Name: Start Rescue
Address: Axis CourtNorth Station Road, Colchester
Rating: 4.66

“Unfortunately I had to end my current policy, go through a comparison site to get the next deal. Pointless.”

Posted 3 years ago

Dear Stephen, We're sorry to find your comments. To confirm, existing customers do not pay more than a new customer if there is no change in the level of cover or vehicle age, however, I can see that your vehicle had moved into the next age bracket. You have recently spoken to our retentions team who were able to offer you a discount and you declined this in favour of purchasing an excess policy. If you still wish to discuss this with us then please don’t hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department if there is anything further our team can help with. All contact options are detailed within the 'Contact' section on our website, you can even provide your details through the website and we will contact you at a time to suit youWith best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk team

Posted 3 years ago

“I have had to use the service twice in the last 3/4 years. The person at the "command centre" seemed very inexperienced and not helpful. In the first instance the relay driver was left to sort out the nearest garage and in the second instance I had to sort out the provider of a replacement tyre.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear Mr Bloomfield, we are sorry to find your comments. We would like to investigate your experience further for you, A supervisor at our Breakdown Department will be in contact with you shortly to discuss further. With best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk team

Posted 3 years ago

“I tried twice to renew my policy online but the system failed. This resulted in me being without breakdown cover for a short period which was worrying and unnecessary. I had to take time out to telephone to sort it out.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear Mr Brown, we are sorry to find your comments. We would like to investigate your experience with our website further for you, and would be grateful if you could contact our Customer Service Department Monday - Friday 09:00 until 18:00, Saturday 09:00 until 17:00 and Sunday 11:00 until 17:00. All contact options are detailed within the 'Contact' section on our website, you can even provide your details through the website and we will contact you at a time to suit you. With best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk team

Posted 3 years ago

“Have been a fan for years until they doubled premium in 2022 for no reason. Inflationary lift? No call out for 5th year so don't know why. Shame on you to treat loyal customers this way!”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear Trudy, we're sorry to see your renewal price has increased. To confirm, our premiums are based on the age of the vehicle. Our vehicle age categories are as follows: 0-5 years, 6-10 years, 11-15 years, 16-19 years and 20 years plus. If your vehicle has entered into a new age bracket, this will result in your premium increasing. If you are unhappy with your renewal price, we may be able to look into this for you if you contact our Customer Service Team. All contact options are detailed within the 'Contact' section on our website, you can even provide your details through the website and we will contact you at a time to suit you. With best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk team

Posted 3 years ago

“Not happy that the price has doubled in a year with no explanation”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear Celia, We are sorry to find your comments, please be advised that we always reward our loyal customers by applying a loyalty saving at the point of renewal. If however you are still unhappy with the price then we ask that you contact a member of our Customer Services Team so we can see if there is anything further we can do for you. All contact options are detailed within the 'Contact' section on our website, you can even provide your details through the website and we will contact you at a time to suit you. With best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk Team.

Posted 3 years ago

“I renewed a few weeks ago but kept getting reminders to say policy was ending and was sent link to renew policy after already doing so. Because of this I took out a policy with AA so now have two lots of breakdown cover.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear David, we're sorry to find your comments. If you believe your policy may have renewed against your wishes then we would like to request that you contact our Customer Services Department so that this payment can be refunded. All contact options are detailed within the 'Contact' section on our website, you can even provide your details through the website and we will contact you at a time to suit you. With best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk Team.

Posted 3 years ago

“Well we haven’t got off to a great start have we? I made the purchase only yesterday and therefore not able have used the service, but already the marketing team is seeking to build rating scores! Ask me again after you saved me from a night sat in lay-by on the A66 in mid February.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear Darren, thank you for taking the time to comment and leave a review. At this stage we invite you to leave a review to help us monitor our customer satisfaction about how you found the purchasing experience. If you make a claim under your policy, you’ll have another opportunity to review our assistance service. Best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk team.

