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NonGeographicalMan

Quentin wrote: »

Why would you be bothered what they quote, given your opinion of them stated in your OP?

It might only be £167 net (after £35 net Quido Cashback including my deduction of the £5 membership fee off the £40) again like last year while all other insurers want £400.

At a certain point of cheapness they are worth putting up with. I can write a pretty good letter to the CEO or national newspaper personal finance journalists if they don't deliver the service that they promise.

When I was with MoreThan I had equally bad service based in India at a higher price.

Quentin

To get quidco cashback you would need to get a new quote via quidco, you couldn't use your renewal quote.

Read up on them here and across the net and you will find they have other (more worrying) drawbacks (eg claim handling), not just poor cs!

Slim

In my experience they are best avoided.

Mr_K

Any insurance company with a fancy name is to be avoided e.g Quoteme happy, 1stcentral, Be Wiser, One quote etc. Don't know why, but it seems to be the case. Maybe because they put all their resources into marketing and getting to the top on comparison sites and zilch into servicing existing customers/paying claims.
Use comparison sites but don't be a slave to them, check what you are getting before you buy and check the feedback of others.

Parking_Trouble

Quotemehappy.com has a 3 (out of 5) star defaqto rating

http://www.defaqto.com/star-ratings/car-insurance

Price is clearly important but there are several other factors to take into account.

You never get to find out how good your insurer is until you claim but you can do a bit more research. Read the policy document from cover to cover. Look at Defaqto and Which? ratings and browse forums like this (be aware of negative bias though).