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Compared to their previous insurers’ premiums, customers across Australia who switched to Budget Direct car insurance told us they saved an average of
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How to switch
Switching to Budget Direct from another insurer is as easy as 1-2-3:
Select
Get a Budget Direct Car insurance quote; Weigh up the costs and benefits of switching from your current insurer.
Save
If you choose to purchase Budget Direct Car insurance buy online to save 15%.
Contact
Once you’re covered by us, contact your previous insurer to cancel your other policy.
Features and benefits
While Budget Direct has built up a strong reputation as a price leader in car insurance, we also offer great value for money.
Not only are our premiums hard to beat, our customers’ policies include a great range of features, such as:
Lifetime guarantee
A lifetime guarantee on authorised repairs for as long as you own the car.
Hire car following a no fault accident or theft
If we agree to pay your claim for a no fault accident or theft of your car, we will provide you with a hire car for up to 14 days.
24/7 claims
You can lodge a claim over the phone or online at any time of the day or night, 365 days a year.
New-for-old replacement
If your brand new car is written off within two years or 40,000km of the original registration (whichever comes first), we’ll replace it with a new one.
Award-winning Australian car insurance
After comparing the cost and features of 47 comprehensive policies offered by 37 insurers, Canstar awarded us one of only two national awards for Outstanding Value Car Insurance in 2019 — a record 13th year in a row we've won the award.
We also won Money magazine's Best of the Best title for Car Insurance two years running (2019-20); and a Mozo Experts Choice 2019 award for Exceptional Value Car Insurance.
To cap it off, the Australian public voted us the Silver Winner in the Car Insurance category of the 2019 Reader's Digest Quality Service Awards survey.
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*Based on a survey of Budget Direct Car and Home insurance customers conducted between 10 February 2015 and 31 October 2017. See www.budgetdirectreviews.com.au for details.
