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Hastings Direct: Car Insurance reviews

Name: Car Insurance
Rating: 3.15 (643 reviews)

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3.04

Based on 643 reviews, last reviewed 26th Feb 2025

91% decrease in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

33% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

34%

20%

34%

Latest highest rating:

5

Easy to set up, renewal price the same as "new busin... Easy to set up, renewal price the same as "new business" price, all in all very good firm to deal with Reviewed on: 26th February 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

DO NOT USE HASTINGS PLEASE Terrible - my car gets stolen and they refuse the claim for a key discrepancy issue and THEN LOSE THAT key! Car has been found by the police and Hasti... Read more Reviewed on: 29th January 2025

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Looking for your new car insurance provider? Check out the Hastings Direct car insurance reviews on Smart Money People, left by genuine customers to help you make an informed decision when choosing your next provider.

Founded in 1997, Hastings Direct offers car, van, bike and home insurance, providing flexible policies with a wide range of optional extras. Its car insurance policies come with varying levels of cover, alongside a telematics policy, YouDrive, which rewards good driving with lower renewal rates.

What factors do you consider to be most important when choosing a car insurance provider? Are you looking for a telematics policy that can save you money? Perhaps you require breakdown cover or courtesy car cover? What about windscreen cover, or protection from vandalism? Whatever your needs, check out our Hastings Direct car insurance reviews to see how existing customers rate their policies.

Have you had a Hastings Direct car insurance policy? Share your experience with the Smart Money People community to help us increase trust and transparency in financial services. Tell us how satisfied you were with the price of the premium, and whether you managed to find cover for all of your needs? If you’ve had a YouDrive policy, did you find the scoring of your driving fair, and did you find a noticeable discount on your renewal? Leave a Hastings Direct car insurance review today and help other drivers.

Hastings Direct Car Insurance reviews (643)

Review of the Hastings Direct, Car Insurance:

Cheapest quote

Gave the cheapest quote. Hassle-free application process. However, a bit too complicated when trying to change something midway through the year. Reviewed on: 22nd November 2017

Excellent service

I needed to change car insurance as my current provided was no longer the value for money I required, Hastings Direct came up as the best on offer from my searches. Having set it all up online, realised I had made a mistake for the start date, gave them a cool and they sorted it out for me Reviewed on: 23rd August 2024

Excellent Experience!

Hastings Direct came up tops for value for money, easy to set up policy and good coverage options. Having the App is convenient to keep track of policy documents and has all the contact details in one place. Reviewed on: 23rd August 2024

Helpful Hastings Direct

I recently had to submit a claim as someone hit my parked car - Hastings were very helpful in organising the repairs and I didn’t have to do much to get things sorted. They also made sure I didn’t pay anything towards the repairs and that my no claims bonus wasn’t affected. Very happy with my experience. Reviewed on: 23rd August 2024

Have had a pleasant experience so far.

Have had a pleasant experience so far. Haven't yet had to make a claim Reviewed on: 23rd August 2024

Good prices and customer service.

Good prices and customer service. Reviewed on: 22nd August 2024

So far so good

Not made any claims to date but the process of obtaining cover was straightforward. Reviewed on: 22nd August 2024

Friendly customer service and easy to communicate with.

Friendly customer service and easy to communicate with. Also good value for money. Reviewed on: 8th August 2024

Too expensive car insurance and they keep increasing...

Too expensive car insurance and they keep increasing it every year Reviewed on: 30th July 2024

Renewed the policy after we had cancelled

They renewed the policy after we had told them we didn't want too as too expensive. They will not cancel without charging the admin fee, and threatened me with legal proceedings if I don't pay. Super unhelpful automaton on the phone Reviewed on: 16th July 2024

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I have been with Hastings direct and what I like is that they are always willing to negotiate a better price come renewal day. Reviewed on: 14th June 2024

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