1st Choice Insurance Reviews

Name: 1st Choice Insurance
Address: Jupiter House, Sitka Drive, Shrewsbury Business Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Rating: 4.87

4.9 Rating 1,458 Reviews

97 %

of reviewers recommend 1st Choice Insurance

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4.9

Based on 1,458 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Postal Service, Own Driver, Courier
Average Delivery Time	Next Day
Documents Delivered On-time	98%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Under An Hour
Customer Service	4.8 out of 5

About 1st Choice Insurance:

We're a national commercial insurance broker, who compares over 80+ insurance policies to save businesses time, hassle & money! We pride ourselves on being friendly and knowledgeable and we'd like to deliver the best customer service to our clients. If you have an issue, please do not hesitate to contact us so that we can resolve it.

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01743770500

Email:

admin@1stchoiceinsurance.co.uk

Location:

Jupiter House, Sitka Drive, Shrewsbury Business Park, Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Thanks to morrismeihua5 @ gmail . com ,I got my money back.”

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“I’m sincerely grateful for the team mentioned in my bio. Their expertise, clear communication, and timely support made all the difference in my investment fraud case. With their help, I was able to recover my funds. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone in need.”

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“The swift and attentive response from UNIQUE RECOVERY FIRM when I encountered an issue has left a lasting impression on me. Their prompt action in addressing my concerns and assisting with the recovery of my funds truly demonstrated their commitment to prioritizing customer satisfaction. This experience underscored the importance of thoroughly researching a company's reputation before availing of their services, as it can help avert potential issues such as scams or unsatisfactory service. By taking heed of reviews and seeking recommendations, one can make informed decisions to avoid pitfalls and safeguard their interests effectively”

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“1st choice were initally excellent when setting up our insurance. I've tried to contact them at least 3 time via email over the last month to try to clarify some details on my policy and ask if things could be added but had no response. The business is so busy and I work full time as well so I hardly get time for admin as it is and they are making it so difficult to get answers to simple questions. Please reply to my emails.”

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Hi Sasha, Thank you for your honest feedback, and please accept our sincere apologies for the lack of response to your recent emails. We’re really sorry to hear that you’ve had difficulty getting in touch. This is not the level of service we aim to provide, especially after a positive start. We understand how valuable your time is, and we completely appreciate how frustrating it must be to chase for answers when you're already juggling a busy schedule. Your concerns are important to us, and we’re committed to resolving this as soon as we can. Our Sales Manager has reached out to you for more information, and we hope to get everything resolved for you quickly. Warm regards, 1st Choice Insurance

“Gave my details in the quote section, they where quickly to call me back. But when I was told that I would receive a quote via email. I've yet to receive any and it's been over 12hrs. I've never known anyone to take forever to just send a quote via email. It's a good job I didn't just rely on 1st choice Insurance for a quote. Or I wouldn't be starting work tomorrow. It's a good job I looked on other websites. I feel like I have been let down by this company.”

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“First contacted this Company on the 1st March re a Motor Traders Policy. After chasing three times for any response, finally heard today, 14th March, they cannot quote for us apparently. Very strange as we already have quotes from another Company. Very poor service from your staff member who maybe should have informed us of this before now, and with our renewal imminent has left us very short of time.”

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“terrible service, call handler was rude to me over the phone”

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“They don’t know what they are doing they take your money then spend the next 4 weeks pestering you for details and when you send the details they loose them very poor service they just don’t know what there doing”

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Hi Graham, Thanks for your review, regretfully it's not as positive as we normally receive. I understand your case is being looked into and we will be in communication with you regarding this. Best regards, 1st Choice Insurance

“Paid my annual insurance fully. Sent all the documents required, in the format they'd asked for, and on time, and accurately. 1 month later they emailed me randomly to say that they made some "corrections" (without telling me exactly what those corrections were), and not only increased by my premium by 20%, but also charged me 50 pounds admin fee. Had I known they were going to do that, I would have gone with another company. If you are between two companies, absolutely prefer the other one. You've been warned.”

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Hello Yaz, I hope you are well. I'm struggling to find your account on our system. Can I just confirm you are a 1st Choice Insurance customer? From time to time, we get confused with a car insurance company that also has '1st' in its name. I apologise if you are a client and I have not been able to locate your account. Please can you email admin@1stchoiceinsurance.co.uk and mark it fo the attention of Callum? If you can provide me with a few more details I will look into this for you. The policy type, postcode, phone number, and full name will help me find your account. The above description does not sound like our process so I want to check what has happened to see if we can help. We always strive to build long term clients through great service and so if you feel the service from us has not been great, we will try and fix that. My best regards, Callum

“I have just spent an extremely frustrating 60 minutes waiting to get through to yourselves. It was like playing a giant snakes and ladders game where the snakes were on nearly every square! I was told on at least 27 occasions I was first in line only to then be told I was number 6/8 in the queue. I even got as far as the phone ringing three times to again be told I was back down the queue. My phone then ran out of battery. I also tried live conversation but that has been no better. I only wanted to see if I could add my daughter onto my car insurance as we are going a way for a few days tomorrow and wanted to include her on the insurance. Since you finish at 5pm that is now highly unlikely. You may have an average 4.8 out of 5 from customers but your communication system is far from adequate!”

