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We saved £150 through this site. And got better cover!
We were with Direct Line ( who don't provide a courtesy car) and are now with Churchill, saving £150 and the offer of a courtesy car should we need it after an accident etc.
The site was very easy to use, the star system is cracking - they give a star rating up to 5 stars for all the quotes the closest match for what you want from your insurance gets the most stars, ( you get multiple tick box options for selecting what is important to you i.e legal cover, breakdown cover, personal injury cover etc) a really good idea!
and best yet it saves your information so you don't need to re enter everything ever time you want a quote!
In short I heart gocompare.com and would recomend it to all!
Last edited by zippycat1977; 13-08-2008 at 8:27 PM..
When you do Go compre for an internet quote the reason why they are all so cheap is because it makes assumptions unless the user is switched on to correct it, take out the voluntry xs and add windscreen/legal cover and court car....all standard with most high street insurers then watch the rela prices come up!!!!
I'm having trouble with all the sites at the moment. My vehicle is a vauxhall combo van registered 1997. No site is recognising vauxhall combo's from pre 2000 and if I put the registration number in it comes up as a 5 door corsa! ... Had no trouble using these sites last year however... Any ideas?
I couldn't even obtain a quote from gocompare to see how they compared as I couldn't go past the first quote page. This is because gocompare don't have co-habiting as a marital status. If I'd ticked any other boxes I would have been giving fraudulent information.
I'm very unimpressed.
We received our Motor Insurance Renewal this morning for our 2005 Clio. The premium quoted is £374.
I followed Martin's tips: 1. compared the comparison sites and 2. Decided to the pay the premium in full rather than through monthly direct debit.
Result:
GO Compare came up with a quote for £178 from Admiral for insurance which is marginally better (the excess is lower on Admiral) than my existing insurance provider.
A saving of £196 yes ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SIX POUNDS!!!!
I couldn't even obtain a quote from gocompare to see how they compared as I couldn't go past the first quote page. This is because gocompare don't have co-habiting as a marital status. If I'd ticked any other boxes I would have been giving fraudulent information.
I'm very unimpressed.
i think you're being a bit OTT as you would not have been giving fraudulent info - you needed to choose the closest possible choice (probably "single" if you are not legally married)
Then should you decide to goi ahead with any quotation originally derived from Go Compare then you need to check the possible answer options to this question with whatever insurer you contact. It may or may not affect the premium but you would have done nothing wrong.
We received our Motor Insurance Renewal this morning for our 2005 Clio. The premium quoted is £374.
I followed Martin's tips: 1. compared the comparison sites and 2. Decided to the pay the premium in full rather than through monthly direct debit.
Result:
GO Compare came up with a quote for £178 from Admiral for insurance which is marginally better (the excess is lower on Admiral) than my existing insurance provider.
A saving of £196 yes ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SIX POUNDS!!!!
Thanks once again Martin!!
Erik.
You need to double check you are properly covered. I found that the correct info you put in on Go Compare is not used by admiral, elephant orDiamond - So they come up cheapest. If you carry on and click to except and pay i full then unless you check the small print and details when you get them you will not be aware of this. They were my cheapest quotes but when I phoned to find out about monthly payments they 'checked' my details as they don't get all the info accross. So my £188 quote went up to £257 plus about £50 extra for paying monthly. Because I had 2 dependents, they had 0 down and my car is worth £2000 not the £1500 their system had suggested. Shocking, crap tactics to reel you in. I guess if you tried to claim they would have a great time refusing your claim as you didn't check!
Saying that hope you're right - great saving if so
I used go compare earlier today to check for home insurance. I hadn't even checked the quotes when the phone rang and was asked by a company what I thought of their quote and how was I paying.
Next time I'm putting in my local post office phone number, lets see them try to sell insurance to themself
After I used them, it seemed to generate a rash of spam to my e mail address
GoCompare like all comparison and insurance sites have little check boxes you have to tick or untick if you don't want more information for them.
It's up to you to read them and ensure you tick and untick the correct boxes.
I'm not cynical I'm realistic
(If a link I give opens pop ups I won't know I don't use windows)
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Pls be nice to all MoneySavers. There's no such thing as a stupid question, and even if you disagree courtesy helps.
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