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Hastings Direct Smart Miles Reviews

3.3 Rating 2,006 Reviews
56 %
of reviewers recommend Hastings Direct Smart Miles
3.3
Based on 2,006 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier
On-time Delivery
Greater than 72%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Under An Hour

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Absolutely brilliant. Always polite and extremely helpful!
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Posted 7 years ago
always quick service and when i asked for a copy through the post, always comes accrately, second year and cant fault them.
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Posted 7 years ago
Would recommend. Done everything that was needed the only thing is I got phones saying I had been in a crash when I haven't and my car was fine therefore I think the black box is too sensitive at times. But once you explain it's ok
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Posted 7 years ago
Low cost and reduced after a year of good driving, also got bonus rewards for staying with them
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Posted 7 years ago
In 27 years of driving I have not had as much hassle when taking out the policy wanting all sorts of info no other insurance company ever wanted. I HAVE NOT RENEWED MY POLICY WITH YOU AND YOU HAVE SENT AN EMAIL SAYING I HAVE. I THINK THIS MAKES MY POINT HOW POOR THIS COMPANY IS!! Would I used Hastings again No.
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Posted 7 years ago
Hi Sandra,?? I'm really sorry you weren't pleased with the service we offer. If your policy has auto-renewal on and you have gone elsewhere, just let the team know and we will cancel it for you?? ~Joe
Posted 6 years ago
They were easy to deal with
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(Car Insurance) - Posted 7 years ago
Could make it easier to view policy, either via post or email
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(Car Insurance) - Posted 7 years ago
Would give it zero - but no option for that. Fitted to my daughter’s 12 month old car on the basis that she’d only do 3000 a year as she parks at station to get to uni. After 6 weeks - flat battery. Kia tested battery with and without black box - black box draining battery as it’s a permanent live and she’s not doing enough mikes to recharge battery. Hastings disagree - must be a faulty box, send a new one. 4 weeks later - same problem! Now the advice is “drive it more!” It was a policy limited to 3k! Now it’s flat whenever she wants to drive it and the other option they’ve offered is to cancel the policy and pay for one that has a box fitted by a technician which is linked to the ignition. Unbelievable customer service- and NOT in a good way!
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Posted 7 years ago
Car insurance is the cheapest I've found.
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Posted 7 years ago
The customer service was very good, any time I had any questions I would phone straight through without a wait and my question would be answered straight away, the only issue is I feel the black box score doesn't update frequently enough and maybe not too accurate.
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Posted 7 years ago
Brilliant customer service, amazing renewal price, would never go to another insurance company!
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Posted 7 years ago
decent but ridiculously expensive to add an address to the policy. ?1700? When my policy itself was only ?1100. A joke
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Posted 7 years ago
Hello, I'm sorry to hear that we couldn't be more competitive on this occasion. The address is a rating factor and as a result it can affect the premium. I appreciate that it resulted in an increase on this occasion and that this is rarely a welcome change -Theo
Posted 6 years ago
Price was very competitive and was a very straight forward process to renew
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Posted 7 years ago
Only gave it a star because there was no zero star option. What an absolute con! Sold on the basis you can save money by 'safe' driving. Reality is 11 months in and I've never scored a point on braking. It's been permanently on zero. Explanation... I need to do less stop start driving. I live in a city, what am I supposed to do ignore the lights and rush hour traffic? My onboard computer tells me my average speed is 16 miles/hour. How on earth can my braking score be zero at that speed? Never dealt with a company who are so obnoxious about their product being perfect and the false results being my fault. Tempted to report them for fraud. How can I save money if it refuses to score my braking. Loads of reports of similar issues online. Avoid this product or use it for one year then go elsewhere!
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Posted 7 years ago
Pros Prices is good Customer service is good Cons The app and black box are overly sensitive in my opinion
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Posted 7 years ago
Hello,? It's good to see that we were able to provide competitive prices and offer satisfactory customer service. We appreciate your review concerning the telematics box and we will bare this mind going forward. Thank you for taking the time to leave us some feedback and for choosing us as your insurance provider -Theo
Posted 6 years ago
The people I spoke to let me know all the good deals I?d receive and answered all of my questions thoroughly. This is my third year with Hastings SmartMiles and they really do praise their customers for loyalty.
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Posted 7 years ago
I had to call a couple of times first time renewing my insurance and done it by myself your team really helped me understand what I was paying for and always sent me an email following the call
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Posted 7 years ago
good price
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Posted 7 years ago
The lady who I spoke to on the phone was excellent, helped me with all of my queries and did everything stress free. x
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Posted 7 years ago
Really good and helpful and has helped my insurance go down loads
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Posted 7 years ago
Hastings Direct Smart Miles is rated 3.3 based on 2,006 reviews