Direct Line loses a few customers after hiking prices

[FROSTYBALLS]

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/direct-line-group-loses-430000-motor-insurance-customers-after-hiking-costs-by-nearly-40-per-cent-4620357

[Cyker]

I want to know where all those customers went! Pretty much all the insurance companies have done similar hikes...!

[Mjolinor]

I was with them for years but suddenly last year it went up by over 300%. I just assumed I had fallen outside their preferred customer range due to age or some other factor. I think I am with Tesco at the moment, them being cheapest.

[Bper]

I think most people have been with them over the years but like most of the other insurance companies they have continued to hike prices. 

[MC1216]

I have a very desirable high performance Golf and it's just a case of changing companies every year.

The year before last it was LV...last year was Allianz and this year if Allianz shaft me then the AA are giving me a good quote.

Someone will always want your business and try and undercut the opposition.

[Mjolinor]

2 minutes ago, MC1216 said:

I have a very desirable high performance Golf and it's just a case of changing companies every year.

The year before last it was LV...last year was Allianz and this year if Allianz shaft me then the AA are giving me a good quote.

Someone will always want your business and try and undercut the opposition.

That's true but it takes days of filling in forms online starting four weeks before due date and ending around two weeks before. I hate insurance renewal time.

[flash22]

40 minutes ago, MC1216 said:

I have a very desirable high performance Golf and it's just a case of changing companies every year.

The year before last it was LV...last year was Allianz and this year if Allianz shaft me then the AA are giving me a good quote.

Someone will always want your business and try and undercut the opposition.

Allianz is LV they have booted a lot of customers too

https://www.allianz.com/en/press/news/financials/stakes_investments/200102_Allianz-completes-purchase-of-LV-General-Insurance-Group.html

my renewal is due next month going to be shopping around, Flux has been ok, but changing over cars £35 admin fee plus an increase stung a lot, i can see it being another £2-300 on top of last year's premium

I was with Tesco and DL for a long time (was the same underwriter - Insurance UK)