Rampdale Motorcycle Insurance Reviews

Rampdale Motorcycle Insurance
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“Do anything not to payout”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 11/01/2017

I had my bike stolen on 9 November and now on the 11 January I am no further forward on whether Rampdale will pay out. My claim (in the £100's) has gone to a management review but has been at a management review for about 6 weeks, due to a technicality on my policy. My policy states commuting, but my bike was stolen from my head office, about 1 mile from my usually place of work which I very rarely visit and it was my first journey of the day from my home. Why does it take 6 weeks for a management review to decide on course of action. Rampdale have no concern over the personal issues their delaying tactics cause me. One I lost a much loved bike and For 2 months I have had to arrange lifts to work. I can't proceed on getting new transportation until I know what Rampdale decide. To rub salt into the wound I recieved a separate email asking me about renewing my bike insurance, how insensitive. All they care about is getting money in. I have been with Rampdale since owning a bike (past 4 years), and plan to ride a bike for a long time. They don't seem to care about customer loyalty and future loyalty. Terrible, no care for customer at all.

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“Awful Service & Extortionate Cancellation”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Houjon95 on 13/11/2016

I had my bike for just 4 weeks when it was stolen however I only had 3rd party insurance so I just tried to cancel the insurance. After about 2 hours on the phone being passed between different departments and stuck on hold, I was told I can't cancel over the phone but need to send them an email. 3 emails and 3 weeks later I finally got a response saying it would be cancelled. I payed £545 for the year so I figured i'd be charged 1 month plus a cancellation charge and I was expecting around £400-£450 refund however, due to the delay, they charged me for 2 months insurance. After there extortionate cancellation charges, I received a refund of £285 meaning on top of the loss of my bike I was charged £260 for 4 weeks insurance. Absolutely disgusting.

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“AVOID ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 14/10/2016

I Wish I had read these reviews before I took out my sons Insurance. I paid in full £221.63.after 8 weeks my sons moped broke down , so got another moped they charged £70 to change over. Then 8 weeks later my son had a accident to no fault of his own . wet roads. fell off and damaged his left leg unable to ride for 4/6 months .I phoned up to cancel policy ,cant do it over the phone send a email .no correspondance.sent 4 emails before I received a reply. All they will refund is £26 .disgusted. all they do is rip you off. I have ended up paying £50 a month for 4 months of riding. please look around before you buy from this insurance company . Dont know how they can call themselves a no1 insurance company . They dont answer the phone either . avoid . I will be warning all my sons friends not to use this company . NO BIKE,BAD LEG, AND £200 WORSE OFF.

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“RUDE AMD USELESS ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Penningtongg1958 on 07/09/2016

Took out insurance with this company as they seemed to provide good cheap cover for my bike. After having the bike for a month, turned out I needed a new bike after old bike kept letting me down and couldn't keep affording new parts. Phoned up to get quote for different bike. After three promised call backs and me calling back everytime. They informed me that the premium would go up which I expected but that they expected me to pay £250 up front! I told them I wished to cancel after making two payments and they tried to charge around £90! I decided it wasn't worth the stress and called up to cancel, to which the told me I had to email it in to cancel. I emailed the company and heard nothing back. I then phoned up AGAIN and was told just to send it in again. Policy still not cancelled.

Rampdaleltd's Comment

Written on: 13/09/2016

Hello,
We are disappointed to read your review on this site . So that we are able to respond to your comments can you please supply your full name & policy number, who will then be able to look into this matter. Thankyou.

Regards,

Alan
Rampdale Ltd

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“Appalling AVOID AVOID AVOID ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by ronnilobby on 04/08/2016

Purchased insurance paid my deposit for monthly payments then days later told I have not been accepted for monthly payments and I needed to make payment in full which I couldn't refused a refund was spoken to in a very rude manor they shouldn't of took deposit before check was done

Rampdaleltd's Response to ronnilobby's Review

Written on: 04/08/2016

In reply to this comment, please note that before a policy can be purchased online a customer has to accept our "terms and conditions" which states the following:

