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Name: Car insurance
Rating: 1.82 (181 reviews)

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1.70

Based on 181 reviews, last reviewed 28th May 2025

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Latest highest rating:

5

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

Latest lowest rating:

1

Pathetic customer service Chose RAC due to great reviews, trustworthy, great response times. First time using them to report a car that wouldn't start. Unable to speak to an ac... Read more Reviewed on: 28th May 2025

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RAC Car insurance reviews (181)

Review of the RAC, Car insurance:

Worst insurance company - ever

I could honestly not say worse things about this company if I tried - RAC wanted to charge me 550 pounds more because I now have a UK driving licence - it is apparently 550 pounds cheaper to drive on an international driving licence than change to a UK one. I still have my International drivers so why do I need to change? Because I do not want to change and am legally allowed to drive on my international for another year RAC wants to cancel my policy and charge me 75 pounds to do it. You must be kidding me! Further the consultants slipped up and I now have proof of this company lying via my phone record which I will make public should they not sort this mess out. Keep it simple and do not use this company! Reviewed on: 21st October 2016

Shocking

Shocking. RAC appoint solicitors for a non fault accident. 3rd party admits liability. RAC’s solicitors fail to settle anything then sue me, their client, for their costs!! Court case. LOSE. Appeal LOSE. Hugely out of pocket after five days in court for an accident that wasn’t my fault, and admitted by 3rd party. Government must investigate insurance racket.. disgusting . 4 years of stress Reviewed on: 29th September 2023

Delay in refund for cancelled Policy

I made a mistake on the details of the 2nd driver and cancelled the policy on 11 September. The policy was not due to start till 30 September. The funds left my bank on 11 September. I needed the funds, £486.84, returned well before so that I could insure elsewhere. Now told that they will be returned 8 days after policy start date. This means that I will be without use of a car till 8 October. I an an OAP and am dismayed that a well know organisation should treat people this way. I will be cancelling my RAC membership which I have had for many years. Reviewed on: 28th September 2023

Rac/markerstudy

I have cancelled my rac car insurance because of bunch of clowns called markerstudy I haven't had an accident/claim in over 5o years but had to report a car park incident this year which caused scuffed bumpers only but no claim made but these people have put a marker on my name meaning that any insurance Co taking me on believe I have had an accident and put the cost up significantly will never use again and will make sure no family or friends do either Reviewed on: 29th August 2023

The cheapest but still wildly expensive

The cheapest deal but still outrageously expensive. Despite having another year of no claims under my belt when I came to renew my insurance this year the only quotes I could find were all at least £100 more thank last year. Reviewed on: 25th August 2023

Awful

Put my renewal premium up hugely despite not making a claim, sent me a really offhand email telling me that despite paying by Direct Debit monthly for years and years I would now have to pay the whole amount in one go (nearly £1600). Talk about not reading the room and helping their clients in a difficult economic environment. Happy news is I got insurance for £900 elsewhere with the facility to pay monthly, so the RAC were not only rude and dismissive they were also just plain greedy. Not ever using them for anything again as they couldn't care less about customer loyalty. Reviewed on: 23rd August 2023

Good car insurance

Not made claim. Good value car insurance as required. Reviewed on: 23rd August 2023

Best deal

Tried a lot of companies this was the best and cheapest deal as the previous company wanted nearly twice as much because of my age which isn’t fair Reviewed on: 22nd August 2023

Clear cover

Easy to understand cover for your car and really good when there is a problem that needs sorting out. Reviewed on: 14th August 2023

RAC and Underwriters Makerstudy problems

These companies are frauds, they're both telling me different things and have been for weeks until I started asking for information in writing form. Just be aware they're problematic and even though they're contracted with each other they don't communicate with each other. Reviewed on: 18th July 2023

Efficient

I have not had to make any claims during my time insured by the RAC but when I have had to make policy amendments the process has been easy. Reviewed on: 17th July 2023

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