Poncho Insurance Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've chosen Poncho because it was recommended by Tesla, the quote was $1300 less than i was paying with RACV and the policy had better coverage for glass and repairs. It's online portal is straight-fo... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Renewing a policy is not very user friendly! If you use the same email address as when previously insured, it won't allow you to go any further to get an updated policy! So you have to use a different... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick simple and pleasant experience using the website. Best value policy I could find after comparing multiple policy providers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Never heard of this company before. It was recommended by Canstar, so I looked around and found it was very competitive. The whole process in buying a policy was painless, unlike some others. What a... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Car insurance

Easy to complete and not complicated like some other websites

June 21, 2021
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Reply from Poncho Insurance

Thanks for the epic review, sounds like you've sniped yourself a great deal! Welcome to Poncho!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

As I have just taken out the policy

As I have just taken out the policy, I don't see how I can review it. Maybe in a few months you might like to ask me again. I will say that it is the least amount of stress to set up this policy. Thank you.

June 20, 2021
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Reply from Poncho Insurance

Hi Lee, we're like a monthly subscription (the way the world is going these days). We'll be sending you your renewal email (with docs) soon for next month. Thanks for the feedback also, we see that we fell short of a few stars, could you tell us how we could improve further?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ambiguous question

"Have you had your licence suspended". Answer yes cos it was 35 years ago. "Sorry we can't insure you".
Um really? Surely you mean "in the last 5 years" or similar? Not "ever"?

June 20, 2021
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Reply from Poncho Insurance

Sorry for the confusion here Peter, we definitely do mean 5 years. Thanks for the feedback, we'll be sure to have a look at the wording so it's clearer in the future.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Nice interface

Nice interface. Easy to use on Android and flows well. Pleasant experience

June 18, 2021
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Reply from Poncho Insurance

Thanks for the compliments and the review Graham. Care to tell us where we fell short of a star?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great start up! Keep up the innovation!

The quote process is very easy to use.
I could feel the innovation from a new company that wants to make a different to a traditional industry. Keep up the good work!

Although it will be good to add in annual premium option, and different level of excess as options.

June 16, 2021
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Reply from Poncho Insurance

We're hopping with joy with that review Ping. 😜
Thank you for your feedback as well. We're constantly evolving our offering and the way we work, so will definitely feed that in to the next round of discussions. Welcome to the Poncho family!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

great Value.

June 15, 2021
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Reply from Poncho Insurance

Thanks Roy, we think the real value is in having you be a part of the Poncho family!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Poncho Claim

I was very happy with Poncho insurance to start with as their PDS is in layman language. I actually recommended to few friends.
As we are speaking, I had to go through claim process as other party at fault and hit my 2 days old brand new (250kms only) vehicle.
Process followed.
1) Day 1: Called their customer care after hours around 5:30 pm. The call has been forwarded to some call center and they said "we are not right people, we deal with house insurance".
2) Day 1: Called again to same number and a women took all my details and informed to get the vehilcle towed, someone from Poncho will call me in next 24 hrs
3) Day 2: I made an online claim as I did not receive any call till mid-day. Have issues uploading images. Anyways, I submitted the online claim without images (2nd attempt). Assumed someone would call me.
4) Day 3: Called Poncho again around mid-day to understand that online claim never reached them and telephone claim never reached them. Friendly staff took all my detials and told me they would update me about next steps by end of day.
5) Day 4: Called them again as no update recieved. Another friendly staff, provided me claim number and informed me about next steps that vehicle would be moved to salvation and it will take 3-4 business days to get accessor report.
Day 6 - 7 are weekend.
6) Day 8 : I did not call
7) Day 9: I called to check if the accessor report is ready. They said vehicle towed on Day 8 and we may recieve by Day 11.
8) Day 11: Called again, they said accessor report is still awaiting
9 Day 12: Called again, another friendly staff said he checked in some other portal but could not see if report is ready. He said once report from Salvation comes back, it will take 2 business days for internal review and further process etc
Day 13, Day 14, Day 15 Holidays again.
Day 16: Still awaiting for accessor report.
Day 17: Accessor called and updated total loss and now in progress of finding out replacment of new car.

Every time called them I have to wait on an average of 15 mins.
Can this process be little smooth and quicker?

A quick status update by email/call/portal update would be really appreciated.

Insurance policy in layman terms is very good. Also, supporting through to tuff/hassle time going through claims will only make PONCHO the best. I could whole heartedly recommend to others if this claim process is not so painful and time taking.

Fingers Cross: I hope everything will sorted pretty quickly and I could give them more stars.

June 15, 2021
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Reply from Poncho Insurance

Hi Vellanki, sorry to hear you're not having such a good time. Our team are hard at work trying to sort out your lodgement, but there are some processes they have to follow and need to make sure they are going through everything with fine toothcomb. Not to worry, as they are on the case and will be in touch very soon. Let us know if you don't hear anything tomorrow.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am a Pensioner and I found it quite

I am a Pensioner and I found it quite
easy to change my car insurance online
with Poncho so Thank You

June 14, 2021
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Reply from Poncho Insurance

Well done Wilma, such a trailblazer! Our online team will love to hear the praises. Thank you for the awesome review and welcome to the Poncho family.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick and easy!

June 11, 2021
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Reply from Poncho Insurance

We weren't sure this was meant for us Murat 😜, but we'll take the compliment! Welcome aboard!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Reply from Poncho Insurance

That's because Elon is from the nation of 'Mad-at-gas-car'.😜
That's not true, but we simply couldn't resist the pun. Welcome to the Poncho family David.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Too bloody easy

Too bloody easy. You need to employ a tech person to put some extra traps in the application

June 11, 2021
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Reply from Poncho Insurance

Cheers for the awesome review and feedback, we'll let our techies know 😉

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy process

June 11, 2021
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Reply from Poncho Insurance

Easy win! Thanks DM and welcome to Poncho!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Fast and easy

Ok, that was both easy and well priced. But I need to now check some details that were not clear such as excess!

June 11, 2021
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Reply from Poncho Insurance

Hi Michael, just jump onto our website or drop is a line and we can sort that for you in a jiffy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to do

Easy to do, competitive quote.

June 11, 2021
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Reply from Poncho Insurance

Just what we like to hear Jennifer, glad to have you on board!

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