***CREDIT SEARCHES We and/ or the insurer and/or credit providers may use publicly available date from a variety of sources, including credit reference agencies and other external organisations to verify your identity or creditworthiness, to avoid fraud, and to obtain beneficial quotes and payment options on your behalf. Each of the searches may appear on your credit report whether or not your application proceeds. If you have chosen to pay by direct debit we use a finance Company called Giscours Ltd. Generally, if you have arranged Insurance over the phone the below will have already been carried out, however, the below should apply if you have arranged cover Online. To determine whether Giscours Ltd will accept your application they will use credit reference and fraud prevention agencies to help make their Decision. If your application is successful Giscours Ltd will send you a credit agreement, this must be signed and return to Giscours . If your application is unsuccessful we will contact you and request if payment can be made by another method.***

If the alternative method of payment is not acceptable to the customer then we would have no choice but to cancel the policy. This would be done on a pro-rata basis but is subject to a minimum charge of £27.50. In these situations, Rampdale does not make a charge and the customer purely pays for the time they are on cover.

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“"Fantastic Customer Service"”

★★★★☆

written by on 12/07/2016

I recently purchased a policy online but I made a mistake by putting in the wrong registration number. I was stopped by the police as they said I was not showing up on their computer as being insured. I explained I had bought the insurance so they contacted Rampdale who confirmed I did have cover and they corrected my registration number immediately. I was allowed on my way again. Great customer service and I would recommend these guys for Insurance.

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“worst ever compnay”

★☆☆☆☆

written by gazowens on 05/07/2016

The worst company ever , they cant even help an ex war vet who has miss understood that the insurance was going to charge him twice in the same month all because he changed his pay date, the thing i cant get over is that they charged me on the 6th , and not not noticing that the new pay date was on the 28th of the same month, thinking because i already payed once that the next pay day would be the next month, however they have now said that they are not willing to help me even though i have tried to explain the the fact i cant afford it this month, they are not willing to help but are willing to add extra to the policy, i think that this compnay needs to be shamed and named, its not far that you pay once on m time and n thenm they send a letter asking for more money, and if you dont pay ( even though it already has been payed) they will cancel the policy and send the bayliffs for the 56 pound outstanding, if anybody out htere wants insurance for their bike DONT use this company they are dreadful,. THEY WILL NOT HELP YOU IN ANYWAY , DONT BOTHER WITH THESE THEY ARE A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY.....

Rampdaleltd's Response to gazowens's Review

Written on: 10/07/2016

Good Evening,

With reference to the comment you have left, please note that we take every comment seriously and I would kindly ask you to email us providing me with your full name and address so I may look into the issue which you have raised. Once I have done so I will contact you to advise you of my findings.

Regards,

Compliance Team

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Rampdaleltd's Response to gazowens's Review

Written on: 10/07/2016

Good Evening,

With reference to the comment you have left, please note that we take every comment seriously and I would kindly ask you to email us providing me with your full name and address so I may look into the issue which you have raised. Once I have done so I will contact you to advise you of my findings.

Regards,

Compliance Team

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Rampdaleltd's Response to gazowens's Review

Written on: 10/07/2016

Good Evening,

With reference to the comment you have left, please note that we take every comment seriously and I would kindly ask you to email us providing me with your full name and address so I may look into the issue which you have raised. Once I have done so I will contact you to advise you of my findings.

Regards,

Compliance Team

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Gazowens's reply to Rampdaleltd's Comment

Written on: 11/07/2016

Heres my im mad because i had already payed for Junes installment , i hadnt realised that i had to pay twice, then you send me letters threatening to cancel my policy, you are bang out of order, i realy thought my son and i had a great insurance policy, but i dont think like that now, if you want more details please ring me or you can read it in the local papers because thats my next step

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“Insurance canceled without knowledge of the Customer.”

★☆☆☆☆

written by apollo.damien on 16/05/2016

The motorbike insurance was canceled without my knowledge. Rampdale uses several insurance companies which you can't get in touch with or even find details online. Xpekt is one of those companies. After several calls trying to avoid my insurance being canceled, or any help in the situation, Rampdale just replied with a "too bad" attitude and the customer help department were really rude. Something you chose these companies to try and save money but you end up spending even more. I suggest reference insurance companies as you are treated differently and with respect.

