Short-term car insurance for visitors to Great Britain
Temporary cover can be useful when an eligible visitor needs to drive a UK vehicle for a limited period. It is not automatically available to every overseas driver.
Who provides the quotes?
Quotes are provided by Ramasis Limited, with whom Prudent Plus Limited has a trading agreement. Ramasis Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under Firm Reference Number 306294.
Prudent Plus Limited may receive a commission for each policy purchased following an introduction. This does not affect the premium you pay.
What does the live quote journey check?
The current Ramasis/Safely Insured quote journey asks for information including your date of birth, driving licence type and country of issue, residential address, how long you have held the licence, penalty points, vehicle details, reason for cover and required duration.
It includes a Non-UK residential-address option, but this does not mean every overseas visitor or licence will be accepted. If the available insurers cannot cover the details entered, no policy will be offered.
Territorial cover depends on the particular short-term policy and insurer offered through the Ramasis/Safely Insured comparison service. Ramasis publishes separate acceptance criteria and policy wordings for its different products. Some policy wordings may include Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, and may provide the minimum cover required by law in specified European countries. Other products can have narrower territorial limits. Check the acceptance criteria, Insurance Product Information Document, policy wording, schedule and certificate for the quotation you are considering before travelling.
Check the acceptance criteria for the product offered
Ramasis/Safely Insured offers a range of short-term products, each with its own acceptance criteria. Restrictions can include the driver, licence, vehicle, use and territory. Delivery, courier, taxi and other hire-or-reward uses are commonly restricted or excluded. Read the live acceptance criteria and policy documents for the specific product before buying.
Need short-term car insurance?
If you are eligible and need temporary cover, you can compare available short-term insurance quotes and check the territorial limits of the policy offered before you buy.
Compare short-term car insurance quotesQuotes are provided by Ramasis Limited, with whom Prudent Plus Limited has a trading agreement. Ramasis Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 306294). Prudent Plus Limited may receive a commission for each policy purchased following an introduction; this does not affect the premium you pay.
Before you buy
- Use the GOV.UK non-GB licence checker if you are unsure whether your licence can be used in Great Britain.
- Answer all quotation questions accurately.
- Check the policy start and end time.
- Read the Insurance Product Information Document and policy wording.
- Make sure the territorial and use restrictions match your journey.
Check the provider documents
Safely Insured publishes separate acceptance criteria and policy wordings and Insurance Product Information Documents for the short-term products it offers. Those documents should be treated as the source of truth for eligibility, permitted use and territorial cover for a particular quotation.