Impound Insurance
Impound Insurance
To Release Your Vehicle
From A Police Compound
We know
impound insurance
We are part of Acorn Insurance.
Acorn have sold over 50,000
impound policies in the UK.
How much does it cost?
How much does it cost?
Policies from £232.64
The cost depends on the car,
your personal details and your driving history.
Get your vehicle released
Get your vehicle released
We can help if your vehicle was impounded for:
- Uninsured driver
- No valid road tax
- Being parked illegally
- Other reasons
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.
- Release from a police compound
- Third-party only cover
- Social, domestic & pleasure use
- Commuting
- Third-party insurance for travel in EU, EEA & Switzerland
- No cover for business or work use
See Documents for details of cover
Documents required to release your vehicle
- Seizure notice
- Driving Licence
- Proof of address (bank statement or utility bill)
- Proof of vehicle ownership
- Valid MOT (or proof of MOT appointment)
- Valid insurance that permits release from a Police compound
- Valid road tax
You will also need to pay the release fee and any storage costs.
read more about how to release your vehicle from a Police compound.
Your Eligibility
Some of your eligibility criteria are:
- Registered keeper and owner of vehicle
- Full UK Driving Licence (held for 12 months+)
- Aged 26 – 69
- Resident in UK Mainland
(Not Northern Ireland) - Can have made a recent car insurance claim
- We consider drivers with up to 9 penalty points in the last 5 years
Vehicle Eligibility
Key eligibility criteria include:
- Car; Van; Pickup truck; Box van; Luton van; Refrigerated/insulated van; Motor caravan; Horsebox
- Registered in UK
- 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
Why do you need impound insurance?
To free your vehicle you need an insurance policy that explicitly permits the release of a vehicle from a police compound.
Some motor vehicle insurance policies may not permit the release of the vehicle from a police compound in their limitations of use.
Read more about releasing your vehicle from a police compound.
How to buy impound insurance
Click
Complete Form
You’ll need to know:
- Start date
- Vehicle registration
- Driving Licence Number
Pay
- Receive Quote
- Make Payment
- We’ll email your policy documents
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.
View: Example Policy Documents
FAQs
See more FAQs in our Help Centre.
Can I take out impound cover for less than 30 days?
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No. The impound policies we sell are fixed at 30 days in duration.
What is the excess on impound insurance?
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There is no excess on this impound insurance policy as the policy is third-party only cover.
What does my impound policy permit me to do?
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Apart from permit a single release from a police compound in the thirty day period, your policy permits you to use your vehicle for social, domestic and pleasure purposes as well as commuting (for up to 4 hours a day).
You are not permitted to use the vehicle for business/work.
Please be aware, the impound policy is third-party only cover.
More details can be found in the Policy Booklet in Documents.
Why Choose Briefly for Impound Insurance?
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We specialise in arranging impound insurance. We help drivers get the cover they need to release their car or van from a police compound.
We sell thousands of impound policies each year. We understand what’s required to meet police release conditions — and can help you get back on the road.
Is there a difference between impound insurance, impounded insurance and compound insurance?
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No, impound insurance, impounded insurance and compound insurance are the same product. Different terms have come about as a car is seized or ‘impounded’ by the police but is held at a police compound.
How Much Does Police Impound Insurance Cost?
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Impound Car Insurance is more expensive than the average car insurance premium as drivers of seized vehicles are considered to be a higher risk.
A policy is for 30 days and usually Third party only cover.
How much are the release charges?
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The release charge for an upright, substantially undamaged, less than 3.5-tonne vehicle costs £192. There is additionally a daily storage fee of £26 (more for higher-weight vehicles).
You can find full details about the charges you’ll have to pay in Charges for the removal, storage and disposal of vehicles under road traffic law (circular).
What do I have to do to get my vehicle out of the Police compound?
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If your vehicle has been seized and put in a police compound then you will be given a seizure notice at the point the vehicle was seized by the police or sent a seizure notice, by post, from your local police force.
In most regions you will need to visit the designated Police Station with the seizure notice, driving licence, proof of vehicle ownership, proof of address (two items of proof of address needed), a valid MOT certificate, valid road tax and proof of valid insurance that covers you to release the vehicle from impound. The Police will then stamp your seizure notice. You can purchase impound insurance from Briefly.
You then need to take the stamped seizure notice to the pound where the vehicle is being held. You may need to show some or all of the documents listed above. You will then need to pay the release charges which comprise a one-off release fee and a daily storage charge. Please be aware that fees are set by the government, not the Police.
Full details of the process can be read in this detailed article. The article includes links to most Police Force websites’ impound pages, so you can see the precise requirements for your area.
What do I have to do to get my Can I get my car out of a police compound without insurance? vehicle out of the Police compound?
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No, you will need to show that your vehicle is insured before the police will release your vehicle from a police compound. You will need cover that permits the release of a vehicle from a police compound – check your documents carefully to check whether this is permitted (or if you need to buy insurance make sure you are covered for this use).
We sell impound insurance at Briefly. This is a 30-day insurance policy for third party only cover.