Egg Insure - Motor

Very Good - Advantages: Fast, Cheap, Professional - Disadvantages: Long Wait Times on calls sometimes, Can't quote for high value cars without talking to underwriter

I am one of those people who insist on checking 50 different companies for my car insurance every year despite most brokers claiming they can do all that for me. It pays off though. Years ago when a phone call or a personal trip to your broker was the only way it was painful - now the internet makes it super easy even if it is still time consuming. So this year like every year previous I did my usual check of all the online companies and for the second year running egg were unbeatable. The first year I choose to insure with them the quote was just under £500 despite all other brokers and direct insurers charging me at least £950! I didn't believe it and ...

Having experienced Insurance Express (see other op!) this year we decided that nothing on earth would make us go back with them, even if it meant having a higher quote off someone else! (They were that bad folks)... Started shopping around a month before the insurance was due which was 9th June. We had never bought insurance on-line before. About the same time all the insurance companies (or so it seemed) suddenly realised that Dave's insurance was about to expire and I was bombarded with flyers offering discounted this, that and the other - free no claims stuff - Oh my, gone all faint thinking about it!!! They do go on a bit! Time was getting short ...