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Name: Car Insurance
Rating: 1.83 (295 reviews)

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1.64

Based on 295 reviews, last reviewed 12th Feb 2025

50% decrease in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

29% decrease in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

19%

77%

Latest highest rating:

5

I ve meet a very good customer service I ve meet a very good customer service Reviewed on: 25th November 2024

Latest lowest rating:

1

Shocking company, when you need help for no fault of... Shocking company, when you need help for no fault of your own and they just don’t care this insurance company is not for me Reviewed on: 12th February 2025

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

Marshmallow was founded in 2015, dedicated to providing affordable insurance to those often hit with outrageously high quotes, like students and expats. Marshmallow designed its own systems and writes its own policies, claiming to provide cheaper car and van insurance for all.

Perhaps you have a low credit score and find many insurers penalise you for this,or maybe you’re an expat without a UK driving licence, again, paying extra for your insurance? Marshmallow claims to have affordable policies for all, regardless of factors such as these. Read the Marshmallow car insurance reviews on Smart Money People to see how well the company lives up to these claims.

Have you had an insurance policy with Marshmallow? Did you find your premium cost reasonable in comparison to other quotes? Was the level of cover suited to your needs? How did you find communications with Marshmallow: was the customer service team friendly and helpful with fast response times? Did you have to make a claim on your policy, and if so, how well was it dealt with? Whether positive or negative, leave a Marshmallow car insurance review today to help us increase trust and transparency in financial services.

Marshmallow Car Insurance reviews (295)

Review of the Marshmallow, Car Insurance:

WARNING: DO NOT PURCHASE INSURANCE FROM MARSHMALLOW

I’ve been with Marshmallow Insurance for over 3 years, never made a claim, and always kept my MOT up to date. However, after I was involved in a car accident, they completely failed me. After reporting the accident, it took them 15 days to provide me with an engineer’s report, and when I asked for the full report to understand what happened, they refused to give it to me. Instead, they just told me the issue was my tyres. Once my policy was cancelled, they provided no support whatsoever. I had no idea where my car was, and they only gave me unreachable contact details for a third-party engineer. I had to spend hours calling different garages and scrap metal companies just to figure out what to do. Marshmallow left me alone, stressed, and completely unsupported in a time when I needed help most. On top of that, they refused to refund the unused portion of my premium and charged me cancellation fees. All of this while they failed to provide me with the guidance I needed to resolve the situation. If you’re thinking about going with Marshmallow for your insurance, DON’T. They may seem like a good deal at first, but when things go wrong, you’ll be left high and dry with no help. This is by far the worst customer service I’ve ever experienced. Stay far away from them, and do yourself a favor by choosing a company that actually cares about its customers. #MarshmallowInsurance #CustomerServiceFail #InsuranceNightmare #AvoidMarshmallow Reviewed on: 22nd January 2025

Do not go with this broker

I have a few thing for you to be aware of: Please do not look on the good review, as currently AI system able to generate the good review to push your review down until disappear from the first page. 1. The company have no contact number to discuss with live staff only on the chat, 2. Be aware of the fee, I apply and cancel the policy in the same day even it after an hour, I have to pay the fee £30 and if, off cooling down period the fee is £50, I read some review paid £150. 3. the chat support team so busy, I have to wait almost two hours just to cancel the policy, and I am not sure how long will it take to refund the money back. Reviewed on: 27th November 2023

Absolutely no common sense

Cancelled my insurance because I didn’t show my ID, even though they saw it last year and I’m still the same person, now they’ve changed their quote to be over £500 higher than it was last week Reviewed on: 21st November 2023

TERRIBLE they dont repair and they dont allow you to get repaired

I think Marshmallow sleep specialist company than an insurance company. They make a comfortable mattress with a pile of complaints and claims and just sleep on them. If you wake them up the only thing you get is a bunch of lies and just shuttle you between them and MRN( their repairing partner) Unfortunately I had a minor incident with my car 8 days ago and living with no car, until now no update and no ETA when they will pick my car for repair. Until they pick my car for repair, they don't give me a courtesy car. These guys say they assigned my case to MRN. MRN says all the garages they operate in UK have no capacity and I have time wait until my someone shows mercy but no one knows when that will be, days, months or years? I took list of approved garages from Marshmallow and spoke to the garages in my area, and to my shock they both said that they have still not received instructions from MRN about my car. I called MRN who said the approved garage list shared by marshmallow is invalid. I asked MRN to share valid list and they denied. Asked for ETA when they can pick my car., they dont have an answer for that. I have made necessary escalations to see if I can fix at near by garage and claim. They will charge £250 as penalty and this is over and above excess £250. I demanded a waiveoff of this penalty as they are delaying it to which both MRN and Marshmallow blame each other that the penalty is charged by other party and they can't waive off. Nothing happened in 8 days and no one know when something can be done. So in short they don't care, they don't repair, they don't work, they sleep but you don't dare to wake them up as it will only frustrate you Reviewed on: 17th November 2023

Very poor customer service

I insured my van with Marshmallow. Their automated system failed to recognise a document I uploaded as proof of employment. As they have no contact phone number I was not able to discuss the issue or find an alternative suitable document. They did not consider contacting me to resolve. Their solution was to cancel the policy and charge me handsomely with a cancellation fee. Avoid, what they would do if I needed to make a claim nobody knows. Reviewed on: 9th November 2023

avoid at any cost

avoid at any cost, these people are scammers Reviewed on: 7th November 2023

Poor Customer Service

Poor customer service. I am extremely dissatisfied with the customer service I received. I needed to update my occupation status and promptly submitted my payslip for the necessary changes. However, the customer service assistant erroneously confused my recent document with one I uploaded months ago for a different issue. She proceeded to request further documentation without seeking clarification from me. What's particularly frustrating is that she failed to acknowledge her mistake or issue an apology. Furthermore, despite being active online, she neglected to respond to my additional queries. Additionally, I find it highly unreasonable that when canceling the policy, the consumed premium is calculated for one extra day beyond the date of policy cancellation. This policy practice is quite perplexing, and regrettably, the customer service assistant could not provide a satisfactory explanation as to why I was charged for a day when Marshmallow did not provide coverage under the policy. Reviewed on: 7th November 2023

Very bad customer service

Increasing the claim rate monthly after submitting the documents. No proper contact number. Poor customer service Reviewed on: 7th November 2023

Worst insurance company in UK

One of the worst insurance company in UK . At the time of claim they try to reject your claim by saying fault reasons. My parked car had an accident somebody hit on the back it’s not my mistake but the third party not having insurance, when I contacted marshmallow they simplay said that I used my car in multiple locations .. I given all proof showing that I never used it but they haven’t responded, customer service is pathetic. I regret to choose this company and cheated . This complaint is dealing by my solicitor, I will take them to court and fight till the end to get the compensation and don’t allow them to cheat any customers like me in future. Reviewed on: 1st November 2023

They wont give me my money back

I have sold my car and ask for a refund. I told them not to sent the money to the previous account as I closed it. They did it anyways and I can’t get my money back. Lloyds has bounced it back as the account is closed and they don’t give any solution at all. Reviewed on: 31st October 2023

Avoid Marshmallow insurance

Had this company for 2 years and decided to not renew as the quoted premium is too expensive. Spent an inordinate amount of time on the app and off the app and going around in circles. Not easy to cancel, impossible to get through to a person, keep answering the same questions over Now i find they have taken the money early and i still can't get through. Beyond angry! Reviewed on: 31st October 2023

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