written by Ianrjwilkinson on 20/05/2017
Avoid these like the plague. They have just informed me they cancelled my insurance on the 6th April (45+ days later and 2 payments later) due to a non payment even though I have paid every month. A computer glitch in February meant they come for my monthly dd 3 times and the bank recalled them all on their advice. The direct debit then got taken 10 days later and then they never came for the march dd so I paid on card and got told they would straighten everything with the accounts team and to ignore any other letters about this matter. Then I get a letter saying my insurance was cancelled. Phoned up and they said they will listen to the calls today (Saturday) and if I sent an email with my bank statement on showing the payments they could look at that and get the policy reinstated. Had a voicemail today saying there was no manager in so no calls can be listened to. Rang up half hour later to generally speak to a manager and there was one. Got told by the advisor originally dealing with it that the turned up 10 minutes after the voice mail. Then got told that the manager couldn't access the emails or listen to the voice calls the admin team need to do it. So they wasted my time in ringing back today (Saturday). Asked to speak to a manager and got told she won't speak to me. Asked to speak to a team leader or senior and there was only skeleton staff in and only the manager in. Asked to speak to the complaints department and they said they can't transfer me there. Asked for a manager ring back and got told there was no point over the insurance matter as nothing can be sorted until Monday. Asked to speak to the manager to complain about the service and got told she won't speak to me cos it can't be dealt with until Monday. I said this was a complaint about service not the insurance policy and he found a senior member that had suddenly morphed from somewhere. Avoid these at all costs. Even worse than the kwik fit garages that tried telling me I needed new brakes at £300 to pass an m o t when I had them replaced 2 weeks before the mot. Whole company are jokers
written by oyHurst161 on 27/03/2017
Do not use this company they are a nightmare .
written by RyleighCopeland on 11/03/2017
Was unaware that this company auto renew and take payment directly from your account 5 days before existing policy even ends. If that wasnt bad enough the actually took my yearly premium twice, leaving me unknowingly overdrawn. I phoned as soon as i realised to complain. I cancelled my insurane on the spot and found another cheaper insurer. Its taken 7 days to get one of the payments back. Ive just phoned again to complain that the second one has still not been refunded only to be told it could be a further3 to 5 days. That will be 15 days from when the money was deducted from my account. Mistakes sometimes happen but how a company reacts to a problem or complaint truely defines them. Kwik Fit are unfit. Heaven only knows what they would be like if you had an accident.
Written on: 30/05/2017
Read this then.
I have already posted this elsewhere.
Be aware of auto renew policies on home insurance.
kwik fit will charge you £30 administration fee if you do not cancel your policy within 5 days prior to your auto renewal date.
This is not clearly stated on the policy renewal top sheet but obviously tucked away in the terms and conditions.
I'm sure this has caught out many people and in my mind and probably others this is scam.
This does not work exactly the same with motor insurance policies where there is a central data base and they can automatically check to see if you have renewed and will refund you without any charges.
I spoke to one of their managers who was totally unapologetic and refused to back down, even as a one off good will gesture. He made a point of saying he always reads the T&C's.
From that comment I realised he was unnegotiable and he needs to get a life.
I stated it should be printed clearly in bold on page one to make customers aware.
This is a terrible practice and a company that clearly does not have your interests in mind.
Kwitfit need to try and look after their customers!
Even the Banks can have more heart sometimes.
As I am employer of 18 staff I will be not recommending kwikfits services to others.
They will never get another penny from us.
I doubt kwik fit are even phased about it.
They should stick to fitting tire caps and nothing else too brain taxing.
written by Rex273 on 02/03/2017
A no fault claim reduces my NCD from seven years to two years! Oh, it's because the other insurer hasn't reimbursed us for the claim so I have to pay an exorbitant cost to renew my insurance because kwikfit's admin department won't sort out the NCD. Don't touch them with a barge pole.
written by MilagrosRhodes198 on 24/02/2017
The worst insurance ever cost me 319 pounds to get my windscreen done ripoff basterds
written by 393Williamson on 21/02/2017
Recently noticed that I was paying £62 to KwikFit. When I rang was told that it was for my wife's car insurance. £62 a month was the renewal price compared to £22 I had been paying the previous year (3 times more!!). I asked why I had not received a reminder and was told that it was sent in September. I managed to get the monthly amount reduced to £33 pounds a month but no refund for the previous 5 months but was told that if I was to cancel the policy I would have to pay a large cancel fee. Reluctantly agreed to the reduced price however I noticed that no insurance documents had been received. I rang again and was told they had been sent to my email address. Checked my emails with no sign of my documents and was told to check my spam folder. I asked for them to be sent again and received them straight into my inbox. I now feel that they were not sent at all and may seek a solution via the financial Ombudsman
written by on 10/02/2017
I had a letter from you telling me you could not collect a payment via my direct debit and you asked for my bank details,yet you printed my bank details on the letter you sent me,the last payment I made via the phone was on the 22 Dec and the direct debit was reset up to be paid on the 22 of each month,as the last payment was due on the 22 Jan via the direct debit,it is not my fault if your staff do not amend the paperwork to reflect the phone calls.I tried to call your customer services at 6.15 pm and was kept on the phone for 15 mins listening to the weather and news.The Jan payment will be made on Wednesday 8/2/17.
