How to Complain to Everest
Step by step: where to complain, what to say, and where to go if Everest does not put it right.
Consumer Protection UK is independent and is not connected to Everest. This guide uses information published by Everest and by the schemes named below. All product names, logos and brands are property of their respective owners.
- Where to complain
- Everest official complaints page (opens in a new tab)
Everest says complaints go to its Customer Engagement Team by live chat, phone, email or post. Its procedure says it will acknowledge within 5 working days and aims to give its intended resolution within twelve weeks, or explain any delay. - If it is not resolved
- Financial Ombudsman Service
- When you can escalate
- Within 6 months of the written response, or if no response arrives within 8 weeks (financial services complaints)
- Checked
- 4 October 2026 (company pages and scheme websites). Rules and pages change, so check the official page before you rely on this.
Good to know: The procedure says complaints involving financial services follow a separate process with a written response within 8 weeks, rather than the twelve-week timescale. The pages read did not name an ADR scheme for non-financial complaints.
What to Do, Step by Step
- Gather your evidence. Order or account number, dates, receipts, screenshots, emails and what was said on calls.
- Complain in writing using the route above, and ask for a complaint reference. Say what went wrong, what you want, and by when (14 days is reasonable). Our free letter templates can write it for you.
- Keep a record. Note dates, names and reference numbers of every contact. Use email or a form where you can, so you have proof.
- Ask for a final response if you are not getting anywhere, then follow the escalation route above.
- Use other routes if they apply. If the company does not fix it, take it to the free ombudsman or ADR scheme named above. Your bank or card provider may help if you paid by card (Section 75 or chargeback). The Citizens Advice consumer service gives free advice and can pass a report to Trading Standards.
Useful to Know
- Work must be done with reasonable care and skill and, if no time was agreed, within a reasonable time (Consumer Rights Act 2015).
- Take dated photos of the problem, and keep the quote, contract, invoices and messages.
- Do not pay the final balance until you are satisfied. If you must pay, say in writing that you are paying under protest.
- If a trade body or scheme is named in the guide above, check what it covers before you use it.
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