The number of people looking for this cover online is astronomical, and it’s growing every month! The number of people who search for “car insurance” on some of the uk ’s leading search engines runs into the hundred’s of thousands per month. This makes this market one of the most competitive within the financial services industry, as insurance companies and brokers alike clamor for your business.
You can click through to the websites of various insurance companies and intermediaries from this site, in order to obtain online quotations, some will allow you to buy online and others you will have to telephone if you wish to purchase cover. As we mentioned, some companies even give you a discount now for buying online, which in itself is a growing trend for uk consumers. We have all been comfortable with buying certain non financial products online for some time, but we are now also entering a phase when we feel we understand enough about motor insurance to confidently complete this process online.
Why do companies give a discount if we buy online? This is because you are
effectively doing part of their work for them. If you were to call a contact
centre you would be costing them money if you called a freephone number and
would certainly be tying up ten to fifteen minutes of their telesales staff’s
time. In any case, if it much better to research, i.e. get quotes, on the internet
in your own time, without a high press salesperson on the other end of a phone
trying to earn their commission. If, at the point of purchase, you do not wish
to complete the transaction online then fine, you may wish to call then, but
the internet is great for hassle free, cost free research.