

Admiral car insurance review
Find out how we rate Admiral's car insurance policies against other top providers.

Our verdict
Admiral has a range of policies including black box, classic car and learner driver policies.The company’s comprehensive policy offers a good level of cover, with benefits including courtesy car and windscreen repair. Its rating based on customer feedback in our 2021 survey shows that customers think highly of the service.
The downside is that the claims line isn’t open 24/7, though there is an emergency third-party recovery service available outside office hours.
If you’ve decided that Admiral car insurance isn’t for you, you can also compare other car insurance policies to find a better fit.
Best for: Multi-car
- Admiral’s comprehensive policies include the use of a courtesy car if yours is being repaired at an Admiral-approved garage.
- European cover for up to 90 days.
- There isn’t that much information about Admiral’s third party only or third party, fire and theft policies on its website.
- Claims helplines are not open 24/7. Calling outside of the opening hours will mean you’ll be redirected to a contracted third-party recovery service.

Multi-car cover
Windscreen cover
Courtesy car cover
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Who is Admiral?
Admiral is a UK-based company which began in 1993, selling car insurance. Since then, Admiral has branched out and now sells a range of insurance products including home insurance, travel insurance and pet insurance.
There’s also an option for combined home and car insurance, labelled Admiral MultiCover, and temporary car insurance with Veygo.
Who underwrites Admiral’s car insurance?
Admiral car insurance is arranged and administered by EUI Ltd. There are a few underwriters for different cover options and some of these include:
- AmTrust Europe Limited
- Admiral Insurance (Gibraltar) Limited
For more information on all of the underwriters, please refer to your policy document.
What’s covered under my policy?
Whether you have third party only, third party, fire and theft or comprehensive cover will determine what is covered under your policy. Third party only is the minimum cover required by law and only protects you against any damage you cause to others or their property.
Below you can see what the other 2 cover options offer.
Product Name | Admiral Third Party, Fire and Theft | Admiral Comprehensive |
---|---|---|
Damage to your car | ✓ | |
Damaged windscreen and window glass | ✓ | |
Fire and theft | ✓ | ✓ |
Liabilities to third parties | ✓ | ✓ |
Using the car abroad | ✓ | ✓ |
No claims discount | ✓ | ✓ |
What are Admiral’s different policies?
Admiral offers 2 main policies (single-car and multi-car) and five additional policies. So whether you want to insure just 1 car or multiple cars, it will have a policy to suit you. Admiral comprehensive policies come with a range of benefits and features included as standard which are included below.
How do I make a claim?
On Admiral’s site, go to the “Contact us” page, where you can choose from a wide range of options (including information on how to make a claim).
If you’d like to speak to someone in the customer services team, call 0333 220 2000. The opening hours are:
Monday to Friday: 8am–7pm
Saturday: 9am–5pm
Sunday: 9:30am–4pm
Calls to 03 numbers will cost no more than calls to national geographic numbers (starting 01 or 02) from both mobiles and landlines.
What is my excess?
When you make a claim, you have to pay an amount of money towards it – that is called an excess.
The exact amount varies according to a few personal factors, like the type of car that’s covered and the age of both the car and the driver.
Taking out protected or guaranteed no-claims bonus protection will also affect your excess.
All the details about your excess terms can be found in your policy schedule.
Admiral car insurance customer reviews
Admiral won our 2023 customer satisfaction survey, with 86% of customers said they’d recommend the service to a friend. Feedback included praise for its pricing and customer service.
Admiral pros and cons
Pros
- Admiral’s comprehensive policies include the use of a courtesy car if yours is being repaired at an Admiral-approved garage.
- European cover for up to 90 days.
Cons
- There isn’t that much information about Admiral’s third party only or third party, fire and theft policies on its website.
- Claims helplines are not open 24/7. Calling outside of the opening hours will mean you’ll be redirected to a contracted third-party recovery service.
Car insurance ratings
Our customer satisfaction scores ("Customers say") are based on a survey of 1,654 customers carried out in December 2022.
Learn the details of our methodology and scoring.
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