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Name: Car insurance
Rating: 2.62 (516 reviews)

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2.36

Based on 516 reviews, last reviewed 19th May 2025

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5

From the moment i had my accident which wasn’t my fa... From the moment i had my accident which wasn’t my fault,picking up my phone and calling Tesco insurance the service and care received was as near perf... Read more Reviewed on: 24th February 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

Cooling-off period? Not so cool!! Tesco happily accepted my full year payment for car insurance without making it clear that cancelling during their "cooling off period" would incur a ... Read more Reviewed on: 19th May 2025

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Tesco car insurance has three levels of cover: Bronze, Silver and Gold.

If you buy a Tesco car insurance policy, you’ll have access to the accident helpline, seven days a week. If you’re a Clubcard holder, you’ll be able to get a discount on your premiums. If you have any queries about your policy, you can call the UK-based team.

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Tesco Bank Car insurance reviews (516)

Review of the Tesco Bank, Car insurance:

money grabbers

i had a claim pending which i notified tesco my insurance policy was due for renewal a few weeks lateri was given a quote some £300 more than previous year so i assumed that they had taken the pending claim into account so i renewed my policy that was back in august 23. I have today received letter from tesco informing me to pay an additional £98 for my insurance to carry on,i phoned tesco to ask how they arrived at the renewal cost back in august and was given the answer that due to data protection they were unable to tell me.I find this ridiculous so i had to pay £98 which i can ill afford being a pensioner there was NO help or explanation from tesco and they will NOT get my custom next year.I feel tesco have treated me very badly and i shall tell everyone i speak to about my treatment given to me by tesco Reviewed on: 18th November 2023

I am extremely disappointed with Tesco Bank Insurance.

I am extremely disappointed with Tesco Bank Insurance. After being a loyal driver with 12 years of No Claims Discount (NCD), I made a claim following an unfortunate accident. Not only did they significantly undervalue my car when processing the claim, but they also slashed my NCD from 12 years down to just 3 years! This feels incredibly unfair and unprofessional, especially as I’ve never had a claim in over a decade. Their customer service is unhelpful, and they seem more interested in taking money than providing fair and transparent services to their customers. I expected much better from a well-known insurance provider. If you’re considering insuring your car with Tesco Bank Insurance, think twice—there are much better options out there that value customer loyalty and offer fairer claims processes. Absolutely not recommended. Reviewed on: 8th January 2025

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! Wouldn’t waste your time or money I was paying £220 a month for insurance on my Range Rover evoque that was stolen without keys I reported this to Tesco 3 weeks ago now and still haven’t been offered a settlement figure even though the vehicle was found I’ve had phone calls from copart asking if I have the key to the vehicle the same key Tesco have already made me post back to them! No settlement figure yet my cars already in a salvage auction! Leaving me to feel as though Tesco have currently stolen my car and all the money I paid for it! I also payed extra on top of this for a like for like curtesy car at the point of reporting the claim I wasn’t even offered a curtesy car the next day I had to ring Tesco again only to find out they’d not put all the details through so I still couldn’t have a curtesy car I had to argue with Tesco and there curtesy car company for 2 days to have a curtesy car brought out twice they promised me it would be there on that same day and wasn’t and even when I finally managed to get one brought out they told me they was unable to honour the like for like I paid extra for TESCO USE A FRAUD INVESTIGATION TEAM CALLED ROBERTSON & CO THIS COMPANIES ONLINE REVIEWS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES CHECK THE COMPANY ROBERTSON & CO OUT FOR YOURSELF FIRST! Tesco have claimed they can’t do anymore for me until the Robertson and co report comes though this company in question have strung me along for 3 weeks claiming every single day my report will be reviewed regularly being rude to me down the phone or putting the phone down! MY VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT IN CASH AS MANY ARE IVE ALREADY PROVIDED THEM A WRITTEN INVOICE THE SELLER GAVE ME! This money came from me and my partner selling my Audi A1 and his Ford focus WE NEEDED A BIGGER CAR DUE TO BEING A FEW WEEKS OFF HAVING A NEW BABY this company in question are demanding I provide them bank statements for these cash/Facebook marketplace sales clearly this is not possible when they were private cash sales THIS COMPANY ARE MAKING US FEEL AS IF THERE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO PREVENT ANY PAY OUT FOR THE THEFT OF OUR VEHICLE TESCO HAD ALREADY TRIED TO FORCE ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK THE SAME WEEK IT WAS STOLEN! SO IS THIS JUST ANOTHER WAY FOR THEM TO AVOID PAYING YOU OUT! Me and my partner both have severe mental health issues and these have massively deteriorated since this incident and claim we also have two children one of them being severely autistic my poor daughter was petrified of having that car back after knowing someone had stolen it she felt unsafe and in danger she also needs structure with her being autistic the lack of curtesy car prevented her from being able to attend school our baby was also due jabs at the doctors Tesco did not care one bit about this WE HAVE NOW BEEN FORCED AND LEFT WITH NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO ASK TO CANCEL THE CLAIM AND HAVE OUR VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE BOTH COMPANIES HAVE NO INTEREST IN DEALING WITH US APPROPRIATELY OR OFFERING US A SETTLEMENT THE AMOUNT OF PAIN WORRY AND STRESS THESE COMPANIES HAVE CAUSED ARE GENUINELY NOT WORTH IT PLEASE AVOID SAVE YOURSELF ANY HASSLE Reviewed on: 19th December 2024

