ICE Internet Comparison Experts Limited

Reference number: 596464

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Vast Visibility Limited Reference number: 566973 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • ICE Internet Comparison Experts Limited (FRN 596464) is an AR of Vast Visibility Limited (FRN 566973). When you use ICE Internet Comparison Experts's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from ICE Internet Comparison Experts, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When icecomparison.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01534 511700 is
  • Who else gives the postcode JE1 1FW
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Other names (9)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • The Bike Insurer Trading name
  • The Caravan Insurer Trading name
  • The Cycle Insurer Trading name
  • The Gadget Insurer Trading name
  • The Insurers Trading name
  • The Motorhome Insurer Trading name
  • The Van Insurer Trading name
  • Internet Comparison Experts Limited Former name
  • Scoot Scoot Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Vast Visibility Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Key dates in its history

ICE Internet Comparison Experts’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (11)

2013

7 March 2013

  • Changed its registered name from "Internet Comparison Experts Limited"

FCA register

28 February 2013

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (2 shown here)
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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is ICE Internet Comparison Experts Limited FCA authorised?
ICE Internet Comparison Experts Limited (FRN 596464) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for ICE Internet Comparison Experts?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. ICE Internet Comparison Experts Limited (FRN 596464) is an AR of Vast Visibility Limited (FRN 566973). When you use ICE Internet Comparison Experts's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from ICE Internet Comparison Experts, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is ICE Internet Comparison Experts’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01534 511700 and the website icecomparison.com for ICE Internet Comparison Experts. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is ICE Internet Comparison Experts a scam or clone?
ICE Internet Comparison Experts is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with ICE Internet Comparison Experts?
Protection works through Vast Visibility Limited, the principal firm responsible for ICE Internet Comparison Experts's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does ICE Internet Comparison Experts use any other names?
It trades as The Bike Insurer, The Caravan Insurer, The Cycle Insurer, The Gadget Insurer and The Insurers, and 2 more names. It has previously used 2 other names: Internet Comparison Experts Limited and Scoot Scoot.

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