Direct Line Insurance Reviews

3.2 Rating 70 Reviews
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Have been with direct lines for quite a number of years, have always found them very good and very helpful
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Posted 2 years ago
I recently insured my van with direct line Really good price £1600 business insurance for two drivers I was searching everywhere and it was minimum £2400 They only ask for last 3 years accident not 5 I loved them Thanks to service team
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Posted 3 years ago
Very Good and informative
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Posted 3 years ago
They were honest and open about their products and what they could offer
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Posted 3 years ago
Been with Direct line for a great number of years apart from gap insurances when I got it free when purchasing a new car for a year. Prices just kept going p and up and asked for a review before switching (very nice gentleman) but price was not acceptable. Switched to Autonet. for a £200 reduction for the exact same cover. Great VFM compared to Direct Line, just goes to show loyalty isn't re-payed even though I've never claimed a penny off them.
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Posted 3 years ago
I would give zero stars if possible. For around 8 months of my policy they had the wrong registration plate. Discovered this when the police pulled me for no insurance. You can imagine the shock. I was paying£75 a month for a policy that was for a car that had been scraped years ago (the police told me) Outcome: No refund at all from direct line, they tried everything to avoid refunding me. Total scammers. £300 fine and 6 points from police. I was lucky they didn’t tow my car away. Uber expensive experience with this mob I then got a letter out in October saying I could get refunded for Lockdown. I had 0 Millage at the time of lockdown. They refunded me £3 a month lol absolute joke of a company AVOID
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Posted 3 years ago
Good customer service polite and helpful
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Posted 3 years ago
Do not treat customers fairly. I will be writing to the Fca for how they treated me. No wonder they don't quote through confused because the lie and cheat
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Posted 3 years ago
through out my driving of over 44yrs with no claims at all, this company has Direct line have never ever come up with a decent quote , They are only interested in people who have had a claim and want to pay monthly and charge mega bucks for the Privilege, over rated and quotes are legal robbery
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Posted 3 years ago
Comprehensive cover and well trained call centre staff. However, premiums quoted are out of line with the market.
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Posted 3 years ago
had no dealings with them other than paying my for my yearly policy
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Posted 3 years ago
I was a customer of Direct Line car insurance for almost 20 years. I never had any claim during this period and I was a good driver. Last year a guy stopped to let me out of a side road and then he changed his mind and hit me. To cut a long story short we pulled over and then he accused me of pulling out of the junction without looking! He had no damage on his car and only a small scuff. I had no damage on my vehicle either. He called the Police and said I was threatening him???? It was obvious it was a set up and I got blamed for nothing. He subsequently put a claim against me. I told Direct Line what happened and also send photos of his car to prove there was no damage. To this day Direct Line never told me what he claimed for and I had to pay up and I lost my claims bonuses. Direct Line refused to fight for me and treated me like total dirt. I recently found out that they done the same thing to a friend of mine. This company is disgraceful and should be ashamed. Terrible customer service and acknowledgement of receiving emails. They want everything done over the phone and that's impossible when you need to send evidence. I left and joined Co-Op. They offered me cheaper insurance by £450 less and I was left choked by Direct Line for not even matching their quote. Sickening to the stomach. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!! BECAUSE YOU END UP PAYING FOR IT. Finally, I just received a letter asking for £11.35 for outstanding payment. I have no idea what this is for and find it disturbing that this company can chase a long term ex customer who's spent over £20k in premiums a measly amount of money.
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Posted 3 years ago
Told them that I had a much better quote for renewal, but they didn't even want to discuss any possibility of matching it, let alone beating it!
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Posted 3 years ago
They volunteered to offer me a refund on my policy due to a reduction in my mileage as a result of covid.
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Posted 3 years ago
Just been speaking to the call centre re one of our policies which is due for renewal on the 3 may and i think the operator was lying in bed with his computer off!! Also have another due on the 5 May but never got to discuss!! Only wanted a quote for an additional driver, my son, but became too complicated to deal with. Say no more. Sharon Always been very good but will look elsewhere.
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Posted 3 years ago
Not interested in bringing dow my renewal which was £300 cheaper with 1st legal
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Posted 4 years ago
It was great to be them, was easy process .
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Posted 4 years ago
Very good service
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Posted 4 years ago
After moving address and updating my policy details . They cancelled my policy for car insurance stating I did not meet their underwriting criteria.
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Posted 4 years ago
Very good and fast response
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Posted 4 years ago
Direct Line Insurance is rated 3.2 based on 70 reviews