HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SPANISH CAR INSURANCE COMPANIES

Hi,

haven't been on for a while.

I'm sure this has been covered loadsof times but I need a car insurance company that comes recomended with breakdown cover and who are easy to deal with.

I have 1 yr no claims as I have started afresh to keep my full no claims for home as my car is for Holidays.

Unfortunately I can't speak Spanish so they must have good English,we are based in Playa Flamenca.

has anyone any good experiences with any good companies please.

thanks

best regards

Monica

 Linea Direct are as good as any.

Thanks,

I have heard of them before i will try them and another which was mentioned.

thanks

Monica

Thanks,

I have heard of them before i will try them and another which was mentioned.

thanks

Monica

Thanks,

I have heard of them before i will try them and another which was mentioned.

thanks

Monica

 Only just seen this thread - I have an extremely comprehensive policy at a good price (actually slightly more expensive than Linea Directa, but better cover) and excellent personal service, with Ibex Insurance in Quesada.

Steve

Hi

 I would never use Linea Directa as a) you never know where you are with them and b) from friends stories they are not good at sorting and paying claims ( the main reason one takes out insurance!). My experience was I asked them for a quote and said  I wanted their 'best price'. I was quoted an amount and again I asked them if this was their best price to which they said yes. I went to Ibex in Quesada and they gave me a quote  and then spent a long time trying to 'tweek' it to give a better price and all the cover I wanted. The eventual price was about half of what Linea Directa asked for. Then about 3 days before renewal Linea Directa rang me and asked if I was going ahead with their quote to which I said 'no'. They asked why and I told them a price lowever than I had paid to Ibex and they said that they can match the price! This was after them stating emphatically that the higher price quoted was 'their best price'. This is no way to carry on business! With claims 3 friends who were with them had unbelievable problems with Linea Directa settling claims which is why I will not go anywhere near them and hope against hope that if I ever have an accident then it is not with someone insured with Linea Directa. This might not be the same with everyone but I can only speak from what I have seen and heard.

Just gone through the car insurance loop.

Ended up with Abbeygate. They were the second best price quoted. There was one better quote (11E less) but they wanted everything documented including written afirmation of my NCD before issuing the insurance and I could not wait for my UK insurance to respond (they still have not 10 days later).

I have my car insurance with Linea Directa  Last year I had a minor accident, the car was still roadworthy. Rang them same day (Thursday) everything was done over the phone Engineer inspected on the Friday. Car went into garage Monday and was ready to collect Wednesday evening Couldn't have expected better service

I had a quote from Linea Directa a couple of years ago. It was a little cheaper than the renewal from my broker  (with Liberty).

I cannot remember the details but he pointed out where that policy provided considerably less cover than Liberty's.

I did not go with Linea Directa.
 

But if you are happy with less cover then 'horses for courses.'

I certainly won't be wasting my time with Linea Directa any more!  I tried to contact them with a quote question via their online email system but didn't even receive a response.  Tried this 3 times but no responses at all.  Eventually managed to speak to an operator who gave me another email address to use but sent 2 emails to that and no responses.

I then phoned to cancel my insurance but never an operator available and twice left a message for them to call me back via their default system - guess what.

What a way to run a business? I will be going elsewhere in future. Not impressed at all with this shabby company - crisis, what crisis?  

 That's very odd. Have you called them on their english speaking line 902 123 586? They are usually very good. 

If you go on the website in English and input your Spanish phone number they usually call back straight away.

JUan

linea direct for sure

same company as direct line from the uk and privaledge ect

 What, an insurance company giving a lower quote for a new customer?  How strange, just that that is what every insurance company does, especially in UK.  It's the old hook 'em then charge 'em ploy.  My last company in UK sent me a quote and, when I went on line to do it as a new customer, it was 30 or 40 quid cheaper.  Hence I used to change companies each year to get the better deal.  

Linea Directa this year gave me a quote that was 50 euros higher than last year.  When they phoned, I said it was a bit high and I was looking around, they reduced the premiums. Exactly the same as my experience with UK companies.

Oh, and could someone who says they get better cover with another company please point out what those extras are?  Not saying Linea Directa is best but would like to know for next years battle of the insurance quotes.