Real car insurance review

Real car insurance offers average value for the features included in its comprehensive policy. Those who are looking for a policy with generous limits at a cost-effective price point may want to look elsewhere.

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Our verdict

Pros

  • Real car insurance offers drivers the option to insure their car for agreed or market value. Some other insurers only offer one or the other.
  • Real comprehensive car insurance offers a pay as you drive policy for those who drive under 15,000km per year, which can be a good way to save money.

Cons

  • Our research indicates Real car insurance is one of the more expensive insurers, even though its policy coverage is comparatively average with low benefit limits.
  • If you want to choose your repairer, this is not an option with Real car insurance. Other insurers offer this as an optional extra.
  • Its policy limit for a hire car following a theft is low at $50 per day for a maximum of 14 days. Other insurers offer up to $100 per day for a maximum of 30 days.

How does Real compare with other car insurers?

We obtained quotes across a range of providers for a 30 year old male based in NSW.

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  • If your car is written off in the first 2 years
  • Up to $50 per day - Up to 14 days
  • Summary: Real Comprehensive Car Insurance provides similar coverage to other insurers for the important stuff like looking after your car if it's stolen or you crash. It's also one of the few insurers who offer a Pay As You Drive policy, so you might be able to save big if you don't drive much.

    Who it might be good for: Those that don't drive much can take advantage of its Pay As You Drive policy.
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  • Only pay for the kilometres you plan to drive.
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    Finder Score for car insurance

    We analyse over 30 car insurance products across insurance providers, and rate each one for price and features. We collect up to 36 quotes per product, for male and female drivers in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia. Quotes are collected for 20 year olds, 30 year olds and 60 year olds, assuming an excess of $850 for a 2020 Toyota Corolla 4 door sedan model, with an average 15,000 kms driven each year. We use your responses to our quiz to pair you with the closest price profile and while we are not allowed to display actual quotes, our price score aims to serve as an indicative guide to how cost competitive a product might be for you.

    Our feature score assesses each product for more than 15 features across loss and damage coverage, repairs and assistance coverage, personal items coverage and policy coverage. Features we assess include but are not limited to legal liability, essential repairs, new car replacement, car hire events, roadside assistance, agreed or market value, windscreen damage and natural disaster coverage.

    Depending on your answers to our car insurance quiz, we upweight the relevant price score or feature score to generate a dynamic Finder Score (80% weighting on the primary selection between Price or Feature). Finder Score, Price Score and Feature Score are only to be used as indicative guides and are not product recommendations.

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    Real car insurance policy options

    Real car insurance customers can choose from the following 4 policy options:

    Comprehensive car insurance

    Real comprehensive car insurance provides cover for accidents and damage by fire, storms or theft. It includes a new car replacement if yours is written off in the first 2 years of registration, emergency transport and accomodation, a hire car after theft, a lifetime guarantee on repairs and personal effects cover up to $500. For a full list of inclusions and exclusions as well as limits that apply, see the product disclosure statement (PDS) on Real's website.

    Pay as you drive

    Pay as you drive car insurance offers the same benefits as comprehensive cover but can potentially save you money as you only pay for the kilometres you plan to drive.

    In order to apply for pay as you drive cover you will need to agree to a set amount of kilometres with Real Insurance. This should be the maximum distance you think you will drive during your cover period. You only pay for what you plan to use and you can top up if required. For a full list of inclusions and exclusions as well as limits that apply, see the PDS on Real's website.

    Third party property, fire and theft car insurance

    This policy provides legal liability cover up to $20,000,00 if you damage someone else's car or property in a claimable event. It also covers your own vehicle for damage from fire and theft. In the event your car is stolen, this policy will cover costs for a hire car up to $50 per day for 14 days. For a full list of inclusions and exclusions as well as limits that apply, read the PDS.

    Third party property damage car insurance

    This basic policy protects you against the resulting costs when you cause damage to other peoples' cars or property. This policy also includes an uninsured motorist extension benefit, which is cover up to $3,000 for damage to your car caused by someone without insurance. For a list of all limits, exclusions and T&Cs, be sure to read the PDS.

    What additional cover options are available?

    • Hire car cover
    • Excess-free windscreen cover
    • Roadside assistance

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    Peta Taylor is a publisher at Finder, working across all of insurance. She's been analysing product disclosure statements and publishing articles for over 2 years. Peta is passionate about demystifying complex insurance products to help users make well educated decisions with confidence. Peta is part of Finder's insurance awards team and works alongside editorial and insights experts to bring users the best insurance products every year. See full bio

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