Buying insurance online
Buying car, bike, van or home insurance online through a comparison site such as Gocompare.com is the answer to the insurance shopper's prayers – it makes an often lengthy and frustrating experience relatively quick and painless.
Instead of phoning around a number of insurance companies to get a cheap quote, repeating the same information over and over, with Gocompare.com you simply enter your details once and after a few seconds we'll show you prices from a wide range of UK insurance companies.
When you're confident you’ve found the right policy, you can purchase your insurance online, or if you'd rather speak to someone you can phone to buy.
Below you will find a simple, step by step guide to buying your car, bike, van and home insurance online.
- Click on gocompare.com/insurance/
- Click on the type of insurance you need, for example car insurance
- Enter your details
- When you reach the results page and find a quote you are happy with, click on the orange 'more info' button
- Carefully read the information, then click on the orange 'check details and buy' button
- You will then be taken to the website of your chosen insurance company
- Check all your details are correct and follow their instructions on how to buy your insurance
- You will need a credit or debit card to buy your policy, and if you want to pay by monthly instalments, you will need your bank details
- Once you have completed your purchase, your chosen insurance company will send you your insurance documents
Your information – we keep it secure
Some people may not want to buy their insurance online because they are not comfortable putting their personal details or credit/debit card details into a website. Here at Gocompare.com we protect your data in a number of ways so you can feel confident using our site.
We use the industry standard secure sockets layer (SSL) 128-bit encryption technology to ensure that all your personal information is protected. The technology we use and our security policies are to safeguard your privacy from unauthorised access/improper use. We will continue to update these measures as new technology becomes available, so you can use our site with confidence.
We have two levels of security to protect your personal details. Firstly, if you see a locked padlock in your browser, you are in a secure area of our website meaning your details are protected by encryption and cannot be seen by anyone else. You usually see these padlocks on the pages where you put your payment details into a website, or where you are entering personal information.
Secondly, every time you want to access your data held on our website (for example, a car insurance quote you have already completed) you will need to enter a password before you can see your information. Your password is unique to you, so you should not tell anyone else what it is.
For further information, please read our Privacy and Security Statements as they clearly explain how we protect your data and what security measures we have on our website. They form part of our Terms and Conditions which you must read and agree to if you want to use our website.
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