Comments on: Pay As You Drive Car Insurance

By: Rumey

Rumey — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:19:57 +0000

I am shopping for comprehensive car insurance and have done a comparison of all quotes I could get – since it’s a second car, Real PAYD was the cheapest (it does 3000k a year). I was to sign up today in the morning but there are two things that stopped me.

1. A rep called me saying it was a follow up call and wanted me to verify myself with some very personal info. I refused, saying that he called me, and expected him to ask to call back on their official number. He didn’t. He just hung up as soon as was politely possible. This put me off.

2. There are a lot of negative reviews all across the net and one particular one by a lady who’s mum had her insurance cancelled. There seems to be real issues in contacting real insurance.

I’m just about to sign up with another provider which costs about $200 more

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:26:23 +0000

Pay as you go insurance suits the current economic climate perfectly

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:27:14 +0000

I am with pay as you drive, the first year is cheap, the second year (that automatically renews and takes money) is more expensive than the big insurance companies.

dodgy if you ask me.

By: Maegan

Maegan — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:46:53 +0000

Interesting article Alex! The pay as you drive car insurance is one of the best policies in car insurance schemes. This insurance is beneficial for those who drive less frequently. It depends on how much km’s is covered when you drive and for this we need to plug in an in-car tracker which shows the exact distance traveled. The other option is GPS (global positioning system) which not only monitor the time and distance traveled but also allows retrieving a stolen car and they even offer discount for such schemes/policies. This insurance can be compared with the other insurance companies and can be easily applied online.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:54:21 +0000

Okay, a year since your last post but I got some quotes yesterday and thought people might be interested.
Full comprehensive with my normal insurer was about $30 more expensive than 10 000km of coverage with a pay as you drive insurer. With all the limitations of the pay as you drive (no one under 25 can drive, add-ons for every little ‘extra’), plus the risk of maybe doing more than the 10 000km and getting another bill, that level of saving just wasn’t worth it.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:25:02 +0000

Hi Lisa, sorry to hear that the reviews on that site impacted on your decision not to insure with us. I will say that we have no control over the content on that site- even though many of the reviews are factually incorrect.

I can direct you to our 5 star cannex ratings as well as to our compliment driven twitter account at http://www.twitter.com/realcalls where you can see many positive comments from our customers.

By: Gerard

Gerard — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:02:33 +0000

pay as you drive is great.
If you do low KM they are normally cheaper.
So best to compare them against a regular insurance company first.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:50:04 +0000

Having done a google search for reviews on Real Insurance, I’ve come across over 5 pages on the site below with scathing reviews of Real Insurance.
http://www.productreview.com.au/showitem.php?item_id=54826&section=REVIEWS&order_by=item_review_insert_timestamp&is_asc=1&next=1

As usual, time tells the story. I’m glad I waited and didn’t sign up! Our current insurers (NRMA and CGU) may be more expensive, but from what I can gather, far more reliable and honourable when it comes to making a claim – the most important part of any insurance!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:41:24 +0000

Hi Rose,
It’s great to hear that you have your car insurance with Pay As You Drive, we hope we were able to save you some money!

Unfortunately PAYD does not cover greenslips, but Real Insurance (who PAYD is provided through) offer home insurance, contents insurance, bicycle, life, funeral and landlords insurance.

By: Rose Horsfield

Rose Horsfield — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:48:18 +0000

I have my car insurance with PAYD and was wondering if you also sell green slips.

Thank you so much,

Rose