Car tax renewal

Are you asking about car tax or car insurance? Car tax is done through the DVLA and is free. Check Martin Lewis’s website for car insurance advice.

Tax or insurance?

My car tax isn't free.
It is done online though.

I use a comparison site to whittle down the myriad offers.
It is cheaper to buy online - but I don't use an app.

Should have said the insurance is cheaper online.

www.moneyexpert.com/car-insurance/

I would start here.
Good luck.

Apologies, blame not sleeping. Its car insurance I am looking at, its gone up almost 50% since last tear. Tried the one Spaghetti mentioned but worried after as they had all my information but no quotes.

I have Lv car insurance and the last few years it has gone down by a few pounds, not up. Good luck with finding a good quote as it and difficult comparing like for like as they all seem slightly different.

I’m with LV too

I use the comparison site with the meerkats.

I check most policies each year, just to ensure I’m getting value for money,

Car, Home, pet and travel insurance.

We have our car insurance through Tesco, they've been very reasonable price wise.

Just renewed mine with quotes from MSE. Last year’s provider put the price up by over £65. I found one for the same price as last year but not quite the same cover, so I had to add on a couple of extras.

Cabbie21

Just renewed mine with quotes from MSE. Last year’s provider put the price up by over £65. I found one for the same price as last year but not quite the same cover, so I had to add on a couple of extras.

I thought that's what I'd sent the link to.

Very, very sorry if it was wrong.

My AXA renewal quote was £530 this year, was £220 last year!!! They said it was due to rising costs. Really????
I got my insurance from RAC for £280 using a price comparison site.

Saga have been pretty reasonable for me. I always phone when I get my renewal (not just the Saga company) and the majority of the time they get me a price cheaper than the renewal. I always say I have found it cheaper online and the price comes down as they don’t want to lose you.

my car is insured by tesco and i've always been satisfied with the cost.
however they wanted almost double what i paid last year at renewal.
so I got on the phone and after a conversation the renewal price was brought down to just a little more than last year and i'm more than happy with it.

I guess a significant birthday has pushed my price up.

insurance, direct line

I've been with direct line for years. This year the site was totally blank, then I discovered DL has/is being taken over by Aviva. Eventually got a quote for over £800 for a Mazda 2! Not even going to argue that down! Have gone with Brittania for £350. Also all my banks seem to be getting taken over and accounts changing! It's difficult keeping track and they all want you to have apps on a mobile. I don't mind the apps but if I'm doing my banking I prefer a larger screen with all the details.

Have you tried Tesco? We have a mobility car now so it is all sorted, but I used to use them and you get Clubcard points too.
Motorbility use Direct Line and I have found them helpful when I had a bump earlier in the year. Has yours gone up because you have had a milestone birthday?

Saga has always been the best for me , and they keep the price the same for 3 years, even after the 3 years I thought it would go up loads, but it didn't, so here's to another 3 years knowing the cost

I always use comparison sites and this year's was just over £200 cheaper with Budget Insurance than quoted for renewal with last insurer.
Also after getting the cheapest quote, I always check to see if I can get a discount for it that I surer on the top cashback website and managed to get £50 cashback from there. I always check top cashback for any deals before buying anything online.

I'm with NFU and mine went down this year!

I read that generally car insurance is down by about 5% from last year. I strongly recommend using a comparison site. Our camper van insurance quotes varied from £385 to over £1000 - all for much the same cover!

Mine went up from last year - I also needed to take the other driver off, and it went up again so I used the comparison sites. Found another insurance company considerably cheaper - went back to my insurers to see if they would match it - no go so after many years with them I changed to the other company saving quite a lot.