Write a review

RAC: Car insurance reviews

Name: Car insurance
Rating: 1.81 (182 reviews)

View other RAC products

1.70

Based on 182 reviews, last reviewed 23rd Jul 2025

No new 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

200% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

14%

75%

Latest highest rating:

5

Customer service Excellent customer service and attention to detail Reviewed on: 4th September 2024

Latest lowest rating:

1

Highly disapointed with RAC you go with these compan... Highly disapointed with RAC you go with these companies because the brand, so I exported my car had insurance with RAC for 2 years in the the next yea... Read more Reviewed on: 23rd July 2025

Read all reviews Write a review

About this product

RAC car insurance is award winning and provided by a panel of selected insurers.

With RAC Online cover you can choose to manage everything yourself digitally and benefit from lower fees. All RAC car insurance policies include a 24/7 claims helpline and 60-day EU cover.

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

Review RAC: Car insurance now

Help others make smarter decisions by sharing your own experience.

Write a review

RAC Car insurance reviews (182)

Complete joke! Avoid

My car insurance was up for renewal, so I went onto compare the market. RAC wasn't the cheapest, but came in second. Hadn't heard of the 1st option so thought I would stick with some reputable (MISTAKE). Disclosed 2 claims on my policy 1 x storm damage & 1 x Non fault( this one went to court & took 18mths to resolve). Anyway set it up online, had a letter a couple of weeks in basically saying your Non fault accident doest appear on the insurance database in the correct format. Sent proof if not received your premium will increase ( appx 18.00 extra a month). So I contacted my old insurers who were great, they sent me an email confirmation Non fault etc. Forwarded it onto rac, which you have to wait 5 days for them to process. Had an email back after 5 days asking I make contact. Rang them, I was told the proof isn't good enough, I could of edited the letter and changed the wording. Plus the email didn't confirm who the underwriter was! So I rang my old insurers again, they sent it again ...also sent one direct to RAC to cut out the middle man (ie me). 5 days later email from RAC asking I call them. Email not good enough, needs to be on a PDF not zip file. I asked when they get the proof they are happy with, will the refund of recalculate my payments ( as whilst all this was going on they took a higher payment). I was told, no guarantee your payment will revert back to the original quote, insurance prices change all the time! How does that work out? Needless to say I was getting even more wound up. So I contacted my old insurers, they said they can't believe how ridiculous RAC are being. I said don't bother emailing me,please must send a hard copy letter, on headed paper - clearly showing you are the underwriters etc. I finally got the letter. Sent it to the RAC, Had to wait 5 days for a reply ,( I actually chased it up on the 5th day). Was told to leave it with them and they will email me, they did confirm they were satisfied with the letter. I had an email later that day , no apology- just confirming the payments. Needless to say I won't be using them again after my policy finishes. Reviewed on: 29th April 2021

Avoid! Overpriced and incompetent.

They renewed my policy without asking and charged £400. A week later, no refund and I'm told I'll have to wait another 2 weeks because of an agent 'error'. Same policy with Direct line for under half. That's what you get for being a loyal customer. Reviewed on: 29th April 2021

Took money without permission

Cancelled car insurance. 3 months left in policy been with them at least 2 years. Said £50 cancellation fee so I paid by card . 2 weeks later they take £81.63 out of my account rang today they say it’s correct as I’d had the insurance for 9 months. I’d paid all 9 monthly payments on time . Even paid an admin fee when I added another driver earlier in the policy. My monthly payment S were only £36.54. Also when someone ran into the back on me they were less than helpful in processing claim. Reviewed on: 28th April 2021

They cancelled on wrong grounds

RAC cancelled my car insurance on the grounds that the black box was not fitted before 31/08. But it was fitted on 29/08! Even worse: they forgot to communicate it to me. Now they refuse to acknowledge their mistake and take responsability! Insane. They can't be trusted. Reviewed on: 4th December 2020

