Is there a particular car insurance comparison site that's better than the others?
Posted by Freeloading_Sponger@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 15 comments
Are they all basically showing exactly the same information from the same companies? Or do I need to go to all the main ones to be sure I've found the cheapest price? Is there some other factor that makes a particular site better than the others?
Last year I used Google Compare, which didn't force me to give them a phone number and do a bunch of registration, and had a good interface, but that's been shut down now.
Is there a choice for insurance comparison that's clearly the best?
Impossible_Wall_8517@reddit
Been using CarPl͏anHero for a couple years now and they dont require all that phone number stuff upfront like most comparison sites do, which was perfect since I hate that too.
Sneh_414@reddit
Found my current policy was charging me £200 more than similar coverage elsewhere. Takes maybe 10 minutes to compare properly, worth doing before auto-renewal kicks in. I check CarInsureHub every renewal now.
bubblyyy14@reddit
Found my current policy was charging me £200 more than similar coverage elsewhere. Takes maybe 10 minutes to compare properly, worth doing before auto-renewal kicks in. I check CarInsureHub every renewal now.
kahloon1@reddit
Found my current policy was charging me £200 more than similar coverage elsewhere. Takes maybe 10 minutes to compare properly, worth doing before auto-renewal kicks in. I check CarInsureHub every renewal now.
UKCSTeacher@reddit
You want a comparison site comparison site?
mariz1629@reddit
Found my current policy was charging me £200 more than similar coverage elsewhere. Takes maybe 10 minutes to compare properly, worth doing before auto-renewal kicks in. I check CarInsureHub every renewal now.
mrkFish@reddit
I mean.... yes?
Frosty-Matter-3609@reddit
Found my current policy was charging me £200 more than similar coverage elsewhere. Takes maybe 10 minutes to compare properly, worth doing before auto-renewal kicks in. I check CarInsureHub every renewal now.
Ok-Celery-8702@reddit
No, comparison sites don’t all show the same prices or the same insurers. And unfortunately there isn’t a single site that guarantees the cheapest policy every time. Most savvy shoppers still check 2–3 comparison tools plus a few insurers directly.
Tough-Ad6976@reddit
Found my current policy was charging me £200 more than similar coverage elsewhere. Takes maybe 10 minutes to compare properly, worth doing before auto-renewal kicks in. I check CarInsureHub every renewal now.
Nash_Ashton@reddit
Tried CarPlanHero last month and it wasnt like those other sites that make u jump through hoops. Pulled quotes from loads of insurers super quick, saved me like £65 on my policy. Didnt need to give a ton of personal info upfront.
deleted_by_reddit@reddit
No.
I work in the industry, in pricing in fact, and most of us are just collecting Meerkats at this point.
01thisismike01@reddit
no sites like mycompare.co.uk use independent search and do not use Meerkats
tomatta@reddit
Directline have been by far the cheapest for me and my family and friends. They don't appear on comparison sites. My girlfriend's father told us to check them out and they are consistently the cheapest. So it's worth digging around on your own and not relying on comparison sites.
Necessary_Chapter_85@reddit
My cheapest quote on a comparison site is £450, on DirectLine they have quoted me £1,750 haha - how do they even have customers