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DouglasSouth Australia
Our claim handled with efficiency and care.
Took out comprehensive car insurance on our new car. Involved in an accident which was my fault and damaged the car beyond repair. RAA staff were efficient and helpful with our claim and replaced our car with a new one with no problems. Will now insure again with RAA. as they are the best. Douglas.
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davrosMetropolitan Adelaide, SA
- 2 reviews
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Excellent insurer for custom cars
Came out to work one morning to a semi burnt out interior in my 03 Saab 93. Raw took the car that day (monday) and by weeks end had the claim settled. Could not ask for a better company in such a stressful time. The policy was well priced and agrees value ment my custom Saab was covered. The phone attendants understood and included all my mods. From intercooler to c02 systems and tunes.. Thank you RAA. You will have my future business and my families.
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Why they are so Dodgy and Expensive
I am from Sydney and was in a hired car when I caused a minor rear end collision with the car in front.
No damage to my car at all and the damage was so minor to the car in front that I promised the owner I will pay for the damage out of my own pocket.
I took the photos of the damage and send it to one of the mobile repairer in Adelaide and they quoted for about $600 which I thought it was reasonable. I texted the quote to the owner but he wanted the damage to be fixed by RAA approved repairer.
It came back with a rough $3,000 quote. I told h...Read more
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Hi George, we are sorry to hear about the issues you have been having and how you feel about our service. Do you need me to escalate this to our management team for you? If so, you can email us at onl... Read more
[email protected] with your information and claim number and I will do this. Kind regards, GemmaSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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VahidSouth Australia
- 2 reviews
Dodgy service
Absolute terrible, dodgy service..I had an accident recently but they refused to replace my car parts..They just asked the mechanic to use glue to stick the bumpers back..I'm sure if it was the other way around, they would have charged me $10,000 and they would even ask me to replace the roof with a new one!! There is no way I get RAA insurance anymore; the worst company in Australia!
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Hi Vahid, thank you for writing in and sending us your feedback about your claim. I'm sorry to hear about the service you experienced. I'd like to get our team to look in to this for you. Are you able... Read more
to email [email protected] with your claim number and contact details and I can get our team to investigate. Kind regards, GemmaSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
ShefGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
Do NOT use RAA they are not providing the services they charge for. Better with others. RAA will rip-you-off big time!!!
RAA will rip-you-off big time!!! My name is Shefka Daud, 10yrs driving all over Europe, past 8yrs in UK with zero (0) accidents. Sadly in Tasmania some other tourists crashed in my 4x4; i had fully comprehensive insurance with a "reputable" australian 'company' as I did asked local people who to use; after providing them with my no claim proofs from UK i had a reasonable offer; or at least that is what i thought i bought and paying for; plus the breakdown road assist stance deal. Long story short ever since the crash happened on 20 Dec 2018 I h...Read more
ave had the most stressful and nightmare claim experience with RAA; they have absolutely no idea what customer service is and how to co-operate people. The opposite side was fully liable and all details were provided within 24hrs and to date (21 Feb 2022) I have no deal with RAA. [name removed] is been particularly difficult and unprofessional in his job; to the extend that he reminded me our first call and disagreements/argument after full 2months!!! Can you believe what sort of a man this is holding grudges for so long. To make matters bit more complicated RAA had to sub-contract "ASSessor" to evaluate on his own way my crashed car; just as poor as RAA the assessor did crappy report where he did not even show min 3 private car sales for his market research. When i disputed it in a more presentable manner with a detailed report for the whole lot with my damaged belongings; there came the looong time of quiet pause from RAA; they just did nothing except continuing charging me for the monthly instalments of nearly 50AUD!!! This alone shows the rip-off culture in the aussie contracts-you just have to pay for something that you no longer use; also with 100% liability accepted from the opposite site they were nasty enough to request that i pay their minimum 500AUD claims!!! The only one person that actually did few useful things while i was on the phone was [name removed]. and that was because i was really unhappy and made him aware. Bottom line is as most of the aussies suggested to me: DRIVE with NO insurance! It is mad and i have not done it till after the crash; but left me no choice but to drive with the minimum REGO insurance. After speaking for probably 10-th time with RAA [name removed] refused to provide any substantiation for their "expert" "senior" assessors value of my car and just bluntly said i will have to take matters to court. Thank you RAA people for getting wages for not doing even your job; RAA have really made my last 2months full of anxiety and headache. When i said i will turn up in your head office and look to put faces on all those names i did not joke; you keep prolonging this palava and wait till i surprise you and get the right money that you owe me. Cheers. Shef RAA Will rip-you-off big time!!!1 comment