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Hi Sue, I hope you are well and have managed to find a solution to the terrible situation you have been left in - how frustrating. I was very surprised to hear this because we are very good at answering the phones, and customer service always comes first. I have been trying to find your details to give you a call but you don't appear on our system. Are you sure you are a 1st Choice Insurance customer? We have a similar name to a well know car insurance company, and sometimes get confused with them that's all. We don't offer car insurance - we have very few private car policies. If you are certain you are a client of ours please call our team on 01743 770500 or email admin@1stchoiceinsurance.co.uk and ask for Callum, I'd be very happy to help. I do hope you managed to get away and had a good time. Best regards, Callum

“The service last year when we got the insurance was good. However, we have booked with another company and are urgently requriing proof of no claims for the new insurers. Your personnel are not sending this info to us quickly enough. Consequently we could have problems with the new insurance. Please act now. Stephen Hodgkins, 10 coulsdon close, Clacton CO16 8FN.”

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“Avoid this company at all costs Unscrupulous swindlers who try to wring more money out of whenever they can by saying a couple of weeks in , that you're underinsured. To cancel the policy costs you an Armand a leg .Go elsewhere.”

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“Was all good at first then it started send us this doc send us that doc then again send again this is because someone couldn’t scroll down and look that they had already been sent. But then charge you an admin fee for looking at documents they asked for. DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR GO WORH SOMEONE ELSE EVEN IF THE CHARGE MORE YOU WILL BE BETER OFF IN THE LONG RUN.”

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“Has 1st Choice Insurance gone out of business. If not how comes their lines are dead?”

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“My brother was involved in an accident with my car.He had his personal car insurance which allowed him to drive any car but my insurance company is so irresponsible that they forwarded only vehicle claim to my brother’s insurance and kept the personal injury claim on my name and didn’t issue the Ncd for 4 months until I made a complaint to financial ombudsman. I contacted them numerous times but they didn’t bother until the ombudsman intervened I think they didn’t do it so they can put the premium up so the company was making mistake intentionally to charge me . Absolute disgrace as an insurance provider”

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“Terrible experience. Cancelled my insurance policy. Was made aware that the whole family had Covid, and unfortunately my father in law passed away from it. I was waiting for proof of no claims bonus from previous company. No discretion was offered at a time like this. Death certificate etc were offered as proof. Then they proceeded to charge us more than double the price of the original policy. Ridiculous and terrible customer service. Will never use again, and will NOT be recommending them”

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Hi Gemma, we're sorry to hear that you are unhappy with the service you have received and that your policy got cancelled. Unfortunately we as the broker, don't have control over whether an insurer cancels a policy or not, some insurers are also very strict about the time frames in which they receive documents like NCB and licences, etc. If you haven't already, we would like you to please get in touch with the Admin team on 01743 770 500 option 2, or email admin@1stchoiceinsurance.co.uk, we would like to discuss your issue and resolve this for you, then hopefully we can turn your review into a positive one. Many thanks, 1st Choice Team.

“I’m sorry very bad ecoeriance with first choice insurance service not quick enghf and also they said when they sell the policy covered all i asked them after when i start to claim they said not covered is this disappointed i’m not happy with the insurence”

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Hi, we're sorry to hear that you are unhappy with the service you have received and that you have experienced issues making a claim. Unfortunately we as the broker, cannot guarantee that the Insurer will pay out on a claim, as it depends on the individual circumstances. We would like you to please get in touch with the Admin team on 01743 770 500 option 2, or email admin@1stchoiceinsurance.co.uk , we would like to discuss your issue and resolve this for you, then hopefully we can turn your review into a positive one. Many thanks, 1st Choice Team.

“Had to cancel insurance due to being sold a faulty van and sent it back to seller.. I was charged around £700 for 3 weeks insurance which I feel in some cases people pay way less than that for a whole year.. I was told this was due to set up fees but how can that be if people pay way less than 700 for insurance for a year with the set up fees etc.. I do feel ripped off to be honest. On a good note I have been dealing with Mandy Lanning who is a massive credit to your company.. shes helped me with my claim and was very understanding with my issues and even helped in her own time and picked up my phone call when she should of been heading home from a long days work so thank u mandy I cant thank u enough :) A++++++ service from mandy but unfortunately with the amount I've been charged I cannot recommend this company for insurance”

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Hi Jason, Thank you for your feedback. We're delighted to hear that you have been pleased by the customer service provided by Mandy and will be sure to pass your comments of praise on to her. Unfortunately we don't have much control over what get's charged by the Insurer when a policy is cancelled early and we're sorry that you have been dissatisfied. Please get in touch if we can help you with anything further. Kind regards, 1st Choice Team

“Poor customer service l, never answer the call.”

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Hi there! Sorry to hear you've been having problems getting through on our phone line today, are you calling our general office line on 01743 770 500? If you are struggling to get through to a particular department line then all our advisors could be busy. If in doubt you can always send us an email to request a call back from the next available agent - email us on admin@1stchoiceinsurance.co.uk

1st Choice Insurance is rated 4.9 based on 1,458 reviews