Scheming Insurers Scuppered by Snoop

So this month Snoop was a godsend. Whilst at work, at the beginning of the month, we were all discussing car insurance. We were all comparing quotes and I found a common theme. Every year your insurance company will try charge you more than the previous year, even though you now have an extra years no claims bonus. Surely it should automatically be less, right? 

This conversation reminded me that my insurance is due to expire this month. I checked my email and found my renewal quote in my spam folder. I opened it up to see they were quoting me £650, that was almost double of what I paid last year! It's almost like they hope you don't check so they can charge you more. (Note from Editor: They definitely hope you don’t check!)

I called the insurance company to complain and they managed to get my quote down to £425 which was still £100 more than I paid last year. They said it was the best they can do but I still wasn't happy. Next stop: Snoop.

I headed straight over to the payment hub section and clicked on the car insurance tab which took me to Go-Compare. Within minutes I found a quote for £310 and also received £250 free excess. Hopefully I won't need the free excess but it is certainly nice to have. 

This was an absolute bargain compared to my original quote. I called my current insurance provider to inform them that I would be cancelling my renewal. They asked if they could try beat the quote, which I declined. I told them that even if they could beat it I won't be taking it after they tried over-charging me, twice!