Don't do it!

Don't do it! I chose them as best value for money when looking at different providers in August 2024. Then a tree came down in Storm Darrah yesterday, it fell on the car in my driveway. No-one was in the car. Luckily it didn't have full weight of the tree on the car as a wall was in the way, but there are dents in the roof and on the bonnet. Purely cosmetic - I can drive it to the garage, all the doors open fine. I filled in the claim form online, and took over an hour, and on the last page received instant notice that it's my fault, a total loss and I don't get a courtesy car. The car is perfectly fine. But a form tells me that it's a total loss? No ones come to assess it? This is criminal -You can't provide a service and assess something as written off if it's in your best interest and are financially motivated to do so. I assume you've done this because prices to fix cosmetic damage with the garage have gone up because of inflation. Its outrageous! The car cost me 10,000 last year second hand, this year it will be the same to re-buy, but I'll be lucky to get 3,000 from Tesco, just because it costs around that to get it fixed. I've now been on hold for 22 minutes trying to get an explanation... Just spoken to a woman who said will take 2 weeks to get an engineer out and not entitled to courtesy car while we wait for Tesco to assess the damage only if its in repair. Apparently that was an optional extra to pick when I signed up but I'm the stupid woman who didn't pick it. In summary: When a storm hits the UK, and a tree falls on your car while its parked on your driveway, it's your fault, and if your so lucky that it only scratches and dents the roof, it's a total loss, and good luck buying a car with the scraps they want to pay you. Reviewed on: 9th December 2024

Car stolen away from home, staff great, information...

Car stolen away from home, staff great, information very good, easy process although long winded but I get that. Only three weeks before conclusion but that really depended on Police info. Was disappointed not to have courtesy car but thats because I didn’t read the policy properly. Check! Every time I rang I received a follow-up call with extra information. Received a fair valuation.i see some nagative recent views but my experience was a good one. Reviewed on: 26th October 2024

Very poor insurers . .

No communication. Car was stolen , FMG services who Tesco use have had our car for nearly 3 months . Endless excuses and delays in repair. Still waiting now. Lies from customer service and apathy from company. Do not insure your car with Tesco . Reviewed on: 26th October 2024

DONT WAST YOUR MONEY FOR HERE THIS TESCO CAR INSURAC...

DONT WAST YOUR MONEY FOR HERE THIS TESCO CAR INSURACE COSTUMER SERVICE VERY RUDE ,,I WNAT TO DISCUSS MY FUTURE INSURANCE I WANT TO ADD SOME THINKG AND I PAY EXTERA MONEY AND GUY SAY I DO CANCAL YOUR INSURANCE PLESE DONT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY Reviewed on: 18th October 2024

Perfect Renewal Experience

I rang up to check my renewal quote and encountered the most lovely man who went out of his way to make my renewal as cheap as possible, whilst still giving me all the cover I needed and wanted Reviewed on: 11th October 2024

Liars and wasteoney

Liars! İnsurance is waste money.Not supporting customer. Reviewed on: 8th October 2024

They are disrespectful employees and there was one l...

They are disrespectful employees and there was one lady who insulted me Reviewed on: 4th October 2024

Service they offer cannot be right.

Service they offer cannot be right. Wrote my car off before even viewing it. They agreed initially now not Reviewed on: 30th September 2024

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