Pros: Fast, easy to understand, good quotes, secure and reliable
Cons: If you require human interaction this may not be for you!

Recommend to potential buyers: yes

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Having experienced Insurance Express (see other op!) this year we decided that nothing on earth would make us go back with them, even if it meant having a higher quote off someone else! (They were that bad folks)...

Started shopping around a month before the insurance was due which was 9th June. We had never bought insurance on-line before. About the same time all the insurance companies (or so it seemed) suddenly realised that Dave's insurance was about to expire and I was bombarded with flyers offering discounted this, that and the other - free no claims stuff - Oh my, gone all faint thinking about it!!! They do go on a bit!

Time was getting short and the leading companies - Direct Line, Churchill, etc. couldn't get a quote low enough that was anything like we had previously paid.

Enter the Egg!!!

I have accounts with Egg (Savings and Credit Card) and I have been happy with them - infact egg-static (ok - one lousy joke is allowed). So off to the Egg site we went for a quote.

The quote starts off at a really basic level - just to provide some indication. You answer about six questions just to get a general figure. This was not as high as some but was still far too high for us!

The next stage was to carry on and create a more detailed quote. The on-line quoting system is easy to follow (so I will spare you the details). Nevertheless, I have to say it was intuitive and well planned. I work do Web programming so I can safely say it is good and it is secure.

On completing Egg offers you several quotes, the cheapest at the top. The quote that came back was amazing, but didn't quite match the current quote from Insurance Express (spit). Then you have the opportunity to nip back in and tailor your quote. In this case, we changed the excess which was at £100 to £250 (the same as Insurance Express)

WOW!!!! The quote was around £20 to £30 lower immediately!!! We now had a very good quote in a short space of time for about £320 for a V Reg Peugoet Meridian... Easy stuff this insurance lark!

Paying? Well - as with most on-line companies you can pay on-line using popular credit or debit cards. A few more details were entered and then DONE!!!

Two or three days later (before the expiry date), the insurance certificate arrived safely and correctly completed. Absolute heaven compared to previous insurance encounters!!! Nothing else to do - all done - finito!

Benefits summary:

1) Easy to use quoting system
2) Tailor your quote to suit
3) See a range of quotes and pick the one you want
4) Secure payment
5) Amazingly quick delivery of certificate

Now that Egg has proven itself (yet again) as being able to beat other leading insurance companies I think we shall stick with them. Being in control of your quote is a great experience (and also you are more likely to get the facts right than by talking to an operator at the end of a phone)...

All I can say is give them a try and see what comes back for your quote. There is no commitment...it is safe...but even better - it is so efficient and cheap - nice one Egg!

:)D

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Competitiveness of APR Excellent
Comprehensiveness of range of products Excellent
Product package Excellent
Efficiency of service Excellent
Value for money Excellent
Online - Content/organization of site Excellent
Online - Reliability/speed of site Good
Online - Ease of applying for products Excellent
Online - Pre-purchase information Excellent