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Our guide to handling your complaint

How will my complaint be handled?

If you need to make a complaint, we want the process to be as straightforward as possible, our aim is to:

  • Make it simple for you to tell us about your complaint
  • Conduct a full investigation
  • Give your complaint careful consideration
  • Provide you with a full account of our actions
  • Ensure you're happy we've handled your complaint fairly.

How to make a complaint

Making a complaint can be stressful which is why we give you the option to complain in the way that suits you best.

You can make your complaint over the phone, by email or in a letter. Choose one of the options below to find the correct contact information.

Make a complaint about a policy

Give us a call on 0333 777 7327 (Call fees)

Send an email

Write to:
Complaint Manager
Ford Insure
Ty Admiral
David Street
Cardiff
CF10 2AA

Make a complaint about a claim

Give us a call on 0333 777 7327 (Call fees)

Send an email

Write to:
Claims Quality Manager
Ford Insure Claims Department
Ty Admiral
David Street
Cardiff
CF10 2AA

How soon will we deal with your complaint?

You'll hear back from us within five days of us receiving your complaint. In some cases this will be in the form of an acknowledgement letter, but in others it may be a full reply.

If you receive an acknowledgment letter it will tell you:

  • Who's dealing with your complaint
  • When we'll contact you again.

Once you receive this letter, your complaint will be investigated fully and we will write to you with our findings.

In complex cases we may need to spend a little longer investigating but we will keep you up to date with our progress. In all cases we'll respond to your complaint within eight weeks in line with the deadline set by the Financial Conduct Authority.

If you're unhappy with the way we're handling your complaint

All our complaint handlers are trained and monitored to ensure they deliver professional service consistently. If you're unhappy with the way your complaint is handled, you can ask for it to be reviewed at a higher level.

The Financial Ombudsman Service

We try to resolve all complaints internally. However, if you're still unhappy with our response to your complaint, or if we've not resolved it eight weeks after you first told us about it, you have the right to refer your complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service.

If you want the Financial Ombudsman Service to look into your complaint, you must refer it to them within six months of the date of our final response to you. You can contact them at:

The Financial Ombudsman Service
Exchange Tower
London
E14 9SR

Tel: 08000 234 567

Free for people phoning from a "fixed line" (for example, a landline at home).

Or: 0300 123 9 123

Free for mobile-phone users who pay a monthly charge for calls to numbers starting 01 or 02.

Email: complaint.info@financial-ombudsman.org.uk

The Financial Ombudsman Service offers a free independent service and they can help with most financial complaints. For further information you can visit their website at www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk

Online Dispute Resolution service

If you bought one of our products online, you can also refer your complaint to the European Online Dispute Resolution platform. This service passes your details onto the most appropriate dispute resolution service for the product you’ve bought. For insurance products this is likely to be the Financial Ombudsman Service.

Complaint performance results

As an FCA registered company we publish data on our complaints record.

Firm name: EUI Limited
Group: Admiral Group Plc
Other firms included in this report (if any): AICL (Admiral Insurance Company Limited) and AIGL (Admiral Insurance Gibraltar Limited)
Period covered in this report: 1st July 2023 to 31st December 2023
Brands/trading names covered: Admiral, Bell, Diamond, Elephant, Gladiator & Ford Insure

Insurance and pure protection data

No of complaints opened per 1000 policies in force (at reporting period end date)

4.42

Number of complaints opened

63,419

Number of complaints closed

64,676

Percentage closed within 3 days

53%

Percentage closed after 3 days but within 8 weeks

42%

Percentage upheld

65%

Main cause of complaints opened

General admin/customer service- Errors/not following instructions

Credit related data

No of complaints opened per 1000 policies in force (at reporting period end date)

0.84

Number of complaints opened

1,924

Number of complaints closed

1,926

Percentage closed within 3 days

N/A

Percentage closed after 3 days but within 8 weeks

N/A

Percentage upheld

50%

Main cause of complaints opened

N/A