Posted 3 years ago

“Price dropped closer it got to renewal date even after being told original higher renewal best they could do!!!”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear Beverly, we are sorry to find your comments. If would like us to investigate your experience further for you, we would be grateful if you could contact our Customer Service Department Monday - Friday 08:00 until 18:00, Saturday 09:00 until 17:00 and Sunday 11:00 until 17:00. All contact options are detailed within the 'Contact' section on our website, you can even provide your details through the website and we will contact you at a time to suit you. With best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk team.

Posted 3 years ago

“My attempt to renew my policy online failed (and I made more than one attempt) and I had to take out a new policy. I ended up paying a higher price for what was effectively the same policy.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear Customer, we are sorry to find your comments. To confirm, we haven't experienced any issues with our renewal system recently, however we would like to investigate your experience further for you, and would be grateful if you could contact our Customer Service Department Monday - Friday 08:00 until 18:00, Saturday 09:00 until 17:00 and Sunday 11:00 until 17:00. All contact options are detailed within the 'Contact' section on our website, you can even provide your details through the website and we will contact you at a time to suit you. With best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk team.

Posted 3 years ago

“Not sure if I have joined as didn’t receive welcome email and Don’t know who to phone if I breakdown”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear Graham, thank you for taking the time to comment and leave a review. Your policy information should be emailed to the email address you provided, we do advise checking your junk-spam folder just in case. If you still haven't received anything then please don’t hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department. We are open Monday - Friday 08:00 until 18:00, Saturday 09:00 until 17:00 and Sunday 11:00 until 17:00 with best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk Team

Posted 3 years ago

“Not able to use the breakdown service this year. I once called the service for a burst tyre but could not get a signal . I eventually changed the tyre with help from stranger . On renewal, the process of paying did not work over the phone. The operator tried many times with no success . I received an email to say payment had not gone through. Eventually on third attempt, I paid online for this new year.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Pretty website. Poor when it comes to renewal admin. Good on price. Renewed via website and paid. copied the page that stated renewal would complete on certain date. After renewal date got emails reminding me to renew. Phoned to find out what was going on to be told that renewal had not gone through. Then had to endure minutes of legal gobledegook before the adviser would take my card details. Didnt seem to care so that will be my report to friends when we discuss such matters. Clearly Which got it wrong again.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear John, thank you for taking the time to comment and leave a review. Your comments will be passed on to the relevant team and any recommendations you have made will be considered for future development. Please don’t hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department if there is anything further our team can help with. We are open Monday - Friday 08:00 until 20:00, Saturday 09:00 until 17:00 and Sunday 11:00 until 17:00 with best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk Team

Posted 3 years ago

“Can't comment on the service, only joined yesterday. However completing the online form was ridiculous. Your website is awful. You can't see which fields you're typing in because of the banner sitting over everything.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear Michael, thank you for taking the time to comment and leave a review. Your comments will be passed on to the relevant team and any recommendations you have made will be considered for future development. Please don’t hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department if there is anything further our team can help with. We are open Monday - Friday 08:00 until 20:00, Saturday 09:00 until 17:00 and Sunday 11:00 until 17:00 with best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk Team

Posted 3 years ago

“This relates purely to RENEWAL, since I haven't had to make use of their rescue services. It is absolutely infuriating to be pestered with multiple emails and phone calls starting a month before renewal is due. I very nearly changed to a different provider because of this...”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear Customer, thank you for taking the time to comment and leave a review. Your comments will be passed on to the relevant team and any recommendations you have made will be considered for future development. Please don’t hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department if there is anything further our team can help with. We are open Monday - Friday 08:00 until 20:00, Saturday 09:00 until 17:00 and Sunday 11:00 until 17:00 with best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk Team

Posted 3 years ago

“Extremely difficult to renew - website takes all the information, then provides no means to pay! Had to speak to them on the phone to get it done, which was a frustrating waste of time.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear Andrew, we are sorry to find your comments. We are also sorry to see that you had difficulty renewing your policy. If you would like for us to investigate further please contact our Customer Services Department on 01206 655 000. Please be reminded that we are able to renew your policy over the open. We are open Monday - Friday 09:00 until 18:00, Saturday 09:00 until 17:00 and Sunday 11:00 until 17:00.

