caled Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Evenin all I've been looking around at new cars, and Im in the situation where I can afford to buy a nice car, but I cant afford to insure the damn thing thanks to my lovely M postcode. So I've been looking around on confused.com et al, and swiftcover.com is consistently cheaper than everyone else. So Does anyone here use them (swiftcover)? Would you recommend them? Im getting a lot of mixed messages from googling about them, some saying theyre crap but they also have won shed loads of awards. Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyrightfoot Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 My other half ses them, and they are rubbish - a complete nightmare when making a claim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 useless. also I have heard of people having issues with the insurance certificates as you print your own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyRS Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Yep agree with the above used them once before and NEVER again. Abso useless. Communications are poor, cant email them questions, when you try to phone they never pick up. And IF they did i got cut off 4 times. And having to print your own documents is a pain, they wont send them out at all. Stay well clear tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 Well, this all seems to corroborate the reviews I've read online. Shame, they're a damn site cheaper than everyone else. Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzler24 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Me and the missus use them,me for the gti and her for the freelander,had no problems with them,had to make a claim and was dealt with within days, only costing me £20 fully comp for the gti and same for freelander,guess sometimes its just luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkws Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 thet seem pretty good to me, were very helpful when io crashed my sierra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemrst Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I use swift Havnt made a claim yet though but at least it keeps ya on the road withouth the filth givin ya any greif ..Just dont crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchkev Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 (edited) the in-law is with swift cover and she says they are very cheap, also she apprently had no problems when she needed her windscreen replaced - although the larger percentage on here reckon stay clear! Edited November 19, 2009 by dutchkev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 I put through a few quotes on their own website as opposed to these comparison ones, and they always go up a bit, but still seems cheaper than most other companies. I have heard quite a few bad things about them, but them as this thread proves, they dont *always* seem to be too bad. According to wikipedia, they've won the following awards; * 2008: Won Best Car Insurance Provider Award in The Personal Finance Awards* 2008: Won the Ecommerce National Customer Service Award* 2008: Won the Computing Excellence Award for Best IT Strategy* 2007: Voted cheapest car insurance, on average by moneysupermarket.com* 2007: “Marketing Effectiveness” award at The Financial Services Forum Awards* 2006: Voted “Best Car Insurer” by moneysupermarket.com* 2005: Winner of General Insurance “Website of the Year” by Insurance Times Awards Swiftcover's car and travel insurance have been accredited Which? Best Buys most recently attaining “Best Buy” category winner for online car insurance in February 2009. Now, these are some pretty good awards, especially the last one from Which?, but I think I'll go with my gut and avoid this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haych Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 as kev says, my sister uses these with no issues. everything is online so cheaper, and she managed to get her windscreen changed with no hassles at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perculator Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 buggers wont insure me in manchester, ive gone back with Bell Direct, but still costing me £480 a year on a 1.8si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 Bell direct, I'll give them a go. Mine's only a 1.6 at the minute, but its cost a fortune itself hence why Im not too fussed about going upto insurance group 13, as that seems to make little difference to the premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haych Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Bell direct, I'll give them a go. Mine's only a 1.6 at the minute, but its cost a fortune itself hence why Im not too fussed about going upto insurance group 13, as that seems to make little difference to the premium. my sister was with them too, she had no issues but never had to claim either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 hm, been doing a bit of research on Bell.co.uk as well as elephant.co.uk, they're both part of Admiral, and they both seem to give surprisingly cheap insurance quotes, which may even allow me to get the car that I really want... So new question, what are everyones experiences with either Bell or Elephant? Cheers for the help, guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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