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Hastings Direct: Car insurance reviews

Name: Car insurance
Rating: 3 (677 reviews)

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3.00

Based on 677 reviews, last reviewed 13th Mar 2026

100% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

50% decrease in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

36%

19%

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Latest highest rating:

5

I've been with Hastings Direct for a good few years... I've been with Hastings Direct for a good few years now - they've helped me with carious claims and at a difficult time when I had a car accident they... Read more Reviewed on: 23rd January 2026

Latest lowest rating:

1

Charged for a renewal I didn't ask for. Charged for a renewal I didn't ask for. Find policies like this manipulative and deceitful. Very little understanding from customer services when ring... Read more Reviewed on: 13th March 2026

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About this product

Hastings Direct provide award-winning car insurance.

You can get a Hastings Direct car insurance quote online and manage your policy via the mobile app. There are three levels of cover, Essentials, Direct and Premier. They're available as an online product which is a lower cost, self-service policy that you manage yourself.

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

Hastings Direct Car insurance reviews (677)

Review of the Hastings Direct, Car insurance:

Affordable for young drivers

I’m 18 and just got my first year of insurance with black box which helps save lots of money. It was quick delivery and the app is excellent - I recommended to all my friends starting to pass their driving tests! Reviewed on: 16th September 2024

Car insurance

Insurance could be cheaper.. Booking by the Internet was pretty easy Reviewed on: 23rd August 2024

Cheap inaurance, no issues yet.

Cheapest insurance I could find that met me needs. I did have to have a black box but my premiums came down significantly in year 2, so I couldn’t find anywhere cheaper to switch. Reviewed on: 23rd August 2024

Helpful company

My insurance was quite high but after I spoke to them reduced it dramatically after my renewal. Customer service is easy to talk to, the wait time is not that bad either. Easy to view my account and policy. And make a payment online Reviewed on: 23rd August 2024

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

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