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Brightside: Car Insurance reviews

Name: Car Insurance
Rating: 4.56 (1385 reviews)

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4.50

Based on 1,385 reviews, last reviewed 5th Sep 2024

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Latest highest rating:

5

Great customer service and helpful. Great customer service and helpful. Reviewed on: 5th September 2024

Latest lowest rating:

1

Absolute Ripoff Absolute ripoff, cancelled a policy and it cost 25% of the whole years premium. Wouldn't use Brightside ever again, not even if they were the cheapest... Read more Reviewed on: 23rd June 2023

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Brightside Car Insurance reviews (1385)

Lacking ability to talk to someone easy

Great price but loss of customer care kept getting emails ref ncb and licence although had uploaded to site asap and one even gave few days and policy would be canceld and took near 40 mins and a few trys over 2 days to get to talk to someone to be told the hold up was that had been asked for dvla code this was not the case after looking over emails and policy paperwoek etc was never asked for this and has now cost me a lot on my mobile trying to make sure cover was not canceld could have all been resolved if had been called or if i could have been able to get someone faster on the phone ir a responce to emails even had to send bank details bye email because had lost 2 lunches at work waiting on hold and coyld not risk not having insurance not a great start to a new customer hoep thw rest of the time with yourswlfs goes better Reviewed on: 13th July 2017

Very quick, good value

Quick and thorough! Good value for money Reviewed on: 13th July 2017

WORST COMPANY I HAVE EVER BEEN WITH!!!!

Worst company I have ever been with! Went with Driect debit option, spent £416 as a deposit but after a few weeks got a cheaper quote by another company so decided to cancel. Called up and was on hold for almost an hour which Is ridiculous as im sure if I was a new customer the waiting time would be no longer than a few mins! Anyway.. when speaking to cancellations it was the worst customer service Ive ever had! Had me on hold while they check my account for another 15 mins! Finally coming to cancel now.. I thought having the cover for no longer than 3 weeks I'd be getting some of that deposit back.. but no! I'm now told I actually owe them a further £406!!!! I couldn't believe what I was hearing! That's a total of £826 for 3 weeks cover!!!! That's most peoples full year cover! Put a complaint in over these fees and got a response that there is nothing they can do, it's all in the terms of the business I have agreed with. This policy was taken online and it's a tick box you have to click to take the policy, and I'm very sure everyone just ticks without reading and they are aware this happenes but still refused to give any money back to me. I would never recommend this company to anyone! Not even my worst enemy! Reviewed on: 11th July 2017

AUTOMATICALLY RENEWING

I HAVE BEEN GETTING EMAILS FROM 5TH SAYING I HAVE RENEWED EVEN THOUGH IT STATES IT WONT RENEW UNTIL 11TH AS ACTUAL DATE OF POLICY IS 15TH!!!! I CANNOT ACCESS ANY DOCUMENTS OFF THE WEBSITE AND RANG AND WAS ON HOLD FOR OVER 20 MINS AND REQUESTED RENEWAL DOCUMENTS - STILL HAVENT BEEN SENT. TERRIBLE Reviewed on: 10th July 2017

tried to cancel on phone twice for about 20 minutes no body answered

quick to take money but no answering when called to cancel had to get daughter to email to cancel and you still took money disgraceful hope you have refunded my account Reviewed on: 10th July 2017

Smooth transaction

Policy done online was simple and straightforward with immediate response. Reviewed on: 8th July 2017

Easy Peary car insurance

I used the u switch web site and came upon Brightside insurance company. Had no problems getting my new quote and saved a few pounds into the bargain. Can't be bad! Reviewed on: 7th July 2017

Helpful and polite

I felt that Brightside operatives were interested in my situation Reviewed on: 7th July 2017

Do not bother

We looked at this for insurance but cancelled it as we tried to contact them on all three numbers and no answer after 10 mins on each number. If we had an accident we would have had no help Reviewed on: 6th July 2017

Easy and quick

Had a call straight away was not the cheapest but the best for me Reviewed on: 6th July 2017

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