Provident Insurance reviews
Provident Insurance reviews
Review summary
People rate this company as Poor based on 24 product reviews
Latest positive rating
Good price and no issues
Went with them as they were cheap and only had to deal with them a couple of times but always been helpful and no issues.
Latest negative rating
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Yes, waiting time on the phone can exceed 20 minutes. Totally unprofessional operator handling my accident clam- careless lorry driver threw or didn't secure plastic... Yes, waiting time on the phone can exceed 20 minutes. Totally unprofessional operator handling my accident clam- careless lorry driver threw or didn't secure plastic canister which rolled onto the lan3 I was driving on motorway, couldn’t do much as lanes were busy and car travelled behind me so had to run it over damaging my car. I Broken front bumper and damaged front wings with scratch on the door according to Provident qualified as write off ??! (Drove back 12 miles slowly as engine control lamp was on). They said it which would trigger giving me replacement car I had on a separate policy. Had to put the complaint to get it and later when engineer did assessment of course car is repairable. It has been 3 weeks and still they can't authorised repair garage with waiting time less than 2 months. Call handler denied that during first call they classified the car as not repairable. There is a reason why garages don't want to deal with them. Lack of empathy, lying (had to complain to receive apologise from some managerial jockey). Once this accident is sorted I immediately changing insurance company. Avoid this shambolic company. Read more Read less
About Provident Insurance
Provident Insurance is a trading name of Covea, headquartered in Reading. If you’re looking for car insurance or breakdown cover, read on to see our communities Provident Insurance reviews. Regular customers comment on the level of customer service provided, the cost of insurance, and anything else to do with their Provident Insurance experience! If you’ve already had a policy from Provident Insurance, please write a review of your own experiences to help others.
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Yes, waiting time on the phone can exceed 20 minutes. Totally unprofessional operator handling my accident clam- careless lorry driver threw or didn't secure plastic... Yes, waiting time on the phone can exceed 20 minutes. Totally unprofessional operator handling my accident clam- careless lorry driver threw or didn't secure plastic canister which rolled onto the lan3 I was driving on motorway, couldn’t do much as lanes were busy and car travelled behind me so had to run it over damaging my car. I Broken front bumper and damaged front wings with scratch on the door according to Provident qualified as write off ??! (Drove back 12 miles slowly as engine control lamp was on). They said it which would trigger giving me replacement car I had on a separate policy. Had to put the complaint to get it and later when engineer did assessment of course car is repairable. It has been 3 weeks and still they can't authorised repair garage with waiting time less than 2 months. Call handler denied that during first call they classified the car as not repairable. There is a reason why garages don't want to deal with them. Lack of empathy, lying (had to complain to receive apologise from some managerial jockey). Once this accident is sorted I immediately changing insurance company. Avoid this shambolic company. Read more Read less
Avoid at all costs
More than doubled the insurance because we changed vehicle and after speaking to tbem they said they don't like you changing vehicles, hmmm like we... More than doubled the insurance because we changed vehicle and after speaking to tbem they said they don't like you changing vehicles, hmmm like we had a choice in that matter Read more Read less
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