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Hi Shef, as mentioned in our prior correspondence I will organise for the issues you raised in your review to be investigated and for someone to contact you to discuss. This should happen in the next ... Read more
couple of days. Thank you again for taking the time to share your feedback. Hope you had a nice weekend, LauraSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
SharonCentral, SA
Bad communication horable service
Have never made a claim toward a car or house or anything ever I needed to claim my car which have writen off and I've been run thou the ringer big time invasion of privacy poor communication about what's going on rude asseser Msging me at midnight asking for details of my accident 4 weeks and counting now and still not sure what they are doing with the car I know it's a, write off as the main structure of car is bent but raa have now lost me for house and contence a d once this car is dealt with they won't get my new car
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Hi Sharon, sorry to hear of the issues you've experienced with your recent car insurance claim and that it is taking a while to resolve. I can organise for this to be investigated for you if you're ab... Read more
le to please send your policy or claim number through to [email protected] Kind regards, LauraRang the complaint line and ombasman and funny enough the same day they rang me and all of sudden had everything they needed even though an hour before that they were still making excuses I have move... Read more
d and have moved all my policy to other company as that was crapSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
judyAdelaide
- 14 reviews
Cost getting to high
I have been with the RAA for over 21 years. I have always had good service, any problems, one phone call and they have always been straight on to it. But it is becoming so expensive, going up each year. If it keeps going up I won't be able to afford RAA insurance. I have had very few claims over the years. payed Thousands of dollars, Is ther no rewards for not making claims.
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Hi Judy, glad to hear you've been happy with our service over the years - and thanks for being a member for so long! In regards to insurance prices, we'd be happy to look into this for you if you're a... Read more
ble to please send your policy number through to us at [email protected] Kind regards, LauraSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
bzerk86Metropolitan Adelaide, SA
- 36 reviews
- 1 like
- RAA Car Insurance
- Verified customer
Best Insurance I have Ever Dealt With
After a very poor experience with a competitor, I did my research and people had rated RAA highly by word of mouth. I changed all our insurances (two vehicles, house and contents) to RAA. Not only was the process straight forward, it was cheaper than my current premiums.
Unfortunately I have had to claim a few times (2x motor vehicle accidents, 1x contents accidental breakage) and each time I received a very speedy consistent response. The staff have been an absolute pleasure to deal with and all claims were resolved with no delays. To anyon...Read more
e reading these reviews, remember that people are more likely to go out of their way to write a review about a poor experience than a good one, it's human nature. We have been so pleased with RAA we now have a monitored security system by them and by packaging this, our insurances and roadside service we save quite a bit by bundling. It's also worth noting that our car insurance premiums have decreased since we had the previously mentioned two not at fault accidents. Keep up the good work RAA and I will continue to be a loyal customer.1 comment
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Hi there, thanks so much for sharing your great feedback! Sorry to hear you've had to make a few claims, but glad to hear the claims process has been quick and easy for you. We always like to read fee... Read more
dback from our members, so thanks again for sharing your with us and for being a member! Cheers, LauraSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Jess
- 3 reviews
- 1 like
Poor customer service
I rang for road side assistance as my car battery was dead, the lady who answered was extremely rude from the get go. She showed no empathy what so ever and her tone was appalling. In an already stressful situation she made it 10times worse. Safe to say I didn't get the raa out and called a friend instead!
