You don’t get quite as many helpful hints throughout the quote-building process as on MoneySavingExpert, or the post-quote data analysis. If you do go through the site you’ll get cashback and rewards via its savers’ club.
Confused.com
- Website: confused.com
- Lowest quote: £393
- Rating: 4 stars
Anyone familiar with government websites will be right at home on the Confused.com offering. The site focuses on accessibility with large text, clear questions and simple buttons. This does mean the form-filling process takes a little longer than some rivals’ but the results are on par with the test winner, although there’s no quote comparison. Like many, there are money-off deals available when you take out a policy.
Go Compare
- Website: gocompare.com
- Lowest quote: £477
- Rating: 4 stars
Another big name, but it couldn’t get close to certain rivals when it came to the quote price. We did, however, like the auto-fill process when we entered our vehicle’s registration, which was smoother than on some sites we tested. The rest of the process is easy, too, and currently you’ll get free excess cover, which may go some way to offsetting the higher outright premiums.
uSwitch
- Website: uswitch.com
- Lowest quote: £393
- Rating: 3.5 stars
Whether for car, home or phone insurance, or even utility contracts, uSwitch is a great resource. The car insurance element is powered by Confused.com. That’s no bad thing because you’ll get competitive pricing, along with the simple layout. It wasn’t clear if any other offers were available via uSwitch in the same way as Confused or other rivals.
Quotezone
The quote-building process is straightforward, with notification markers next to those questions that will directly impact price – a trimmed-down version of what’s offered by our test winner. There are retail cashback offers as an incentive with Quotezone, but it’s hard to recommend because the cheapest quotes were higher than those from almost all of the other sites.
Asda
The design of the Asda site has vastly improved since our last test, although compared with its rivals, there are fewer hints and tips throughout the process. We criticised the site last time for pricing, which seemed at odds with the Asda brand, and unfortunately that’s still the case. There is now the option to tie into your Asda Rewards account if you’re a retail customer.
Verdict
MoneySavingExpert still has the lead thanks to its clever quote analysis platform. It combines hints to lower your cost with great pricing. Compare The Market has closed the gap and returned the lowest price.
- Money Saving Expert
- Compare The Market
- MoneySuperMarket
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