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Temporary Car Insurance

Cover from 1 hour

Cover for short-term trips

Off on a roadtrip? Testing out some new wheels? Need to use your car for work? Temporary Car Insurance cover from our partner Dayinsure gives you all the protection you'd expect from some of our other policies, just for the short time you need it.

Flexible

Cover from just 1 hour to 30 full days. Add breakdown or European cover if you need it

On-demand cover

Get covered straightaway or set it up for when you need it

Comprehensive as standard

You're covered for loss, theft or damage. And if you make a claim, it won't affect your no claims discount on your main car policy

Are you eligible?

To get temporary car cover, both you and the car must meet the following criteria.

As the driver, you must:

The car must:

What's included with Temporary Car Insurance

What’s covered

What’s not covered

Unfortunately, we can’t cover everything – make sure you’re happy with what’s not covered, including:

Take a look at our policy wording for full details of what’s not covered.

Read our Short Term Car Insurance Policy Booklet PDF (266KB)

What’s optional

Choose optional add-ons at an additional cost to create cover that suits you.

Ready to get cover?

Your cover can start straightaway or anytime within the next 30 days. 

Important documents

dayinsure car policy wording

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Temporary Car Insurance Aviva Privacy Policy

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How the claims process works

Whatever happens, Dayinsure are on hand to help – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Contact Aviva

If you’ve had an accident or need to make a claim, call Aviva on 08000 156 166 straightaway Footnote [1].

You'll need your policy number to start your claim – so it's a good idea to have this to hand.

Expert review

The team will take a look at your claim and work out how best to help you.

We'll review any photos or documents you’ve sent as part of your claim and ask you for details of anyone else involved.

Settling your claim

Aviva will work with you to sort things out as quickly as possible.

Remember, any claim you make won’t affect a no claims discount on any annual policy on the vehicle.

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Monday to Thursday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm

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Sunday (closed 12:30pm - 1:30pm) 9:00am - 4:00pm

For our joint protection, telephone calls may be recorded and/or monitored and will be saved for a minimum of five years. Calls to 0800 numbers from UK landlines and mobiles are free. The cost of calls to 03 prefixed numbers are charged at national call rates (charges may vary dependent on your network provider) and are usually included in inclusive minute plans from landlines and mobiles.

^ Excludes Aviva Online and Aviva Premium car insurance products. Up to 5 vehicles can be insured under one policy and must be registered at the same address. Discount not available in addition to any existing multi product discount.

Short Term Car Insurance is introduced by Aviva UK Digital Limited (Registered in England No. 09766150. Registered Office: St Helen’s, 1 Undershaft, London EC3P 3DQ) to Dayinsure.com limited (Registered in England Authority No: 304010, Company Registered No: 4996289, Registered Office: Mara House, Tarporley Business Centre, Nantwich Road, Tarporley, Cheshire CW6 9UY) Both companies are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

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