Worst insurance co. to deal with. Avoid

Good competitive quote last year, about £200. Early this year my catalytic converter was stolen. I enquired about a claim and was told if I do the car (23 year old BMW) would be written off. So, no claim. Renewal this year was for over £600. What? I changed company! I have been sent a Proof of No Claims Discount document. It included Accidental Damage and it was at fault. I had not made a claim. Customer services agreed. Acromas, RACs insurer, assured me “Theft” was on their records. Customer services then agreed theft is on theirs too. But, I cannot get the RAC to send me an updated correct Proof of No Claims. I am presently stuck with Proof of No Claims Discount with the wrong info, and successive emails to customer services yields no reply. AVOID! Reviewed on: 27th November 2020

Ebola would be more preferable

This telematics system is pathetically inept. Punished for breaking... I shit you not. Speaking in private car parks... Reviewed on: 18th November 2020

Avoid at all costs - take money without permission then take ages paying it back

My daughter had black box insurance through them. She rang to inform them that she didn't want to renew (as even though she had scored roughly 95% all year she received no discount for safe driving as promised). They still renewed the policy, and charged over £700 from the credit card used the prior year. Although they confirm that they have a record of her declining the renewal they are taking over a week to refund the money. Customer services staff are clueless and rude. The policy itself was ridiculous, she was penalised for driving after 6pm and also for driving in 30 zones. Nobody is coming to remove the black box which they installed in the engine so I can only assume it will continue using her battery. Utter joke. We will be cancelling our roadside assistance too as don't want to have any further dealings with this company Reviewed on: 17th July 2020

Not interested in lockdown customers

Admiral insurance just gave my wife (and all their customers) a £25 refund due to their claims being lower than usual in lockdown. When I asked RAC to cancel my insurance I was charged £40. I was told this was completely unavoidable. I know where I will be going next time. Reviewed on: 1st May 2020

Insurance issue

Disgusted at the way my mother has been treated with her RAC car insurance. Took out a few months ago then had a letter so say there was a problem with her policy and need to ring to sort it. Rang RAC car insurance to be told dont worry theres nothing on the system and no problem with the insurance. She was told to "ignore the letters" then has a letter to say her insurance will be cancelled in the next couple of days. Again, another phone call which they say she put in a claim in 2016 but they couldn't tell her what it was for so said she will have to ring her insurance for the year 2016 bearing in mind shes had no problem in the years after 2016. Rang her old insurance which they have no record of a claim because it never happened. They have said they will over ride the insurance cancellation but will have to pay £300 to keep the policy which will be refunded if she can prove there was no claim. So meanwhile I am sorting the paper work out from her old insurance to send to RAC to prove this! Shocking customer service and really don't care about the customer. Reviewed on: 21st April 2020

The worst car insurance ever!

The worst car insurance ever! Don't use them. They will cancel your insurance suddenly in a rude way no matter whether it's your fault, and deduct hundreds pounds cancellation fee! The black box is a nightmare, don't go with it, it's faulty no matter how good your drive is you never get good score! Avoid them and use others! Reviewed on: 7th March 2020

Do you have a different RAC product?

Share your experiences with products to help others make smarter financial decisions and learn more about different products available. Write a review

Are you a business? Get insights, reply to reviews, invite customers and understand their needs

Alternative products

Car insurance
from Admiral 4.74 from 22368 reviews
Motorhome Insurance
from Shield Total Insurance 5.00 from 3 reviews
Car insurance
from Post Office 1.76 from 68 reviews

Want to see more from RAC?

Personal Loan
from RAC 3.92 from 6 reviews
Breakdown Cover
from RAC 1.41 from 161 reviews
Travel Insurance
from RAC 1.00 from 1 reviews

View all products

Join Smart Money People

Keep up to date on ratings of your favourite businesses. Find out about our awards and write new reviews with ease

Create an account

News, guides and insight from our team

View resource hub