Temporary car insurance is a cost-effective way to insure yourself to drive a vehicle for a short period of time. By using temporary cover you’ll only pay for the what you need, offering full flexibility.
Most drivers are eligible to get temporary car insurance. Get a quote today to make sure that you are eligible for temporary car insurance with GoShorty.
Yes – we insure cars for one day. At GoShorty, we offer insurance to vehicles for between 1 hour and 28 days.
Yes – our temporary car insurance, van insurance and learner insurance policies are all fully comprehensive policies.
You can insure your car for 28 days with GoShorty. This is the maximum length of time that we can insure a car for.
You can insure your car for as little as 1 hour with GoShorty. However, you have to decide how long you want to insure your car for before you buy the policy. You cannot insure your vehicle on a rolling hourly rate.
You can insure your car for as little as 1 hour with GoShorty. However, you have to decide how long you want to insure your car for before you buy the policy. You cannot insure your vehicle on a rolling hourly rate.
Temporary car insurance can vary in cost. This depends all the usual insurance factors. These can include the insurance grouping of your vehicle, the address it is kept at, your driving history and others.
Yes – you can buy temporary car insurance on a car that you do not own. This is often more cost effective than insuring yourself on a car that you do own.
We offer temporary car insurance for drivers aged 18 to 75. For younger drivers, we offer learner insurance from 17 to 25.
The price of one week car insurance can vary according to the usual insurance factors. These can include your car’s insurance grouping, where you live, what your job is, your points history and others.
The price of one day car insurance can vary between different people and cars. This depends on various factors. These can be the value of the car, where you keep it, what you do for a job and others.
GoShorty makes it easy to get Temporary Car Insurance. We offer short term insurance that lasts for between 1 hour and 28 days.
We check the identity of the person applying for temporary motor insurance cover and their driving history with the DVLA it is also a mandatory condition that any diver has a valid driving license. You must make sure that you fit our insurers acceptance criteria regarding endorsements and convictions. Please check that you meet this criteria here- https://goshorty.co.uk/assumption-eligibility-criteria
Yes, subject to meeting the assumptions and eligibility criteria for each insurer. Different underwriters have different criteria – so make sure that you are eligible for your insurer.
Sorry no, we are an internet-based company, and all quotes need to be carried out on our website. Our underwriters do not offer these sort of policies over the phone.
If after submitting your application you have not been offered a quote by any of our insurers this may be due to a combination of factors such as your age, the duration that you’ve held your licence and the vehicle you want to insure. It may be that one or all these factors do not meet our insurers acceptance criteria and unfortunately, we cannot change the outcome of this for you. Do pop back again in the future; we constantly review and improve our acceptance criteria and work hard with our insurers to provide quotes for our customers.
As long as your vehicle is in a roadworthy condition, and you either have tax or will tax the vehicle with our insurance certificate, we can allow insurance for this purpose. The vehicle must have a current MOT or you must have a pre-booked MOT appointment to attend whilst insured with us in order for the insurance to be valid (please check our insurers criteria before purchasing).
When purchasing a policy, you’ll be asked to provide your licence number. If you’re getting a message that states the information does not match or isn’t valid, you’ll need to follow these steps:
Check your licence is UK registered (Northern Ireland and Isle of Man have a different format, and we may need to take extra details from you).
Check your first, middle and last name are spelt correctly, and you haven’t used a nickname or different name on the licence itself
Check your date of birth is entered correctly
Check that the licence number you’re giving belongs to the driver you’re insuring
Check that you’re not accidentally entering a number instead of a letter, for example, “0” not “O”
If you still need help feel free to contact us.
Yes, you can get learner insurance for between 1 hour and 24 weeks. This can be on your car, or on a car that someone else owns.
It is possible to learn to drive in someone else’s car. You need to be insured. You also need a provisional license, a driver with a license to supervise you and the appropriate plates for your country. These are L in England & Scotland, with the option of D in Wales.
A supervisor needs to behave as though they are in charge of the vehicle, including no mobile, no alcohol and clear view at all times. A supervisor needs to be 21+ or 25+ depending on the insurer – please check your insurer terms and conditions as some may vary; have had a full UK driving licence for a min of 3 years; be qualified to drive car you’re driving; sit in front passenger seat.
Yes, there are a few options- added to an existing policy as a named driver, own annual policy on own car, or short term insurance on either your own car or someone else’s.
Yes – you can insure a car that does not belong to you. In all cases we require that you have the owner’s permission to use the vehicle before purchasing a policy.
No. You cannot buy insurance without a UK registration number.
No. It is not possible to backdate insurance cover. Insurance can only cover from the present to the future.
Yes. The item being towed is covered for any damage that it may cause whilst it is attached to the vehicle. There is no cover for the actual boat/caravan/trailer.
