BEAM from the AA Reviews 2,526

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.5

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Review summary

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Evaluating 646 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently highlight the excellent pricing, often finding it to be very competitive and significantly lower than renewal quotes from previous insurers. The overall user experience is consistently praised for being easy, quick, and straightforward, especially when setting up new policies. Many people appreciate the value for money, noting that the company offers good prices with additional benefits. However, some people were dissatisfied with aspects of the website, citing issues with ID verification and difficulties accessing documents due to password requirements. A few other people also felt that the process involved repetitive form filling or encountered delays that led to additional costs.

What people talk about most

Price

Users describe positive interactions with price, frequently highlighting competitive quotes and significant... See more

Website

Consumers find website to be ambiguous. Many reviewers praise the website for being easy to navigate,... See more

User experience

Reviewers highlight positive aspects of user experience. Many customers found the process very easy to follow... See more

Service

Customers consistently note positive experiences with service. Many reviewers found the process of getting... See more

Value for money

Customers express satisfaction with the value for money, often finding competitive prices and good coverage.... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Unable to access verification ___________________________________________________________ When I couldn't access verification code as phone currently lost, the online assistant was excellent, gave... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The clarity of all the information was great. Documents arrived swiftly by post (I'm not brilliant online!) The price was not much different from everyone else? Love having good, clear information o... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

From the very outset the customer services lady was very friendly and answered all queries, she was really nice and professional. It was lovely to speak to an actual person rather than everything onli... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They offered me a good price. I added on an extra driver & got full breakdown cover as well & it was still less than the renewal price of my previous insurer. Going through Go Compare also gives exces... See more


Company details

  1. #95 of 139 best companies in Insurance company

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BEAM is a new name in car insurance from one of the UK’s leading brands. So you can feel confident you’ve got the right cover, and safe in the knowledge we’re powered by the AA.


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4.5

Excellent

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

3k reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’m new to this company and I have had…

I’m new to this company and I have had the best treatment so far and can only imagine it will continue. Thank you so much for your help. I look forward to hearing back from you in the near future as I haven’t had any experience yet with your company. Your insurance sounds great and I look forward to driving with you as my insurance company. Thank you again.

29 April 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Call centre UK.

Call centre in UK. Very pleasant call handler named Rachel, easy to understand, straightforward answers to questions, friendly and informative without being pushy.

27 April 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very Good Service

Straightforward routine to contact a real person and very helpful person on the line.

29 April 2026
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Reply from BEAM from the AA

We're so happy that it was straight forward and hope we were able to help with your query when you called, David 🥰.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant

Easy to get my policy.
Competitive price with breakdown cover.

23 April 2026
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Reply from BEAM from the AA

We're delighted to hear you found what you needed at a competitive price 😊.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I got a quote for £50 pm

I got a quote for £50 pm
I entered I'm unemployed on the compare site and had to enter again on the BEAM site that I have no second job and it allowed me to continue with my quote and get car insurance. Then next day saying they are cancelling it because I'm unemployed and quoting me 3k pm!
I already cancelled my previous insurance and now I'm stuffed!
Really unhappy.

27 April 2026
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Reply from BEAM from the AA

Hi Zoe, we're sorry to hear this, and hope you've since been able to speak to the insurance team so they could look into what happened and explain why this occurred.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Didn’t like the fact I changed my…

Didn’t like the fact I changed my details as noted name wasn’t written in caps and the fee went up.
Also I’ve downloaded the app but it can’t find my policy

25 April 2026
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Reply from BEAM from the AA

Hi there, changing any details can generate a new quote but we hope everything managed to get sorted. If you need any help managing your policy, don’t hesitate to get in touch directly, the team will be happy to help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to understand

The agent explained everything ensuring I understood all, which I did. When you speak to someone on the phone they are human not robots, and they speak in a langauge you can understand. 10 out of 10 highly reccomended

26 April 2026
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Reply from BEAM from the AA

Hi Terry, we’re delighted to hear how the agent helped explain everything with you. We appreciate the kind feedback and thank you for leaving a review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

1st time with Beam car insurance

After filling in the application for my insurance and confirmed I wish to take it out I had a reply welcoming me to your insurance company.
I always like to get confirmation by talking to an Agent, just who I am I suppose, I spoke to a very nice person who confirmed my insurance with Beam is ready to start I’m May. Very good service

24 April 2026

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