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Short Term Van Insurance
One Day Van Insurance
We know
temporary insurance
We are part of Acorn Insurance.
Acorn have sold over 300,000
temporary van policies in the UK.
How much does it cost?
The actual cost depends on the van, your personal details and your driving history.
How much does it cost?
The actual cost depends on the van, your personal details and your driving history.
1 day van policies: from £22.13
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)
- Business use – carriage of own goods (optional cover)
- Third-party insurance for travel in EU, EEA & Switzerland
- No cover for other business use, such as courier
Your Eligibility
Eligibility about you includes:
- Full UK Driving Licence (held for 12 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
Van Eligibility
Key eligibility criteria include:
- Registered in UK
- Your van or someone else’s
- Has an MOT (unless driving to a pre-booked MOT appointment)
- £1,000 to £40,000 in value
- Van; Pick-up truck; Box van; Luton van; Refrigerated/Insulated van; Motor caravan;
- Is not SORN (unless to drive to a pre-booked MOT only) 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 people need short term van insurance
- Move personal belongings / move house
- Trades person whose normal vehicle is unavailable
- Trades person who requires an additional vehicle
- Alternative to hiring a van
- Test drive a van
- Insurance on a new van before annual insurance purchased
- Insurance when you don’t want to buy annual insurance
(if you’re selling your van, for example) - Insurance to drive to a pre-booked MOT (including if vehicle is SORN)
- Not for release of your van from a police compound
(we offer Impound Insurance as a separate policy) - No cover if you are a learner driver
- Not for courier or other business use (except carriage of own goods, if selected)
How to buy Temporary Van Insurance
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Complete Form
You’ll need to know:
- How long you want the insurance for + start date/time
- Vehicle registration
- Driving licence number
Pay
- Receive Quote
- Make Payment
- We’ll email your policy documents (and 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.
View: Example Policy Documents
FAQs
See more FAQs in our Help Centre.
What does one day van insurance mean?
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One day van insurance is insurance for you to drive your van or a van belonging to someone else for 24 hours.
You must have permission from the van owner.
The insurance is comprehensive.
What are the start and end times on one day van insurance
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Our one day van insurance policy has a duration of 24 hours.
During the Briefly quote process you can specify the start date and time. If you choose your one day policy to start at 11:15am today then your policy will expire at 11:15am tomorrow.
Can I get cover to drive a van that does not belong to me, for one day?
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Yes, the one day van insurance policies we sell can insure you to drive any commercial vehicle that meets the eligibility criteria, whether or not it is a vehicle that you own/are the registered keeper of.
You must have the permission of the owner/registered keeper to drive the vehicle.
Note: we cannot insure a rental/hire vehicle.