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Review of the 1st Central, Car insurance:

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Avoid at all costs

I purchased insurance 10 days ago. After making the payment, I contacted customer service to inquire if any additional information was needed from me. They informed me that nothing else was required. However, seven days later, I received an email requesting that I need to upload few documents, including my license and a no-claim bonus certificate, which I promptly did. They did not specify the number of years of no-claim bonus required, so I submitted a certificate covering three years. When I followed up with customer service, I was told that only two years of no-claim bonus from the same provider were necessary, which I had already provided. Despite this, they stated that since I submitted three years and they had not requested that amount, I would incur an additional charge. Furthermore, there was a discrepancy with the date of my license test, and although I was initially told that any amendments made online would be free, I was later informed that I would need to pay £166 to correct the date. The requirement for a three-year no-claim bonus certificate, when only two years were needed, seems unreasonable to me. This situation feels like an attempt to extract additional funds from customers. When I questioned why I was not informed of this earlier during my previous call, the representative explained that she was from a different department. Regardless of the department, it is unacceptable to provide misleading information to customers. They clearly stated that online amendments could be made without charge, so I fail to understand why I am being asked to pay an extra £166. Essentially, it appears that they offer a lower initial quote only to request more money shortly thereafter. They attempted to deceive me by questioning why the previous quote indicated 9,000 miles while the new one only shows 5,000. I explained that I had a car previously, and the system automatically populated the data since I used the same comparison website. This time, however, we will not be using the car as frequently because my current job does not provide parking, so it will primarily be for social purposes. She persisted, asking why I had mentioned 9,000 miles before. I clarified that while I did mention that figure, I did not proceed with the quote they provided; instead, I opted for a different option, which is unrelated to this situation. It seems they will create numerous excuses to extract money from you, and the entire company appears to be a scam. I have cancelled my current insurance with them will never use their service again. Don't buy this insurance after seeing cheaper price, they are stealing customer's money using their trick to scam. I never seen before this kind of Scammer company who steal customer's money after making lots of unnecessary excuse. Date of experience: March 28, 2025 Reviewed on: 29th March 2025

Reply from 1st Central Hi Parth, Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about your experience with us. All details on the policy impact the price of the policy we offer, if details are found to be incorrect we need to update them and this can impact the price of the policy. If you’d like to speak to the team about this process, please give us a call on 0333 043 2095. We’re here to help from Mon-Fri: 9am to 5pm. Ashley Response date: 31st March 2025

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