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Short term Car Insurance

Car Insurance For
7 Days

  • Your car or someone else’s
  • Comprehensive cover
  • Insurance from 1 hr to 28 days

We know
temporary car insurance

We are part of Acorn Insurance.

Acorn have sold over 500,000
temporary car policies in the UK.

How much does it cost?

The actual cost depends on the car, your personal details and your driving history.

How much does it cost?

The actual cost depends on the car, your personal details and your driving history.

7 day policies from £29.81

What are you covered for?

Details of cover can be read in documents.

What are you covered for?

Details of cover can be read in documents.

  • Comprehensive cover
  • Social, domestic & pleasure use
  • Commuting (up to 4 hours a day)
  • Third-party insurance for travel in EU, EEA & Switzerland
  • No cover for business or work use

Your Eligibility

Key criteria about you include:

  • Full UK Driving Licence (held for 6 months+)
  • Aged 26 – 70
  • Resident in UK Mainland
    (Not Northern Ireland)
  • Can have made a recent insurance claim
  • We consider drivers with up to 3 penalty points in the last 5 years

Car Eligibility

Key eligibility criteria include:

  • Registered in UK
  • Your car or someone else’s
  • Has an MOT (unless driving to a pre-booked MOT appointment)
  • £500 to £50,000 in value
  • Is not SORN (unless to drive to a pre-booked MOT). SORN stands for Statutary Off Road Notification. If your car is SORN it cannot be parked or driven on a public road. Read more
  • Not imported, left hand drive, or modified
    (except if modified for mobility reasons)
  • Not a hire or rental vehicle

Temporary insurance is ideal for…

  • Any trip or journey where you might otherwise hire a car
  • An emergency (driver fallen ill or unable to drive)
  • An extra driver to share driving on a long trip
  • Insurance to test-drive a car
  • Insurance on a new car before annual insurance is purchased
  • Insurance when you don’t want to buy annual insurance
    (if you’re selling your car, for example)
  • Insurance to drive to a pre-booked MOT (including if vehicle is SORN)
  • Not for release of your car from a police compound
    (we offer impound insurance as a separate policy)
  • No cover if you are a learner driver

How to buy Temporary Insurance

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Complete Form

You’ll need to know:

  • How long you want the insurance for + start date/time
  • Vehicle Registration
  • Your Driving Licence Number

Pay

  • Receive Quote
  • Make Payment
  • We’ll email your policy documents (or you can access them via our portal)

Documents

Please have your certificate of motor insurance on hand when driving. The police use MID (Motor Insurance Database), a central record of all insured vehicles, to check that vehicles are insured and this is only updated once a day.

FAQs

See more FAQs in our Help Centre.

What is 7 day car insurance?

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7 day car insurance allows a driver to be insured on a car (either one they own or have been given permission to drive by the owner) for 7 days. Perfect if you want to borrow a friend’s or family member’s car for a week’s trip.

The insurance is comprehensive which means that your insurance policy includes third party cover (injury and damage that your car may cause to other people and/or their property, up to £20m) and that your car is insured for theft, fire or damage regardless of fault.

Can I set the start and end time on 7 day car insurance?

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During the Briefly online quote process you will be asked if you want to start your insurance policy immediately or to set a date and time in the future. If you select a 7 day duration and a start time of 3:05pm on a Sunday then your policy will end at 3:05pm the following Sunday.

We offer policy durations of between 1 hour and 28 days – so you can get insurance for the period of time you need cover for.

Can I get rolling 7 day insurance?

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You can’t set your weekly policy to auto-renew at the end of the period.

You can purchase a new policy to start at the point your current policy expires.

Please note that it is likely to be more expensive to purchase weekly insurance for a year than purchase an annual policy.