. It doesn't reflect well on your company at all. I attach yet again, copy of my NCD for your attention and trust this sorts the matter. Regards ***** Follow-up letter: 15th November 2007 Dear Sir or Madam Re: car insurance policy XXXXXXXX car reg XXXXXXXXXXX I refer to your letter dated 11th November 2007 enclosing changes in insurance policy from £153.89 to £360.81. I would wish to respond as follows. 1. In the email from Trader Publishing dated 12 October 2007, it stated I...

sdys15453 20.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of AutoTrader Car Insurance

Tesco Car Insurance Benefits full details

Advantages: Online, Telephone, Staff
Disadvantages: Benefits

...I telephoned Tesco insurance this year for a quotation. I took the time to ask all about their policy that they were offering me. I decided to write this review about their policy. Tesco Insurance is available online and you can call there offices, I struggled to find a free phone number for them. This review is all about Tesco motor insurance policy only, I have not covered there staff. There policy benefits are as follows for a fully comp policy: Legal cover was included in the price I was give it gave me up to £50k worth of legal cover. This is useful in the event of an accident. It covers you for any losses. I.e. wages, excess etc Courtesy Car They only give you a courtesy car if you pay for it at the time to setting up your policy. £12.60 for a max of 14days Glass Cover There standard excess is £50.00 however...

marcellep 02.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of Tesco Insurance

Car Insurance Renewal Sorted For Another Year !

Advantages: Very competitive quote, and excellent customer service.
Disadvantages: None that I have experienced.

...As February approaches each year, I prepare myself for numerous incoming telephone calls, masses of marketing post and an overflowing inbox. Why ? Because February is when my car insurance is due for it's annual renewal ! This is then followed by hours online, typing the same information over and over again, or alternatively repeating that same information over the telephone. To make matters worse, the telephone call centres are increasingly overseas, making a simple conversation or statement a real challenge. In August last year, when my car needed some work on the brakes, I took my car into my local Kwik Fit. If you've read my previous reviews, you'll know that I had a few problems which were quickly sorted out to mutual satisfaction. Shortly after that I received a telephone call from Kwik Fit Insurance asking if I'd like...

SRowlands 05.02.2005 · Read review
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