The world of car insurance can be a complicated one. So I thought I’d share the best resources I’ve found to help you navigate the car insurance maze.
Whether you want to find a cheaper/better policy or simply want to better understand how your car insurance works these sites and tools can help.
Price Comparison Websites
Extremely useful for searching hundreds of car insurance quotes quickly and easily:
1. confused.com - Searches 97% of car insurance companies to find you quotes
2. moneysupermarket.com - Compares motor insurance quotes from 50 insurance providers
3. uswitch.com - Finds quotes from more than 40 insurers
4. tescocompare.com - Provides quotes from a pane of over 30 insurance companies
5. gocompare.com - Access quotes from over 50 leading insurance providers
6. comparethemarket.com - Searches over 400 policies from big name insurance companies
Female Drivers
These sites specialise in tailoring policies to meet the needs of female drivers:
7. sheilaswheels.com - Find cheap online insurance for female drivers, including handbag cover
8. diamond.co.uk - A girl's best friend with cheaper insurance for women drivers
9. girlmotor.com - Cheaper car insurance for women in three simple steps
Young Drivers
Quotes for young drivers are usually much higher than average, these sites understand that:
10. 4youngdrivers.co.uk - Excellent for drivers over 19 with one years no claims discount
11. 17to40.co.uk - Focuses on individual circumstances to help young drivers get cheaper cover
12. hootcarinsurance.co.uk - Provides young driver quotes from more than 30 insurance companies
Classic Cars
If ever a specialist motor insurance policy was required it is for a classic car and these insurers are experts in this particular field:
13. lancasterinsurance.co.uk - Get classic car insurance quotes from a panel of leading UK insurers
14. footmanjames.co.uk - Quotes for classic and vitange vehicles at competitive prices
15. peterbestinsurance.co.uk - Offers policies specifically designed for classic car owners
Performance Cars
For those who enjoy sports cars and modifications check out these sites that can help you lower your premium:
16. adrianflux.co.uk - Searches 40 insurance companies to find great quotes for modified cars
17. performancedirect.co.uk - Helping to bring down sports car insurance for more than 35 years
18. peart.co.uk - Specialise in offering competitive quotes on performance vehicles
Tips & Guides
Knowledge is power and these helpful sources offer some great ideas for lowering the cost of your insurance:
19. carinsuranceguide.org.uk - Detailed and impartial car insurance guides
20. moneysupermarket.com - Indepth 12 page guide covering a range of car insurance topics
21. uswitch.com - Four page car insurance guide from quote to claim
22. carinsurancemanual.co.uk - A useful list of car insurance providers and articles
23. msn.com - Covers the basics of car insurance
24. theaa.com - A guide to car insurance groups
25. moneysavingexpert.com - Great car insurance money saving guide
26. motorinsurance.co.uk - Useful guide to choosing the right type of policy
27. yahoo.com - Car insurance Q&A with Yahoo.com
28. find.co.uk - All-round car insurance guides with insightful tips
29. gocompare.com - A buyers guide to cheaper car insurance
Forums
Where better to discuss insurance providers and claims experiences, the information picked up can be of great use in selecting an insurer or making a claim:
30. moneysavingexpert.com - One of the busiest car insurance forums around
31. moneysupermarket.com - Hundreds of threads discussing quotes, claims and companies
32. usedcarmart.co.uk - Discussions including cheap quotes, young drivers and making claims
33. ukinsuranceforum.co.uk - A forum dedicated to discussing UK insurance
34. rac.co.uk - Nice forum from the RAC offering advice on accidents and claims
Reviews
Find out how other customers rate their insurance provider and share your opinion with others:
35. reviewcentre.com - Read hundreds of reviews on UK car insurance providers
36. ciao.co.uk - Detailed reviews of car insurance companies complete with ratings
37. uk-insurance-index.co.uk- Read dozens of online reviews and write your own
Glossaries
Confused by terminology? Check out these great A-Z car insurance glossaries:
38. abi.org.uk - Detailed car insurance glossary from The Association of British Insurers
39. gocompare.com - Useful jargon buster to help understand car insurance terminology
40. 17to40.co.uk - A great A-Z designed to help younger drivers
News
Keep up to date with all the latest car insurance developments with these great news services:
41. google.co.uk - Search Google for up-to-date car insurance news
42. yahoo.com - Read car insurance news articles on Yahoo
43. bbc.co.uk - Keep up to date with motor insurance news on the BBC
Last But Not Least
Two other free online tools that everyone should be using:
44. abi.org.uk - Find out the insurance group of any vehicle
45. mileagecalculator.co.uk - Calculate your mileage online
So there you go, 45 free online resources to help in your quest for cheaper and better car insurance, happy surfing!