Posted 3 years ago

“Customer service needs to be more professional in dealing with customers. The girl I spoke with, was quite rude and put the phone down. I nearly didn't renew.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear David, we are sorry to find your comments and would like to thank you for taking the time to comment and leave a review. Your comments will be passed on to the relevant team and any recommendations you have made will be considered for future staff development. Please don’t hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department if there is anything further our team can help with. We are open Monday - Friday 08:00 until 20:00, Saturday 09:00 until 17:00 and Sunday 11:00 until 17:00 with best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk Team

Posted 3 years ago

“It took 3 attempts to successfully take out a policy. The first 2x resulted in a very poor online experiences! Having got to the end of the app, it stopped working. I rang and was reassured that any money I had paid wouldn’t be taken. A day later I tried again and this time I managed to successfully take out a policy. The initial premium I had paid was unsurprisingly taken from my bank! The only reason I have awarded SR 2 stars and not 1 is that when I rang to complain, the person said ‘no problem - I will refund this money immediately.’ Again, it is 2 days later and I still haven’t received it. I do not accept the ‘5 working days’ excuse! If I send funds to someone it debits my account immediately and credits the other account equally immediately! So, not a valid reason! So, quite an unimpressive experience all in all. Hopefully if I ever need to call SR out, the performance will be far better than this.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear customer, we are sorry to find your comments. We would like to investigate your experience with our website further for you, and would be grateful if you could contact our Customer Service Department Monday - Friday 09:00 until 18:00, Saturday 09:00 until 17:00 and Sunday 11:00 until 17:00. All contact options are detailed within the 'Contact' section on our website, you can even provide your details through the website and we will contact you at a time to suit you. With best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk team.

Posted 3 years ago

“Reviewing the renewal process only - very poor. Apparently I was on auto-renew however was not reminded prior to the renewal date so was not aware until the money was taken from my account. Checked my account and it said auto renewal was off so not sure what has happened. The only reason I havent complained is that the renewal price was cheap enough however I would have at least liked an opportunity to check first.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear Nicola, we're sorry to find your comments. If you believe your policy may have automatically renewed then we would like to request that you contact our Customer Services Department so that this payment can be refunded. Our Customer Service Department is open Monday - Friday 09:00 until 18:00, Saturday 09:00 until 17:00 and Sunday 11:00 until 17:00 All contact options are detailed within the 'Contact' section on our website, you can even provide your details through the website and we will contact you at a time to suit you. With best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk Team.

Posted 3 years ago

“This review relates to the renewal process. I tried to renew on the web page attached to the email reminder. I attempted to renew several times, but the page did not appear to be working. On contacting the web-chat, I was told that there was a problem with the online service and was offered a call-back to make payment. I agreed, but requested that it should be in the afternoon as I had to go out to an appointment. On returning just before noon, I found a message on my answer machine from about an hour earlier saying I'd missed your call and asking me to call you back. I found this pretty annoying and it made me wonder about whether the product I was renewing was any better than the attempts to sell it. I tried to pay online the following day, but it was still unavailable. I then immediately received another call back and was told that the website was working normally... I paid online but am sceptical about what to expect if I need to call on StartRescue.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear Mr Thornewell, we are sorry to find your comments. We are also sorry to see that you had difficulty renewing your policy. If you would like for us to investigate further please contact our Customer Services Department on 01206 655 000. Please be reminded that we are able to renew your policy over the open. We are open Monday - Friday 09:00 until 18:00, Saturday 09:00 until 17:00 and Sunday 11:00 until 17:00

Posted 3 years ago

“Disgusted email saying pmt automatic 30 days 14.30 pm been away return to email taken before that date, never gave permission find it sneaky underhand will not use again or recommend.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Dear MR Horsman, we're sorry to find your comments. If you believe your policy may have automatically renewed then we would like to request that you contact our Customer Services Department so that this payment can be refunded. Our Customer Service Department is open Monday - Friday 09:00 until 18:00, Saturday 09:00 until 17:00 and Sunday 11:00 until 17:00 All contact options are detailed within the 'Contact' section on our website, you can even provide your details through the website and we will contact you at a time to suit you. With best wishes, the startrescue.co.uk Team.

Posted 3 years ago

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