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Private van insurance

Small courtesy van as standard - with our private van insurance

Is an incident keeping your van off the road? We'll give you a small courtesy van to use while we fix it. Or for up to 21 days in a row if it's written off or stolen.

Comprehensive private van insurance only. Courtesy van for up to 21 days in a row if you use your own repairer. Excludes windscreen claims.

Do you use your van for business purposes? View our commercial van insurance
  • Up to five named drivers on one policy.
  • No admin fees if you want to make changes to your policy.
  • Tailored e-documents that show only the cover you have.
  • Your No Claim Discount is safe against uninsured drivers.

    Comprehensive cover, registration number, make and model of the other vehicle needed to make a claim. Non-fault claims only.

  • Make claims with our online claims journey.

    Comprehensive claims only.

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What is private van insurance?

Private van insurance (also known as Personal van insurance) allows you to use your van for social, domestic and pleasure purposes only, e.g. for school pick-ups, hobbies such as fishing trips or the weekly shop.

What does private van insurance cover?

Our private van insurance offers two levels of cover, comprehensive and third-party fire and theft, details of both covers can be seen below.

Comprehensive

A broad van insurance for personal use policy that covers you for a range of eventualities. Our comprehensive van insurance includes:

  • Third party liability cover
  • Fire and theft cover
  • Accidental damage cover
  • Permanently-fitted vehicle audio cover
    (cover is unlimited if the audio is fitted as part of your van's standard equipment, otherwise cover is up to £1,000).
  • Windscreen repair and replacement cover
  • Tools and equipment cover (up to £500)
  • Personal belongings cover (up to £250)
  • Personal accident cover (up to £5,000)
  • Medical expenses (up to £100 per person)
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  • Hotel expenses

    If your van can't be driven after an accident or loss covered by this insurance, we'll pay your hotel expenses for an overnight stay (up to £150 for the driver or £250 in total for all the people in your van).

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  • Uninsured driver promise

    If you're hit by an uninsured driver and it's not your fault, we'll cover your excess, and your No Claim Discount won't be affected. You'll need to give us the other driver's registration number, make and model.

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  • Vandalism promise

    If you make a claim for damage to your van that's a result of vandalism, ie damage caused by a malicious and deliberate act not by another vehicle, you won't lose your No Claim Discount. An excess applies. You'll need to give us a crime reference number.

    Comprehensive cover only.

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  • Small courtesy van

    If your van's being fixed by one of our approved repairers, we'll give you a small courtesy van to drive until yours is ready for the road. If you prefer to use your own repairer, or your van has been written off or stolen, you'll still get a small courtesy van for up to 21 days in a row. Excludes windscreen claims.

Third party, fire and theft

This covers you if someone makes a claim against you, and if your van is stolen or damaged by fire.

  • Third party liability cover
  • Fire and theft cover
  • Permanently-fitted vehicle audio cover
    (cover is unlimited if the audio is fitted as part of your van's standard equipment, otherwise cover is up to £1,000).

Optional extras

For an additional premium, you can also add the following to your comprehensive private van insurance for personal use policy or your third party, fire and theft policy.

No Claim Discount Protection

Your No Claim Discount won't be affected by one claim made during the current period of cover, or by two claims arising in the three preceding years of insurance.

If you have at least 4 years' No Claim Discount, you and all named drivers are at least 25, and all have no fault claims within the past three years, then you'll be eligible to buy No Claim Discount Protection. You'll no longer be eligible for this cover if claims exceed the above numbers. Your premium may still increase following a claim.

Motor legal expenses

If you have an accident involving your van where you aren't to blame, this covers the costs of bringing a claim against the person responsible, where we agree there's a better than 50% chance of your claim succeeding.

Examples of losses we cover include:

  • compensation for personal injury
  • loss of earnings
  • the cost of repairing or replacing your business tools, equipment and products damaged in the accident
  • accident repair costs, if you don't have comprehensive van insurance

The standard limit is £100,000.

