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Get to Know GoShorty

We are temporary insurance experts, providing a range of short-term vehicle insurance options in the UK. Led by a senior team of insurance experts – Phil Evans, Chris Penfold, Graeme Stoker, Matt Wood, Chris Evitt, and Jodanna Huxley – we bring together 100-plus years of combined industry experience to deliver flexible, affordable temporary insurance for cars, vans and learner drivers, because we know drivers need alternatives to regular annual policies.

Since our launch in 2020, we’ve partnered with major insurers like Allianz, Granite, Ageas and KGM, and grown our expert team to become one of the UK’s leading temporary vehicle insurance providers. Our regulators include the Financial Conduct Authority, we’re registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office, and we’re proud members of the British Insurance Brokers Association. Plus, we’ve also won a few awards, and our experts are regularly featured in the press.

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Our Customers Come First

From day one, we’ve put customers at the heart of everything we do. We’re focused on making the process of buying temporary insurance quick, simple, and stress-free. You can purchase a policy with us in under two minutes, thanks to our easy online quote and purchase process – if you’re a returning customer, it’s even quicker. Our team works hard to give you flexible cover options that work around you, as quickly and easily as possible.

We pride ourselves on offering fair, accessible short-term cover to suit as many drivers and situations as possible. Thanks to our broad insurance panel, we have a wide acceptance criteria, and are able to provide a wide range of temporary insurance products.

Got questions? Our friendly customer service team based near Stockport, headed by Glenn Clarida, is just a phone call away, and we respond promptly to email enquiries, ensuring your GoShorty insurance experience is always a positive one. Our commitment to honesty, transparency and customer care is why so many of our customers keep coming back. But don’t just take our word for it…

Reviews To Be Proud Of

With thousands of five-star reviews on Trustpilot, it’s clear we’re helping our customers out with our offering. Our customers describe us as “amazing,” “hassle-free,” “perfect every time,” and praise our “quick, efficient experience” and “super easy website.”. Everything we do is to ensure our customers get the best product offering and level of cover at the best prices.

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What We Do

We specialise in temporary vehicle insurance for cars, vans, and learner drivers – offering hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly cover, as well as tailored policies for specific vehicle uses. We pride ourselves on having such a flexible and varied temporary insurance offering.

Our range makes it easy to get instant cover, exactly when you need it. Whether you’re borrowing a friend’s car or van, sharing the driving on a long trip, practising as a learner, or driving a new car home, GoShorty is here to help you get insured for the exact time you need.

Temporary Car Insurance

Comprehensive temporary car insurance for drivers aged 19-75

Temporary Van Insurance

Comprehensive temporary van insurance for drivers aged 21-75

Temporary Learner Insurance

Temporary learner insurance for ages 17-75

Impound Release Insurance

Impound release insurance for ages 25-69

We make it simple to arrange instant temporary insurance, so you can get behind the wheel without delay. As soon as you’ve bought a policy, we’ll email your certificate of insurance directly to you, so you’re covered to drive immediately.

We also update the Motor Insurance Database (MID) three times a day, 365 days a year, so your temporary policy is more likely to appear quickly on the MID, helping make your experience as seamless and stress-free as possible.

Our Core Values

To merge exceptional customer experience with innovation to make it as simple as possible for everyone to get to where they need to be. 

At GoShorty, we’re committed to giving drivers confidence and convenience by providing instant access to affordable, flexible cover. This means you can get insured to drive someone else’s vehicle for an hour, a month, or anywhere in between, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

We’re proud of our fast, seamless online journey, backed by a friendly and helpful customer service team. It’s this focus on customer experience that keeps earning us great reviews. With an expert panel of insurers and broad acceptance criteria, we can offer more drivers more choices – something that sets us apart from the competition.

Freedom

Getting you on your way, whenever and for however long (or short) you need.

Originality

Finding new inventive ways to
transform how you get from A to B.

Customer Experience

Simple online journeys with support at hand to get you there.

Reliability

Short-term vehicle insurance you can always count on.

Convenience

Quick, easy, and affordable policies*.
*No shortcuts necessary.

Our Story So Far

2016

  • We were founded by Andy Moody
  • Simon Jackson joined the GoShorty team to support with our insurance panel development
2017

  • We were authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority
2018

2018-2019

  • Partnered with major insurers to build our panel
  • Integrated with industry-leading CDL software
  • Built a core senior team of insurance experts
2020

  • Officially launched our temporary car insurance offering
2021

  • Chris Penfold, our Director of Underwriting, joined the team
  • Hit 20,000 policy sales
2022

  • Launched temporary van and temporary learner insurance offering
  • Expended our insurer panel
  • Our key leadership team grew, expanding the insurance experts on our team
  • Phil Evans joined the team as our Commercial Director; he’s now our MD
  • Graeme Stoker, our Director of Marketing came on board
  • Matt Wood also joined the GoShorty team as our Director of Pricing & Data
  • Hit 100,000 policy sales
2023

  • We underwent an exciting rebrand, a new look, while still providing the same excellent customer service and temporary insurance offering
  • Launched impound release insurance
  • Jodanna Huxley came aboard as our Finance Director
  • Francesca Moody joined the team as our Director of Operations and Partnerships
  • Launched ‘Your GoShorty’ customer portal for faster repeat purchases
  • Won Personal Lines Broker of the Year at the Insurance Times Awards
  • Hit 250,000 policy sales
2024

  • Won Personal Lines Broker of the Year and Innovative Product Award at the National Insurance Awards
  • At the end of the 2024 we saw Andy Moody, Simon Jackson, and Francesca Moody step down from their day to day involvement in the business
  • Phil Evans became our new MD
  • Hit 750,000 policy sales
2025

  • Chris Evitt joined the GoShorty team as our Director of Capacity & Distribution
  • Hit 1 million policy sales!
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Why Choose GoShorty for Temporary Insurance?

Wide Acceptance Criteria

Our excellent insurance panel allows us to provide quotes for 86% of users. 

Flexible Durations

Our short-term cover options can be purchased for one hour up to 28 days, and even longer for some products. 

Comprehensive Cover

All of our cover options, apart from impound insurance, provide comprehensive protection. 

Quick and Easy to Use

You can arrange cover, any time of day 365 days a year in under two minutes. No waiting for opening hours or phone calls.

Instant Cover

If you’ve selected your policy to start instantly, it will. We send all your insurance documents straight to your inbox.

The Important Stuff

Here is some useful information about our company that you should know about. Always make sure any company that you consider buying this type of cover from can show you the same entries on these registers.

We are directly authorised by the FCA under reference 751221. To verify this, please visit – https://register.fca.org.uk/. You can search under our trading style GoShorty or under our company name Complex to Clear Group Limited.

You can also find us on the Data Protection Register with the Information Commissioners Office under reference ZA456686. To verify this, please visit – https://ico.org.uk/ESDWebPages/Search

GoShorty is a registered trademark owned by us – Complex to Clear Group Limited Trading as GoShorty. We own and operate this website and work closely with Worldpay to ensure customer payments are made safely. We are also proud members of BIBA, the British Insurance Brokers Association.