Welcome to another edition of ‘Meet the member’, the series where we chat to folks who’ve been using our pay-by-mile insurance to make driving easier and cheaper. In Zafran’s case, when we say ‘cheaper’ we really mean ‘loooooads cheaper’.
Over to Zafran…
A great tip from a workmate.
When Zafran’s car insurer gave him a higher quote at renewal, he wasn’t too keen to pay extra (especially as he’d actually been driving less). Luckily, he got a steer in the right direction.
“A colleague was using By Miles and said I should take a look. My renewal quote with Aviva had just come through at £800. This was during Covid, so I wasn’t even driving that much. I went and got a By Miles quick quote and saw I’d be saving a bit over £500.”
More than just a quick saving.
While saving the £500 was fantastic, it’s not just the lower quote that Zafran’s been getting value from…
“I like features like Car Medic [a tool in our app that runs free diagnostic checks on your car]. The garage would charge at least £40-50 to run a diagnostics test.
“I also use the app to see what I’ve driven, and what I’m paying. I’m not actually paying anything just now because I got some free miles from a referral. I’ve got a full tank!”
Though Zafran usually just drives short distances from day to day, he’s found that pay-by-mile car insurance doesn’t stand in the way of making longer journeys.
“I don’t drive much usually, but recently we had a day trip down to Bournemouth beach and Durdle Door. The journey was about 150 miles each way, but I knew that daily charges are capped at 150 miles a day. That meant the miles were free on the way back.”
From cheap to cheaper.
Given that Zafran saved such a lot of money last time he switched, you might think he’d be looking for another opportunity to pull off the same trick. But that’s not the case.
“My price went down between the first year and second year, so I’m paying 3p per mile. I’ve never looked at any other insurance. I’ve been happy with the quotations and the support team have been great whenever I’ve spoken to them.”
Could you do the same?
The latest available MOT data shows that as a nation, our mileage is plummeting. If you’re one of the millions of people finding they simply drive less these days, it could make sense to go with car insurance that’ll reward you for it.
Obviously, we can’t promise to save each and every driver £500 like we did for Zafran. But according to the maths Finder have done (based on Consumer intelligence data), 51% of people could save £341.77 with By Miles.
If that sounds good to you, take a moment now to grab yourself a quick quote below.
And even if we’re not right for you, we’re still happy to help you save (it’s just how we were raised). Use these tips to see if you can find cheaper car insurance.