Similar size courtesy van

Whether you use your van for business or leisure, we know that your vehicle is your livelihood. So, if your van is damaged, written off or stolen we'll keep you moving. Our Comprehensive cover includes the offer of a small courtesy van as standard but, for an additional premium, you can add “Similar sized courtesy van” to your cover and we'll get you a van similar size as yours, plus:

  • Choose one of our approved repairers and you can keep it until your van is fixed
  • You'll still get a hire van for up to 21 days in a row if yours is written off, stolen or you prefer to use your own garage
  • We'll also cover the travel costs if your van is stolen or you have an accident abroad - up to £25 a day for up to 21 days following your claim

Comes as an optional extra only with Comprehensive. Excludes windscreen claims.

Rescue Add On

With Rescue Add on, you'll be covered if your Van has broken down and you can choose to be covered within the UK, Europe or both. This cover can be added to both Comprehensive and Third party, fire and theft polices.

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Roadside assistance
24/7 help if you breakdown, including a tow to a local garage if we can't repair your van by the road
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Unlimited call outs
As long as it's not for the same problem
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Cover at home
We'll come to the rescue at your home in the UK
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National recovery
Your van and your passengers can be taken to the UK destination of your choice
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Onward travel
We'll arrange a hire car or overnight accommodation or alternative transport if your van can't be fixed locally that day
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European cover
All of the benefits above when driving in Europe
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Important information about your private van insurance policy

We won't charge you admin fees if you want to make changes to your policy, but your premium may go up or down as a result of any changes you make.

If you don't tell us about any changes in your circumstances between the date you buy the policy and the policy start date, or after the policy start date, it could invalidate all or part of your policy, and we might turn down claims or not pay them in full.

We may set up your policy to renew automatically, saving you time and making sure you're always covered. You can change this at any time by calling us. We'll securely store your payment.

We'll send you a renewal invitation in good time before we take any payment. If at that time, you don't want us to automatically renew your policy, or you want to make changes to your policy before renewing, please call us.

Our cancellation and complaints procedures are detailed in the policy.

If you cancel your policy

  • Before it's due to start, we'll refund the premium you paid us in full.
  • Within 14 days of getting your documents, or the start date of your policy (whichever is later), we'll refund the premium you paid us, minus a charge for the number of days we've insured your van for.
  • After those 14 days, we'll refund any premium paid for the remaining term of the policy, minus an admin fee for cancellation of £50.40 (including Insurance Premium Tax where applicable).

We'll calculate your premium using the information you give us. If you give us incorrect or inaccurate information, it could invalidate all or part of your policy, and we might turn down claims or not pay them in full.

English law will apply to this policy, unless you and we agree otherwise.

We may ask for proof of your No Claim Discount (NCD). If we do, it must:

  • Have been earned in the UK (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) or the Republic of Ireland
  • Be from your previous UK or Irish insurer
  • Be written in English
  • Clearly show the NCD level in years, rather than a percentage
  • Be in your name, as the policyholder, or in the name of the business (if the policyholder is a company)
  • Have been earned on either a van, a private car, a motorbike or a company vehicle (where you were the sole user)
  • Be less than two years old
  • Insurance cover is subject to our standard policy wording.
  • Drivers must be at least 21 years old, hold a valid full UK or EU driving licence and must have lived in the UK for at least one year.

Private van insurance policy documents

When you get a quote, we'll send you a personalised policy document that shows the cover you've chosen.

Here you can find examples of our latest van insurance documents which show the main covers we offer, plus exclusions.

To make sure you download the right document, please select the dates that cover the period you bought or renewed your policy and the latest version of the document will be displayed.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. You can get private van insurance (also known as personal van insurance) if you only use your van for social, leisure, and domestic purposes. This includes things like visiting the family at weekends, picking up the kids, or doing the weekly shop. If you plan to use it for any business, including commuting to work, you'll need commercial van insurance.

A non-commercial van (a personal or private van) will need private van insurance as you'll only be using it for social, leisure, and domestic purposes. This includes going on family trips, doing the school run, or visiting the supermarket. If you plan to use it for anything business-related, you'll need business (or commercial) van insurance.

Yes. When you start the online quote journey, if you don't use your vehicle for business use, then simply pick 'Social and commuting' when asked the question 'What do you use your van for?'

No, we don't offer cover for Campervans.

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