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Hi Jess, so sorry to hear that you experienced bad customer service when calling us for road service recently. I'd like to have this investigated for you - are you able to please send your member numb... Read more
er to us at [email protected] so I can do this? Kind regards, LauraSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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mistakes re insurance over the phone mistakes
My family and myself have been with raa for over 20yrs.They are an absolute disgrace.I have noticed over the years how they are becoming incompetent over the phone. I have rung many times to change details re all my insurances home car van etc. And they have made mistakes every time. Changing of names from business to personal not being notified or sent renewals,My daughter left raa recently and my son.also. Unfortunately when they say they have changed your detail you request has been done and you find out 3 months later they have not and this...Read more
impacts on your payment or you are uninsured because the person you ring did not rectify your requests there is nothing you can do..I will be taking all my business else where..I am disgusted and frustrated with how incompetent they are.Do not go through raa .1 comment
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Hi Sonia, I'm sorry to hear of the issues you've been having with our team and service levels. I would like to investigate this for you and send on your feedback to our managers. Are you able to email... Read more
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FDFAdelaide
- RAA Car Insurance
- Verified customer
Worst Insurance claim experience ever!
I have been with RAA for a few years. 2 years ago I had to call roadside assist while in Kangaroo Island I was told they will be anywhere between 1-2 hours and that they would charge me $60 extra as I am not in Adelaide.
November last year my brand new (3months old) car got stolen from my house. I could not believe how bad the customer service was. It wasnstressful as it was and RAA made it so much worse. Everytime I rang them I had to stay on hold for a minimum 30 minutes before they would answer and they are only open during office hours w...Read more
hich makes it very difficult. Email response says allow 8-10 business days for a response. Everytime I spoke to someone on the phone they were rude, put me on hold for even longer, treated me like I had my own brand new car stolen. Stolen cars have a wait of 21 days anyway before you can lodge a claim and I was told if I wanted a hire car and my car was recovered I would have to bear the cost of it and RAA wont count it as a claim. They sent an investigator out to see me which was alright and had no issues but after 21 days when I asked if they would order a new car in I didn't get a response for the longest time. They wouldn't get back to my emails and on the phone tell me they are looking into it. I told them I was happy with any color but then a week later I get an email to say it will be available in 5 weeks. At this stage I had no hire car, driving my parents car causing everyone inconvenience and have had enough of all the stress that comes with it. I had to ring them again let them know I was happy with any color (I had also spoken to my car dealer they said there was a 1 week wait on another color I would be happy with). I picked up my brand new car 2 weeks later drove for a week only to find out my car wasn't covered for insurance (I would have thought their replacement vehicle would mean I get to transfer my insurance policy over or someone would contact you - I had the car dealer contact me directly) when I rang them to check they were rude and said it was my responsibility to get new insurance and no policy was going to transfer over. To make everything even worse, apparently for a full replacement of vehicle you are required to pay 12 months of premiums from policy anniversary (which happened to be 2 months before my car was stolen so even with $500 excess I had to pay $1200. They were rude on the phone when I asked what it was about and asked me to go read the PDS. My old car was recovered in perfect state after which RAA now owns (fair enough!) And to make that $1,200 payment I got emails to remind me to pay but also no way to pay other than going into the shop or waiting on hold for 40 minutes. I requested for a call back but no one responded to my email. Finally today after being on hold for 40 minutes and another 15 minutes to be transferred to another department (which they could have asked me to ring directly) I finally paid off what I owed and safe to say will never deal with RAA again. Having a brand new car stolen and everything that comes with it, including not having a mode of transport in a job that requires a lot of driving, RAA has hands down made it so difficult for me. We pay insurance premiums for a reason, so our stress is reduced at the time of need. But RAA made sure that regardless of how long you have been a customer for, if its going to cost them money to replace a vehicle they will do everything they can to make your life difficult.1 comment
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Hi FDF, I'm sorry to hear that your experience with us was stressful and less than helpful during a period of high stress. If you are able to email [email protected] with your claim or membership numb... Read more
er I can provide this feedback to our team on the service levels you experienced. Kind regards, GemmaSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
BIG OAdelaide
Insurance taking to long.
