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FCA approved and regulated
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On-line application and approval process
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Manage your account or policy via an app or website
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Fully digital service with no in-person branches
Review summary
People rate this company as Poor based on 380 product reviews
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This score is generated using our own unique scoring method. It combines the 1-5 star ratings left by verified reviewers, when those reviews were submitted and other meaningful data from the reviews.
Across our website, we use the same consistent method and scores which update in real time as new reviews come in.
Latest positive rating
Great service so far.
Great service so far. Monthly pay is fair and looking forward to getting more discount next year.
Latest negative rating
ONLY CHAT NO PHONE- RIP offs stay away
ONLY CHAT NO PHONE- RIP offs stay away Only chat first AI no real person. Ask for real person in the chat and finally getting... ONLY CHAT NO PHONE- RIP offs stay away Only chat first AI no real person. Ask for real person in the chat and finally getting a person on the chat, passed on to another person and their supervisor decides to cancel the policy. Nobody talks on the phone and cancelled the policy due to being a street trader. Charged me £190+ for 11 days policy. Read more Read less
About Marshmallow
Marshmallow is a car insurance company based in the UK.
The founders started Marshmallow when they found out how unfair insurance prices are for people who move to the UK. The team developed their own technology and pricing models to cater to people new to the UK. Licences from all countries are covered and there are discounts based on all your driving experience - in any country.
Marshmallow provide insurance for cars and vans.
Marshmallow at a glance
Reviews for Marshmallow
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ONLY CHAT NO PHONE- RIP offs stay away
ONLY CHAT NO PHONE- RIP offs stay away Only chat first AI no real person. Ask for real person in the chat and finally getting... ONLY CHAT NO PHONE- RIP offs stay away Only chat first AI no real person. Ask for real person in the chat and finally getting a person on the chat, passed on to another person and their supervisor decides to cancel the policy. Nobody talks on the phone and cancelled the policy due to being a street trader. Charged me £190+ for 11 days policy. Read more Read less
A non-fault accident became a nightmare
I rarely write reviews like this, but my experience with Marshmallow has left me angry, exhausted and deeply let down. I reported a non-fault accident... I rarely write reviews like this, but my experience with Marshmallow has left me angry, exhausted and deeply let down. I reported a non-fault accident in September 2024. At exactly the moment when I needed my insurer to provide calm, clear and practical help, I found myself trapped in an app-based system. I could not access a normal customer-service phone line where I could speak to one person who understood the whole case and was prepared to take responsibility. The only practical way to seek help was to send messages through the app and wait, often for a long time, for somebody to reply. I spent an unreasonable amount of time chasing updates, searching for information and trying to work out who was responsible. When you have just been involved in an accident, this is the last thing you need. Instead of Marshmallow taking ownership, the matter was passed from Marshmallow to Winn Solicitors, then to On Hire, and then to a repair garage. I felt like a ball being kicked from one company to another. Whenever there was a problem, I was pointed towards somebody else. Meanwhile, I was left carrying the stress, the risk and ultimately the cost. The way I was treated felt appalling and dehumanising. After the car was returned, I noticed noise from the front-left side, but I did not realise that the problem might be dangerous. During a major service in March 2026, Halfords found two missing pinch bolts in the front-left suspension and steering area. Halfords later supplied its original call recording through a subject access request. The recording states that the condition was dangerous and records the mechanic's view that whoever had carried out the earlier work appeared not to have fitted the bolts. I had been driving the car without knowing the seriousness of the risk. Thinking about what might have happened is genuinely frightening. I had to pay over £600 to make the car safe. I supplied Marshmallow with the recording, invoices and repair records and asked it to investigate its own referral and claims-handling decisions. Instead of a clear, compassionate and substantive answer, I was redirected again, while the central complaint was closed or divided without resolving the issue. I was effectively expected to do the work myself: identify the companies involved, obtain evidence, connect the different parts of the claim and repeatedly explain what had happened. This was a non-fault accident, yet I ended up feeling as though I was the problem. I paid money I could ill afford and spent many hours dealing with a fragmented system in which responsibility always seemed to be passed elsewhere. What I needed was a human being and an insurer willing to take ownership. What I received was an app, long waits and another company to contact. I have now submitted my complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service. The outcome is pending, and I intend to pursue the matter properly through the available process to the end. This is not about spite. It is about obtaining a fair outcome, accountability and justice. No customer should be left feeling this powerless after trusting an insurer to help them following an accident. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend Marshmallow. Read more Read less
Products from Marshmallow
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Car insurance
by MarshmallowMarshmallow provide car and van insurance policies. With Marshmallow, you can choose from four levels of cover: lightest, essential, original and plus. You can add extras for additional costs including...
Car insurance
by MarshmallowMarshmallow provide car and van insurance policies. With Marshmallow, you can choose from four levels of cover: lightest, essential, original and plus. You can add extras for additional costs including...
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