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Short Term Car and Van Insurance

About the driver

Private Car driver aged 18 to 75
Commercial Vehicle driver aged 21 to 75
You must have held your driver’s license for at least 6 months
License type: Full UK or EU/EEA for at least 6 months if aged 18 to 25 (reduced to 3 months if aged over 25)
Number of accidents, claims or losses in last 3 years must not exceed 2, regardless of fault
Number of penalty points in last 3 years must not exceed 6
Resident in UK for 12 months minimum
Has a current permanent address as stated throughout this application (please note you may be asked to provide proof of residence in the event of a claim)
Has not ever been refused insurance, had a policy cancelled or voided
No driving ban in the last 60 months
No conviction for any criminal offence or any possible prosecution pending.

About the vehicle and its usage

Cars and Commercial Vehicles (up to 3.5 tonnes)
Minimum value Cars and Vans: £500
Maximum value Cars: £50,000
Maximum value Vans: £25,000
Social, Domestic and Pleasure or Social, Domestic and Pleasure + Commercial use only – usage will be restricted to social domestic and pleasure purposes, which includes commuting and personal business use only
Vehicle must be registered in the UK
Foreign use is not permitted
Not for exporting – journeys must start and end in the UK
Is not imported or left-hand drive and not modified (factory fitted extras or modifications for a disabled driver or passenger, or LPG conversions are acceptable).
Has no more than 8 seats and is not a rental or hire vehicle (if commercial – no more than 5 seats)
Must not be modified. LPG conversions and Disabled Modified are acceptable
Have a valid MOT (if required), is
NOT declared as SORN (off-road) with DVLA and has NOT been seized by the police.
Not to be used for impounded or seized vehicles (unless specified as impounded cover)
Not to be used for any form of motor racing, pacemaking, track days, motor trade usage or hire and reward
Not for carrying hazardous goods or use at a hazardous location
There is no cover under this policy for vehicles which are insured, owned by, operated by, supplied by, hired or rented from any Claims, Credit hire or Accident Management Company.

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Short Term Learner Driver Insurance

About the driver

Private Car driver aged 18 to 75
Commercial Vehicle driver aged 21 to 75
You must have held your driver’s license for at least 6 months
License type: Full UK or EU/EEA for at least 6 months if aged 18 to 25 (reduced to 3 months if aged over 25)
Number of accidents, claims or losses in last 3 years must not exceed 2, regardless of fault
Number of penalty points in last 3 years must not exceed 6
Resident in UK for 12 months minimum
Has a current permanent address as stated throughout this application (please note you may be asked to provide proof of residence in the event of a claim)
Has not ever been refused insurance, had a policy cancelled or voided
No driving ban in the last 60 months
No conviction for any criminal offence or any possible prosecution pending.

About the vehicle and its usage

Cars and Commercial Vehicles (up to 3.5 tonnes)
Minimum value Cars and Vans: £500
Maximum value Cars: £50,000
Maximum value Vans: £25,000
Social, Domestic and Pleasure or Social, Domestic and Pleasure + Commercial use only – usage will be restricted to social domestic and pleasure purposes, which includes commuting and personal business use only
Vehicle must be registered in the UK
Foreign use is not permitted
Not for exporting – journeys must start and end in the UK
Is not imported or left-hand drive and not modified (factory fitted extras or modifications for a disabled driver or passenger, or LPG conversions are acceptable).
Has no more than 8 seats and is not a rental or hire vehicle (if commercial – no more than 5 seats)
Must not be modified. LPG conversions and Disabled Modified are acceptable
Have a valid MOT (if required), is NOT declared as SORN (off-road) with DVLA and has NOT been seized by the police.
Not to be used for impounded or seized vehicles (unless specified as impounded cover)
Not to be used for any form of motor racing, pacemaking, track days, motor trade usage or hire and reward
Not for carrying hazardous goods or use at a hazardous location
There is no cover under this policy for vehicles which are insured, owned by, operated by, supplied by, hired or rented from any Claims, Credit hire or Accident Management Company.

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Impounded Car Insurance

Impounded Car Insurance can assist you in the release of an impounded car. When you produce your car documentation to the impound, you will be required to produce insurance documentation valid for a minimum of 30 days. driving without insurance – impounded car and van insurance from insure4aday.co.ukNot all policies are acceptable, as some standard insurance policies specifically exclude use for releasing cars from impounds. This policy is specifically designed for that purpose. It’s a 30 day policy for Impounded Car Insurance. The cover level is for Third Party Only. If you have been served with a Section 165A seizure notice by the Police for not having motor insurance on a car, this policy will give you suffcient insurance documentation to recover the car.

The Impounded Car Insurance policy offers you a solution to retrieving a car from a police compound providing immediate 30 day third party insurance cover for 1 driver aged between 21 – 75 with a full UK, EU, EEA or Swiss driving licence for 12 months or more.

Impounded Car Insurance cover arranged in minutes
You can instantly download and print Insurance Certificate
Takes into account a pending no insurance conviction
Immediate cover to release a police seized vehicle
30 day policy for Impounded Car Insurance
Secure credit and debit cards payments through SagePay

Why do the Police seize uninsured vehicles?

Under section 165A of the Road Traffic Act 1988, the Police have the power to seize any vehicle that is being driven without a valid insurance policy or where the driver does not hold a valid driving licence. If the driver has committed the offence or the Police are unable to establish insurance cover being in place at the roadside, the car will be seized and taken to the impound, where you will be charged a release fee plus a daily storage charges until the vehicle is collected. There is a strict time limit of 14 days as explained in the S.165 notice that will be handed to you at the roadside. After this date there is a risk that your vehicle will be crushed. With the insure4aday impounded vehicle insurance we deliver your certificate of insurance by secure email as soon as your payment has been received.

Can I use one day car insurance to collect my seized car?

You cannot use an insurance policy issued for one day in order to secure the release of a car collect from the a police compound. To release the vehicle the legal owner will need a special impounded vehicle insurance policy that is valid for at least 30 days. At insure4aday.co.uk we can provide cover for the legal owner for a 30 day short-term impounded motor insurance policy by clicking on ‘Start Quick Quote’ buttons on this page

Can I have an extra driver on impounded car insurance?

It is not possible to have an extra named driver added to our impounded motor insurance policy.

As a broker, Sky Insurance has been helping people arrange motor insurance in the UK for the past 40 years. Being able to buy insurance cover from the Internet in recent years has become the norm for so many people. Sky Insurance quickly changed its business model in order to meet this new shopping experience and developed several leading options for short term car insurance.

Now with more than 10 years experience in providing temporary car insurance at the click of a button, you are now able to buy 30 day insurance cover online for the release of an impounded vehicle. You must be able to meet the strict acceptance criteria before buying our thirty day impounded vehicle insurance cover. We only deal with one insurance company for this product and are therefore unable to make a fair analysis of the market. You should decide for yourself whether or not the policy is suitable for your needs.

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