Rampdaleltd's Response to apollo.damien's Review

Written on: 18/05/2016

In reply to this comment, please note that we only ever cancel a policy after contacting the customer via email or post (sometimes both) and in some cases by telephone. If no response is forthcoming we have no alternative but to cancel the Insurance as per the terms and conditions of the policy.

Regarding the second point of not being able to get hold of an Insurance Company, please note that all Brokers act on behalf of Insurers and as part of the agreement they shall have to deal directly with the public unless an issue can't be resolved.

Rampdale will at all times endeavour to offer a professional and courteous service and if any customer feels this has not been adhered to should contact our office to let us know so the appropriate action can be taken.

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“must be the worst insurance company on the planet ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by unhappyguest192 on 14/12/2015

where do you start with rampdale, i suppose with the customer service that does not actually exist beyond getting you to take a policy with them zero help beyond the initial interaction they hide behind your policy small print that they fail to inform you about because its "our responsibility" to read them in full i assume that usually takes place afer you qualify for the law degree and you fully understand the draconian rules they set in place The other rampdale excuse is fobbing you off to your actual insurer and washing their hands of you, rampdale being only the people that take your money and if you are in an accident you're really on your own trust me on that point they wash their hands of you but thats only after selling your details to the multitude of accident claim maggots and curtesy vehicle brokers who send you a "curtesy" replacement bike while the claim goes thru but try to charge you when the other insurance company wont pay the extortionate vehicle rental terms finally you will marvel at the speed they send out the letter telling you your insurance is cancelled when they try to avoid actually paying out by then insist you return the paper insurance certificate they never sent you in the first place and threaten you with dire legal preceedings based on a legal system that has not been used in years if you do not. we print our own documents you idiots as soon as you cancel the insurance policy you could'nt tax a car with it you idiots, dvla write to you within a month to make you sorn the vehicle for having no valid insurance tell me though if i print out the pdf and send it to you can i charge you £25 for the correspondence plus a further £90 idiot tax and cancellation levy

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“Bad Service ”

★★★★★

written by moonridermore28 on 30/09/2015

Avoid at all costs !!!! Poor service & Bad advice given !!!!!!! Worst experience having to deal with these clowns & wouldn't recommend.

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“CUSTOMER SERVICE TOTAL RUBBISH NO HELP ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 07/08/2015

Two weeks of begging for my 6yrs no claims discount document. Customer service is nil spent hours on phone at premium rate ( 0844 ) all I got its in the post or its been sent by email even had phone put down on me. Had to contact my insurance company direct it was sorted within 5mins. They where happy to take my money every year since 2009 but because I found a better broker and better insurance at half the price they didn't like it. # PLEASE AVOID THIS COMPANY YOU WILL BE SORRY AND OUT OF POCKET #

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“Worst experience ever ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by RavenO'Keefe431 on 17/05/2015

DON'T USE THIS COMPANY STAY AWAY. I've had nothing but trouble with this company and there sister company. Pretty much impossible to get in touch with , was told by an advisor that ramp dale don't take calls unless you want to cancel the policy. Took me 20 calls over a period of 2 weeks to try and get in touch. Customer service doesn't exist with this company. They have a cheek saying there the no1 biker insurance. Never experience a service like this , and after all my trouble did I even get a sorry nope !

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“rampdale insurance experiences”

★☆☆☆☆

written by JanPostupa on 07/03/2015

They just completely rip me off. NEVER MORE you false ****** insurance company !!!!!!!!!!! It was just wasting of money and time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Johncoates1's Response to JanPostupa's Review

Written on: 24/03/2015

would love you to phone the office and discuss your problem. If we have done something wrong we will rectify it and give you £25.00 for your troubles.
If we are right it would be nice for you to retract your comment.
Lets see what happens !!!

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“thank you ”

★★★★★

written by on 05/11/2014

took out a policy back in March on a Honda scooter all pretty straight forward passed my test and bought a Harley custom 1200 , my insurance company for some reason wouldn't do the change, this was turning into hassle but fair do's he really sorted me a brill quote with another company top guy and better than I could get

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“Do not use!”

