Diamond - cheapest by far (for me) (Diamond Car Insurance)

Member Name: x_nina_marie_x

Product:	Diamond Car Insurance
Date:	21/09/09 (61 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Cheapest quote with a few added extras

Disadvantages: Put on hold when you try to ring them

I can only really review my experiences of Diamond, and my only experience is the pricing!

I have been with Diamond car insurance for six months now (my first six months of driving). I used www.comparethemarket.com to get my quotes for my first car and they came up the cheapest along with their sister company, Admiral. Their prices were very reasonable considering; I was 21, passed my driving test the day before I bought the car, drive an 03 reg convertible, and wanted fully comp insurance. Most companies quoted me £3000 upwards for 12 months - one even quoted me £6000! Diamond however quoted me £1400 including the £85 I opted to pay for premium breakdown cover.

I decided to go with Diamond as they offered a few extra perks than Admiral (who are specially for young drivers) including handbag cover! They also email me roughly once a month with offers for high street stores (eg. 15% off at Faith shoes this month), and have set up their own cashback site. It seems they really are geared towards women, and throw in a few extra goodies that other insurance companies don't. Saying that, I wouldn't have gone with them if they weren't the cheapest, but they were so the extras are just a little bonus!

So far, I haven't had to use my policy yet (touch wood) so I am as yet unaware of what their service is like. However, I did once have to ring them and gave up after I had been on hold for about 20 minutes. Maybe that was just me being impatient...

Summary: In my experience, I would recommend them if they gave you the cheapest quote