The wife and I were hit by a car that didn't stop at the stop sign. police did tests with us, we don't do drugs or drink. cleared of all wrongdoing and not speeding.car is a write-off. but RAA they are not like other insurance company's, very slow to pay us out. we live in the country and have no car.sadly we have been hit 4 times and never our fault. but other insurance company's fixed the car or paid us out very quickly and was in contact with us all the time. this is very bad.
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Hi there, so sorry to hear that you and your wife have been involved in a crash recently. I hope you're both okay. We can investigate your claim for you and find out why it's taken a long time if you'... Read more
re able to please send us your claim number via [email protected]? Thank you for sharing your feedback. Kind regards, LauraWill do so, when my wife gets home.thank you.
Well still going on, never had an insurance company take so long.everybody said the car is a write-off but RAA. trying the cheap way out and fixing it. they are very rude when they talk to you on the ... Read more
phone. we know another woman that has been waiting from December for them to look at her car.she has had no report at all. they tell you if you like they will cancel your insurance if you're not happy.and not fix your car. WARNING DO NOT GO WITH RAA INSURANCE AND I AM NOT KIDDING.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
BennySouth East Queensland, QLD
- 2 reviews
Absolutely worthless
I live in QLD and bought the most expensive membership as I was driving to south Australia. Battery on car went dead and the started it again. After that all lights on dashboard went on and staying on. Called back and explained what's going on... Raa comes and starts the car and sees these light on dashboard, stuck his diagnostic in the car, waited 5 min and says I don't have the right diagnostic to turn warning light off. I said im a premium member, could you take it to mechanic to fix the problem.... He replied no! As in Adelaide you are not ...Read more
a premium. I explained in the contract it is and covered Australia wide. He says u are long way from home we can't help u. I said are u serious.? I said if I'm from south Australia I would expect RACQ to help in Queensland and vice versa. I said speak to your manager and explain it to him... Well he was on loud speaker and I can hear the conversation.... Well I fell off my chair!! When I heard the manager explain too raa guy saying don't worry about it just say we can't help sort of brush him off!!... After he hung up and came to me I have lost the PLOT!! what is this?... I heard it all you guys are soo unprofessional and that was your manager??.... He looked at me with a face like a stunned mullet. Got in his car and drove off. it is not worth getting raa they are only good for if u have locked your car in the car....! Anything harder it's like watching a monkey trying to drive a car!1 comment
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Hi Benny, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and we apologise for the lack of service you received from our patrol. Unfortunately as your membership is with RACQ and not RAA, we're u... Read more
nable to look you up in our system to investigate the incident for you. If you're able to pass your feedback onto RACQ though, they'll get in touch with us so that we can investigate for you. Kind regards, LauraSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Amanda LortonAdelaide
Several claims made, all simple, easy and painless!
I have had the unfortunate need to make 4 car insurance claims in the last 5 years as well as 2 house claims . Each time my claim has been paid out after a quick assessing process. Most recently I had a windscreen claim, it shattered on a Sunday and via the online claim system, it was replaced on the Monday at my work! I will never consider using any other insurer than RAA.
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Hi Amanda, thanks so much for sharing your great feedback! Sorry to hear you've had to make some claims in the past few years but glad that they've been resolved, and glad that you're back on the road... Read more
after your windscreen replacement. We're glad to have you on board as a member. Hope you have a lovely Christmas! Cheers, LauraSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
LaurenMetropolitan Adelaide, SA
- 5 reviews
Wouldn't be without them
I have been with the RAA my whole driving life (as a member with roadside assistance, and with them as my insurer) and they've been amazing every time I have needed them.
Four years ago I was in a car accident, and my car was a write-off. I was shaken and very upset through the whole thing, but everyone I spoke to on the phone was wonderful and so helpful. They made a difficult time that little bit easier, and I will be forever grateful.
