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Name: Car Insurance
Rating: 2.63 (509 reviews)

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2.40

Based on 509 reviews, last reviewed 29th Jan 2025

100% decrease in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

45% decrease in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

30%

11%

53%

Latest highest rating:

5

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 bu... Read more Reviewed on: 26th October 2024

Latest lowest rating:

1

Been with these for 8 months now, but now found a ch... Been with these for 8 months now, but now found a cheaper policy elsewhere, but tesco want to charge me £222 to cancel. Apparently they go by mileage.... Read more Reviewed on: 29th January 2025

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At Smart Money People, we collect Tesco Bank car insurance reviews to help you make an informed decision when choosing your next provider.

Tesco Bank offers car, home, pet and travel insurance policies, with a guaranteed discount for Tesco Clubcard members. Tesco Bank’s standard car insurance policy is available to anybody over the age of 21, with a black box policy available for those aged 17-35.

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Tesco Bank Car Insurance reviews (509)

Review of the Tesco Bank, Car Insurance:

Consistently good

I am very happy with my car insurance from Tesco, who I have been with since I passed my test six years ago. Since then, they have consistently offered fair prices and have made me want to renew each year. Reviewed on: 24th December 2015

Great

So far so good. Had a claim - very easy to deal with Reviewed on: 10th September 2020

Very good insurance company for young drivers

over the past 3 years i had insurance with them. one accident which was dealt with very quickly with no issues. Reviewed on: 10th September 2020

Mockery

Tesco bank started off OK, but since I've been with them my policy has done nothing but go up even though I have no claims each year and they keep giving different excuses why this is so, I've never had an insurance company for my policy like it and their staff do not care that I have said its enough and that I'm leaving in December, do not recommend at all! Reviewed on: 2nd September 2020

poor communication and threatening letters

I had insurance for my car with tesco for a year. The following year the price went up and I found a better deal with someone else. I thought it would change without me telling tesco, and when they asked for money I ignored them. I got letters and I rang them and we agreed that I had gone with someone else. Then I got a letter threatening debt collecting and saying I would not get credit anywhere. I rang them and explained and a very nice man took me though cancelling on line. I had to upload the contract with the other company. He said that would be the end of it. But another threatening letter came saying I had to pay for the weeks up till now with threat of debt collection. I really don't know why they behave like this. and it's hard for an older person like me when the demands mount up Reviewed on: 26th August 2020

Great service

Spoke to Kim about my sons insurance needs and she went above and beyond with the help provided would definitely recommend Reviewed on: 20th August 2020

DO NOT USE THEM

Tesco car insurance tried to take my money for renewal without telling me I did not want to renew as they were two exspensive tried to tell them that I had already renewed with another company but they cept saying you need insurance on youre car so they weren't listening very difficult to cancel Reviewed on: 11th August 2020

Do not purchase insurance

Started my insurance 20th August 2019, due for renewal a year later. Upon a reminder I did a comparison for the cheapest and Tesco wanted an extra £150. Unfortunately my car can was hit by an amazon delivery driver classing it as a category N wrote off. I rang up to inform them, like you should however I explained I needed to change my car insurance over to a different car, to which the charge was excessive. So I explained that my car was up for renewal and I didn’t wish to renew (keep in kind that I was still the legal owner of this car at this point, and deciding wether to fix the car or scrap it!) so by informing them that I did not wish to renew, and with there being less than 3 weeks left on my insurance, they cancelled the policy, took the money from my bank for the remaining amount (standard monthly premium) and cancelled my years no claims! When disputing this with them, they’ve said there is nothing they can do because the policy has been cancelled. Absolutely disgusting. Avoid at all costs, pay the extra for another insurance provider. Reviewed on: 7th August 2020

Appalling customer service

I got told by an agent on the phone that I didn’t need to pay any more payments until September due to my renewal. So I didn’t put the money aside that month for the payment as it wasn’t expected off me. I got this confirmed by a separate agent on an online web chat who also said I didn’t have to pay so I thought ‘great’ because how can two people mess up right ? So it’s got to the end of this month and guess what I’ve been charged when I was told by numerous agents I wouldn’t need to, so now I am in overdraft with my bank and won’t have enough money to pay all my bills this month. It’s very saddening and Tesco told me there is nothing they can do! I’m sorry but there is always something. I also got informed I was speeding a month ago doing an apparent 60mph in a 30mph which I instantly went wide eyed about as I don’t speed. Turns out my gps had skipped and located itself elsewhere as I was on the dual carriageway at the time doing the speed limit. So I wouldn’t recommend the black box either. Whatever you do, stay clear. Reviewed on: 30th July 2020

Good value

Car and home insurance have both been well priced Reviewed on: 26th July 2020

Keeping it simple

I used to spend hours checking out car insurance when mine was due for renewal every year. That was until I switched to Tesco Bank Car Insurance. My premium has hardly changed over the last 4 years and I still receive the same benefits. The customer service is top notch and any changes can be made online, therefore not costing the usual admin fees. All in all, a great service. Reviewed on: 10th July 2020

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