Overview of main UK Insurance Comparison Sites

If there were ever a competition for stating the obvious so blatantly, the following phrase might well be up there among the medals; “The internet has revolutionised the world.” Obvious, yes, but also a very important point, as it is true that it has changed the way we live our lives in innumerable ways. In fact, in around 15 years you can expect young people to look at you with a vague expression when you mention a “Compact Disc” and as for vinyl, well, you may as well ask them about a steam train.

 

Along with this leap in technology comes a revolution in how we search for insurance and compare car insurance. Gone are the days of sitting on the phone, endlessly and onerously dialling around companies and then comparing the prices yourself. Nowadays, you get the details of what you want from your policy and then input these into one of the numerous car insurance comparison websites that are available. In this way, the whole choice is laid before you, and you simply cherry-pick which ones you want. So, who are the main players in this?

 

First up is Confused.com, who set themselves up as a one-stop shop for all your insurance needs. They offer insurance quotes for everything from travel to cars, and from life to home insurance. It is all presented in a thoroughly bright and breezy manner, with the name supposedly a nod to the demystifying nature of search engines when it comes to shopping for insurance.

 

Whilst we are talking of humorous presentation, it would be well to talk about ComparetheMarket. If you watch any sort of television for any period of time, you MUST have come across the ComparetheMarket-ComparetheMeerkat advert, where are Meerkat friend Aleksandr bemoans the fact that people are crashing his site instead of ComparetheMarket. The actual Compare site is much like the others, with a clean fresh layout that takes in comparison engines from everything from car insurance to van insurance, as well as advice on mortgages and credit cards. They are also good for those who wish to compare insurance Northern ireland.

 

Another big name in this area is GoCompare who, and you might notice a pattern developing here, do not just offer advice and comparison on car and home insurance but travel too. What sets them apart is their 5-star system which, at a glance, tell's you how cosely a certain quote fits your requirements.

 

Lastly, it would be remiss to not mention the business behemoth that is Tesco, and they too have their own price comparison site for insurance at TescoCompare.com. Again, this is not one particular search engine but a collection of a few, and Tesco have a very good reputation within the market for offering very cheap car insurance, making it as gooder place as any to start looking for that in particular.

 

In all, using any and all of these to look for your insurance needs, whether it be home, car or holiday, takes the legwork out of what is more of a chore than a pleasure, which is of course a great service to have.

Save Cash By Using A Car Insurance Comparison Site

Have you ever obtained a quote on one of the car insurance comparison sites? Did you manage to save money by using it? Now I am not sure as to how the readers of this article have answered this question, I however have just saved myself a small fortune after using such a site and in this article I will be expaining just how I did it; I hope you enjoy the read.

I must admit that I was slightly dubious about using the comparison websites as I believed that they were just some sort of scam. I am not sure why I had this opinion perhaps it was because I thought that the car insurance companies were in some way sponsoring the sites; I still believe that some of them are.

Anyway I am now going to go back to writing about the way in which I managed to save money. The annual car renewal papers arrived in the post and the price was some what similar as to what I had paid last year. In that period I had not submitted a claim but I was actually fairly happy with the price that they had quoted. The company also offered excellent customer service.

Despite this I decided to put my details into one of the comparison websites and to my surprise some of the quotes were cheaper than what I had been offered with my current insurer.

Instead of just taking up one of these quotes I decided to contact my current insurer and stated the following:

“I have been insured with your company for the last three years and would like to stay with you. I have however managed to obtain a cheaper quote on the internet at one of the comparison websites. Would you be able to match their price?”

To my surprise the company agreed and I felt like I had won a major victory. I now decided to treat myself to a pizza!

People have told me that there are no easy ways to make money but this definitely was one.

There are numerous other comparison type sites for example ones where they compare loans, I have heard that these are especially useful for people who need a no credit check loan.

There are even sites that offer such things as comparison prices for DVD replication companies.

I will certainly be using this type of service again in the future.