Alter your car insurance details? That'll be £55 please.

Insurers are charging up to £55 to make minor changes to policies, a report has revealed.

Research by Which? Money found seven in ten car insurance providers and a third of home insurance firms make people pay for changing details such as marital status or address.

On average, customers are charged £21 for car insurance policy amendments and £18 for changes to home insurance details. But some companies are charging much more.
Car insurance documents

Car insurance documents

Young driver specialist I-Kube charges £55, while home insurer Bluefin has a £35 fee.

Which? Money found 105 of 151 car insurance providers it analysed charge policy amendment fees. In addition 60 out of 180 home insurers levy the charges.

Consumers also face fees for cancelling insurance midway through their policy term.

Two thirds of car insurers and one third of home insurers charge such fees, at an average of £40 and £31.

But some, such as Igo4 Insurance, Masterquote and MRL Insurance Direct, charge a cancellation fee of £85.

A Which? spokesman said: 'It's about time insurance companies start treating their customers fairly and make administrative charges proportionate and transparent.'




Another rip off.

Clegg Gifford never charge me anything for a change.