Online insurer swiftcover.com has become the first car insurer to allow customers to receive quotes through their mobile phones.
Consumers will be able to access the service through both text message and using the WAP capabilities of their phone. They will be asked to provide their name, postcode, car registration, date of birth, occupation and years of no claims. A quote will then be sent to them within 60 seconds.
Tina Shortle, marketing director, swiftcover.com, says:
"Our aim is to make car insurance as easy, simple and convenient as possible. By harnessing the next generation of mobile Internet technology, we're enabling people to get the facts at their finger-tips and shortening the time and hassle of car insurance quotations."
Hayley Parsons from Gocompare.com made clear though that it would not be wise for consumers to rely merely on these “quick-quotes” because they neglect areas of potential cost.
"Anyone using this new service will need to re-key their full details at a later date to get a full quote. Therefore our advice would be not to make any decisions based on a 'quick quote', but to follow up your mobile estimate with a more detailed search using a comparison site that can provide an accurate and guaranteed quotation."
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