Smart Alert

Australia is a nation of extremes. The storms and fires that ravage Australia’s states and territories each year, not only cause damage to thousands of homes and vehicles but can also have devastating effects on peoples’ lives.
Designed especially for Budget Direct customers, Smart Alert delivers accurate and timely weather warnings to your phone and will notify you when there is a hail storm or bush fire in your vicinity.
With the help from Smart Alert, you can be prepared for when Mother Nature strikes and have more time to put preventative measures in place to protect your home, vehicle and loved ones.
Smart Alert features:
Set up your personal alert network, by including your home, your current location and other addresses that are important to you e.g. your parent’s home.
Receive accurate and timely alert messages when damaging hail or bushfires approach one of the locations in your network.
Share alert notifications with your family and friends

To provide accurate and timely hail and fire alerts to your location, Smart Alert requires the use of the phones GPS. Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Please Note...

You will need to enter your Budget Direct Policy Number to be able to use the features of Smart Alert.