★☆☆☆☆

written by youhehe on 16/10/2014

Complete waste of time and money! They just completely rip you off... There are much better value for money insurance companies, who act professional. Don't know how their alowed to operate. High admin charges, no refunds given! Insurance doesn't register on police data base. No explanation, my son could of at least had a years no claims it they were professional enough to explain things properly. We canceled 3 months early, no refund and lost years no claim.

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“thank you Ashley”

★★★★★

written by annemacdoneld123 on 09/07/2014

Bought a bike on a chassis number as cheap, phoned loads of places cant help, phoned an advisor job done all sorted and he explained how to register the bike cheers

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“Customer service bad ”

★★☆☆☆

written by Callahanqd300 on 09/07/2014

I bought a new bike and was recommended Rampdale initially the quote was very expensive but they came down on price which I was happy with. I held the insurance for a year with no claims but their renewal price was so much more expensive than other bike insurers decided to go with someone else. My new insurers needed proof of my one years no claims bonus. They kept ring Rampdale but were consistently on hold and when they finally answered were instantly cut off. Their phone line is an 0844 number which is a premium rate number. My insurance company asked me to try and get the proof so I rang Rampdale (6 calls later of which 3 I was like my new insurance company instantly cut off) the gentleman on the other end of phone assured me he could get my proof of no claims, which he did but did not send via email as promised only when I rang yet again a lady sent it within minutes...... Unfortunately because of all the phone calls and the premium rate number and the worry this caused me I will not be using Rampdale ever again.

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“Advise not to pay monthly with these ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by mattybrooker on 17/06/2014

i hope your reading this GISCOURS you nasty people, if anyone chooses to pay monthly with rampdale it will be with giscours, giscours also provide payday loans, i bought a sukida 125-5b a while back from learner legal.com and got insured with rampdale i chose to pay monthly, about 2-3 months into the policy the bike got stolen and never recovered, i decided to stop paying the monthly installments, i mean why keep paying insurance for a bike you no longer have !, after a while giscours took me to court i made a part offer and explained my bike got stolen, they obviously did'nt give a damm and rejected the offer and still wanted it in full, the court hearing has already taken place a few days ago the outcome was i have to pay the outstanding in full, im now paying the price for my bike being stolen haha

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“NCB not displayed when clicking through from Confused.com”

★★☆☆☆

written by on 24/05/2014

I hope by telling this story that someone else won't make the same mistake with Rampdale. I'm not saying don't buy from them, just be wary. Last weekend I brought bike insurance. I had generated 2 quotes, one with 5 years No Claims Bonus (NCB) and the other with 2 years NCB (learnt after speaking with my current insurer - I have a terrible memory). The price was identical. Unfortunately I then got distracted by a phone call and then later came back to buying the insurance and accidentally selected the quote with 5 years NCB (NCB wasn't displayed on that Confused.com page) and clicked through to the Rampdale purchase page. No where does it display the NCB in the Rampdale purchase process. Today I rang them up to find out where my insurance certificate was and realised this mistake. They have now charged me a £40 admin fee for reducing my NCB from 5yrs to 2yrs NCB. It was my mistake in the first place but I feel that it would be fairer if all my disclosed information was presented on the purchase page just before I paid the premium. So please everyone be wary if you've generated multiple quotes that you are going with the correct one even if the price is identical. Otherwise it will not be so cheap! I suspect this is where the profit margins are in their business model. Customer service is okay but the first person I spoke to tried to convince me that the £40 charge was because of the increased risk of a reduction from 5yrs NCB to 2 which was a little dishonest. They also had an incorrect email address for me - there seems to be a problem transferring the info from Confused.com - and had that not been identified then I would have incurred further charges (£20) relating to requests to provide a copy of my driving licence and NCB. I have only just received the insurance related emails today after the email address correction.

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“very helpfull”

★★★★☆

written by Keegan295 on 25/04/2014

i bought a second hand bike from ebay, 125 lex moto cheap and cheerful, went to local insurance place got a crazy quote, my mate said phone these guys . job done happy days and saved loads

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I am insured with Rampdale and I am 16 years old. I was just wondering if I was to sell my bike would I still need to pay my insurance for the rest of the year? Thanks

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