written by ubHerndon180 on 03/02/2017
Very little help when stopping insurance after the year phoning problems not clear on the internet. I do not want to continue my insurance with this company from the 01/02/2017
written by Omid-uk on 31/01/2017
Since than I had to call nation wide company on behalf of primer insurence which is apparently working in behalf of qwik fit and been false information in regards to my claim and my car has been returned to my drive in worse condition since the accident after 3 weeks without any courtesy car ( I have truck driver witnesses in writing) Could I please put formal complain in regards to my insurance claim that after more than 3 weeks is still not resolved Thanks
written by Jadonl132 on 25/01/2017
Put insurance on my mum car on the 21st January it has now been 48hours ant my mam car still isn't insured on the database and she has work and she has to wait intill it goes up on the database now as she has the certificate sent through in post
written by Alec1955 on 20/01/2017
Iv just had my renewal through and it has nearly triple what I paid last year. the first paragraph is we are ready to look after you for another 12 month .. looking after me by tripling my insurance I Bare mind when you are reading this Iv never been involved in an accident or got points ... this is what ridiculous insurance premiums you get for your loyalty . I was actually gunna stay with these because I though I carnt bother with the change . Honestly tho if you fancy a laugh which I received with my renewal price letter in the post then so be it .... this insurance is a absolute joke haha
written by Gerald216 on 18/01/2017
I decided to go with this insurer mainly due to the price, but that was a mistake. I think it is ok for a year, but after a year, they'll ask twice the premium, even if no quotes were made. If you'll happen to be abroad when the renewal is due, you're out of luck trying to stop the automatic renewal, add there's no option on the website to do so and no one bothers to answer email. Funniest thing of all, if I made a new quote, the offered premium is half the renewal proposal. In all, very disappointing experience and I'd advise anyone to go with another broker.
written by Jessie234 on 11/01/2017
i have been trying to add my partner to my policy for over 1 week now, axa systems down, repeated the same conversation for 20 minutes 3 times!!!! never ever use this company, joke, havent rang me back once. keep saying ring tommorow!!!!! good job its not urgent
written by Cullen228 on 11/12/2016
In my experience of insurance a car, I have never been asked for so many things that Kwik Fit have. All these details are available to other insurers without asking for them.
written by on 08/12/2016
I took out car insurance and paid my deposit only for you to send me a nasty letter saying you were cancelling it after 2 weeks on something I had no knowledge of. My partners car had set alight in January and he had put a fault claim in which I hadn't known about so hadn't declared. You gave me absolutely no chance to explain or come to a solution. You kept my deposit and were generally appalling when it comes to customer service. For the record I haven't made a claim against my insurance since I passed my test 28 years ago and the car setting on fire was no ones fault. Terrible service
written by tvConnolly125 on 05/12/2016
automatic renewal which feels criminal, especially when the premium has went up an extra £50 even though no claim was made.
written by KoolKool on 30/11/2016
More like 'Zlow Fit'! All my life with many years of driving, obviously it is essential to have car insurance, it's the law. We all have 199 problems, and Kwik Fit will make sure that car insurance is definitely one! Getting your car insured should just be simple (because it is). If I need my car to be insured, I'd pay and get on with life. If my car insurance end and I found a better one, I end and join a better one. Simple. All that there is to it is, we agreed, pay and gets on with life but! No, not with "Kwik Fit"... They would fill you with their warm welcome and then 'Kwikly' seized you into their busy administration environment team! The name should be change to Turtle or Snail Fit! Or simply just name their customer service 'Tasmanian Devil Team'. Full of problems, time wasting and stress afterwards! I don't usually bother writing a review on anything, I don't have time, in fact I don't think I ever write one before but hey, there's a first time for everything. This company is absolutely atrocious! I just couldn't resist but to give one. 1 - Employed many rude staffs. Got mouths of street market. (I have spoke to 1 or 2 that are nice) 2 - Ring to contact - if you work 2-3 days a week, good on you, you have all the time in the world to wait to be connected. Oh, if you work 5 days a week? You might wanna book a week holiday then try to get hold of them. 3 - Departments - Too many departments, every time I ring, I always gets transfer to multiple departments because this department can't do this or that department can't do that! Because of this, I have to explain myself over and over again! 4 - Unreliable - Jobs just not being done! No trust on this company. Simple. 5 - Racial Concern - I understand Kwik Fit Customer Service is a Scottish based. I didn't think this would be a problem but well... from what I've came across... If I say there wasn't any tensions I'd be lying... as I am English... 6 - in result - I have wasted A LOT of time and getting over stress which is pointless with this company In conclusion, people should really be asking themselves when it comes to Car Insurance. Apart from the cheap offer they're getting, how many time and when will they be talking to their car insur' customer service? If it's going to be this stressful and time consuming then I'd advice investing a little more to a better, more friendly, more helpful customer service.
written by 52Kerr on 17/11/2016
I think it's a terrible company were I can't drive another car when covered fully comp, when the renewal date comes I won't be going with quick fit nor will I recommend them
written by kendonag on 16/11/2016
i took out insurance with Kwick Fit for a second car we recently purchased. I paid for the insurance, got issued the certificate. All seemed well. We then left the country to go on holiday for 2 weeks and received an email stating the insurance has been cancelled as I had not send validation information. I did not know I had to end validation as was not requested when my payment was requested. If you require key information to secure insurance then get this before the point of payment and before you issue certificates. I am sick and tired of UK business providing the worst in customer service. You just do not care
written by Randyb338 on 09/11/2016
Worst car insurance ever. They asked my driving licence summary from dvla and dvla struggled to give me the check code, so I asked for an advisor to upload whatI have and wait for the code from dvla so they just cancelled my insurance!!!
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Appalledexcustomer1068's Comment
Written on: 30/05/2017
I had the same problem
Kwit fit up more like
appalling company
bad attitude