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Name: Car insurance
Rating: 3.77 (354 reviews)

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3.57

Based on 354 reviews, last reviewed 26th Jan 2025

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Latest highest rating:

5

Motability/ Direct Line. I am a Motability customer and insured through them by Direct Line. Very helpful, responded to me very quickly when mistakenly locked car keys in boot... Read more Reviewed on: 11th October 2024

Latest lowest rating:

1

Direct Line Decline! I was insured with Direct Line for years then in January last year the premium skyrocketed and this year they couldn’t even offer any insurance covera... Read more Reviewed on: 26th January 2025

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About this product

Direct Line provides car insurance for UK customers.

You can choose between three Direct Line car insurance policies: Essentials – entry level cover, Comprehensive and the top level called Comprehensive Plus. Going direct is the only way to get windscreen and misfuelling cover as standard on all levels.

Direct Line car insurance reviews help you find out what it’s really like to be a customer. If you’ve used Direct Line before, you can also leave a review and share your experience.

Direct Line Car insurance reviews (354)

Review of the Direct Line, Car insurance:

Excellent

Easy online setup and when you need to speak to someone they answer quickly and make the whole process easy Reviewed on: 23rd August 2024

AVOID

Please whatever you do, go with someone else, save yourself months of issues. They are terrible at doing anything! You have to chase it up and you have to do all the work. Avoid! Reviewed on: 9th October 2020

Efficient, and terrific value

I got an online quote from Direct Line for a new Tesla. The quotation was miles better than the best quote on a price comparison site. The online chat agents were great in translating that into a policy and insurance certificate. Helpful and efficient Reviewed on: 16th September 2020

Inconsiderate in the extreme

I cancelled a car policy as my mother, the car user, had died. I advised them that the bank account was closed and to send a refund to me by cheque. Instead they have sent the money to the closed bank account and now expect me to contact the bank to get it back or wait until it otherwise materialises. They did not ask about probate and if they had I could have provided a copy of the grant showing me as the legal beneficiary of the money. Their insurance product may be good but their customer care at difficult times is horrendous. Reviewed on: 1st September 2020

Lovely customer service

Very helpful and easy to understand! Reviewed on: 28th August 2020

Fantastic, thorough and cheap

Insured on multiple cars, cheap anyway but the no claims discount makes it even more worthwhile. 10/10 Reviewed on: 23rd August 2020

Great service

Prompt, efficient and friendly , I would recommend to friends and family. Reviewed on: 5th August 2020

Fantastic

Excellent customer service and competitive prices. Discounts are provided with multi cover and they don’t seem to charge loads for extras like other companies. Very impressed. Reviewed on: 27th July 2020

SIMPLE PRCEEDURE AND CLEAR COSTING

Simple to fill out to obtain quote foreseeable was not = no problems straight forward, unlike most who want this/that/the other Reviewed on: 27th July 2020

Simple, easy value

Direct line is by far the best car insurer. They are easy to contact and you can talk to a real adviser! Not an automated voice. They turned out to be the cheapest option than all sites on the biggest comparison websites. My family are insured with direct line so we get an even bigger discount. Whenever I have problems or need to make a claim they make it easy to to follow through with the process. Would highly recommend. Reviewed on: 19th July 2020

Always reliable if a little pricey

Been with direct line for 15 years, always a reliable and helpful service with great benefits and a well known brand. They can be slightly more than most of the competition but with the benefits included in the standard insurance i believe it makes up for the additional you have to pay Reviewed on: 14th July 2020

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