My first car (not the one I wrote off, sadly) was a complete bomb, and I was always needing to call o...Read more
ut RAA Roadside Assist for one thing or another, and every mechanic who assisted me was prompt, friendly and professional. I don't need them as much (had a dead battery recently, still need them sometimes!) now that I have a much better car, but I'll never be without an RAA membership and RAA insurance.1 comment
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Hi Lauren, thanks so much for sharing your feedback! It's great that you've continued to be a member over the years and we're glad to hear we've been able to help you in so many ways. It's lovely to hear from our members. Kind regards, Laura
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Jaz
- 2 reviews
- 4 likes
Outstanding service- THANK YOU
I have used them for under a year, have called them out twice now. Both times, great service.
My most recent callout, I had two staff members who were absolutely brilliant. Super friendly, great attitudes despite being called out in high winds/rain and from 6pm-7:30pm. More than impressed, have really gotten my money’s worth of service.
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Hi Jaz, thanks so much for sharing your feedback. We're glad to hear you've been happy with our service and that we've been able to help you out. Kind regards, Laura
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MikAdelaide
My stationary car was hit by a 4WD.
Raa refused to fix my car after months of waiting. They were not helpful at all. My car was hit while I was completely stopped, waiting for a speeding 4wd to pass. Raa is the WORST INSURANCE COMPANY EVER.
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Hi Mik, thank you for sharing your feedback and we're sorry to hear you've had a bad experience with our claims process. We can investigate this for you if you're able to please provide some more deta... Read more
ils, as well as your claim number, to [email protected] Kind regards, LauraSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Graham
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
What a change from QBE
I changed insurers due to the appalling experience I had with QBE.
My experiences with RAA have been reassuring and helpful.
I am happy to pay a little more to get service that is nothing but the best.
Goodbye QBE.
Never again.
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Hi Graham, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're so glad to hear you've been happy with our products and service so far - great to have you on board as a member! Thanks again, Laura
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VidiAdelaide
- RAA Car Insurance
- Verified customer
Great Service!
Had an accident where a lady hit my motorcycle and I was wrongly accused by false report. RAA especially Sheree as my claim handler stood up for me and helped me through every process. I also got the result of my claim within 2 weeks. What a great job! will surely choose RAA for my next vehicle
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Hi Vidi, thanks so much for your great feedback! We're glad to hear you were happy with the claims process and that everything was sorted out for you quickly. Thanks again for sharing! Cheers, Laura
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BeyaAdelaide
- 5 reviews
- 6 likes
Scamners!! When it comes to claiming
They are the biggest scammers when it comes to claiming. The only good thing is their road services.
IDK what kind of assessors they use, they are dodgy as. These people try thir best to avoid paying you what you what you actually deserve...
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Hi there, we're sorry to hear you've been unhappy with our claims process recently. We can investigate the issues you've experienced if you're able to please send through some more information as well... Read more
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Questions & Answers
Trev Smithasked
What is third party property insurance policy
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adila704asked
I have comprehensive car insurance ! Recently had accident! my car will be non - repairable. My car is used when we bought but it’s a 2017 Honda and was only done 10,000 and around 40,000 on the clock right before the crash !, my question is, I read it in the PDS that car can be replaced with same model, year and condition ! We have loan with the car, and we only need a replacement car as we need a car anyways as we have 4 children ! Dose it possible to get replacement car instead the insurer pay out our loan and stuff ? This is my first claim ever! Hopefully will be hassle free as I already experienced a very unpleasant costumer services and stressing ! Praying for a good result ! Thank you !
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Marelle S.asked
What is the average wait time for a pay out figure on a vehicle that has been written off under a comprehensive policy?
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Hi Marelle, it took about eight weeks, but I delayed the process by not having my phone on hand (leaving it in the car and not checking the missed calls) when the RAA had tried to ring.
Thanks Douglas. I have never encountered such a lack of customer service. It is causing me a huge amount of stress and financial pressure. I've been a RAA member for 17 years, and it means nothing. Never again.
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Hi Davros, thank you so much for taking the time to write a review on our insurance and claims process. We appreciate that! Have a lovely rest of your week. Kind regards, Gemma