Via your mobile phone, more than just receiving or making a call, it's now easier for one to perform a lot of functions. More importantly, the number of things that could be done with a mobile phone is increasing by the day. One of the very latest additions is the access motorists could have to car insurance quotes online even while miles away from home or their computer.
This innovation, courtesy of the UK's fastest growing motor insurer Swiftcover.com, will enable motorists to also be able to compare cars at a second-hand-car-dealer or filling time while travelling.
In the past similar services could be accessed only via such devices as PC or PDA. Apart from the questions of accessibility, it was always not the most convenient means of getting insurance quotes. This new device is, as such, a milestone achievement.
The issue of convenience aside, with the introduction of mobile phone quotes, motorists will also be able to get an accurate quote, based on the driver's claims history and the car registration, even while on the move.
One more interesting thing about the device is that the service is available 24 hours a day, it is easy to use and customers can access the mobile site by either texting 'Swift' to 80231 or by clicking on a special link from their mobile phone provider's mobile home page.
This will take them to a simple form which will ask them for their name, postcode, car registration, date of birth, occupation and years of no claims. They will then get a no-obligation quote in less than 60 seconds after filling in the required information.
Significantly, this saves the time and trouble of having to visit insurance agents in person or waiting to get hold of a PC to be able to get quotes.
At a time when people are increasingly counselled on the importance of comparing quotes and taking time to shop around for the cheapest and, possibly, the best policy that suits one's needs, there is no better time to have this improvement than now.
More so, even for insurers the innovation overrides the need for time-consuming paper work and consultation as everything is made clear and user-friendly.
Commenting on the development, marketing director at swiftcover.com, Tina Shortle argued that anyone intending to spend a lot of money on a new car would need to know much about the car, including how much they would be spending to insure it. And with this service, it means the information will be handy.
With car insurance playing a more important role in helping motorists save costs of motoring, given the rising price of fuel and general maintenance, drivers will be able to decide on how do compare quotes and go for the one that will help in economising their expenses.
Thus, the aim of introducing mobile phone quotes by swiftcover.com could be achieved, which "is to make car insurance as easy, simple and convenient as possible", as explained by Ms Shortle. What is now left is for motorists to make use of the device to their advantage.
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