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Taxi Insurance Guide
Read about the most common taxi insurance features and exclusions in our product guide, and find out whether you need to take out a policy.
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We can offer taxi insurance for single cars or a fleet of vehicles, public hire or private hire, chauffeur or executive use. We have products which will provide cover for any type of vehicle, from a hatchback to a minibus and from a coach to a limousine. W
Our taxi insurance can include access to a dedicated team available 24 hours a day who will work for you to keep you in work. If all else fails and you’re out of pocket through no fault of your own, our loss of earnings cover is here to help. Whether the accident is your fault or not, we can keep you on the road and earning with a replacement plated taxi.
If all you need is a basic taxi insurance scheme, we have third party schemes ready and waiting. However, to cover all eventualities try our comprehensive cover options to get that extra comfort buffer. Plus, we’ll explain our taxi insurance in plain English so if you’re unsure of the difference between passenger liability and public liability, we’ll make sure you’re clear on what you need and that you only have it on your policy if you need it.
Whether you’re driving in the highlands of Scotland or through the valleys of Wales, an inner city cabby and your office is on one of the many busy streets or you prefer the quieter side of taxi driving and ply your trades in a rural village or coastal town. North, South, East and West, coast to coast we’ve got you covered with UK wide taxi insurance rates and schemes.
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Passenger liability provides cover for any member of the public who are injured whilst they are in your vehicle or whilst they are entering or exiting your vehicle, this cover is provided on every taxi policy issued in the UK.
Public liability provides non-motor liability cover for passengers whilst outside your vehicle, either being escorted or in the custody and control of your driver and has been designed to comply with licensing authorities' requirements. Most licensing authorities do not stipulate that you require public liability insurance unless you have a contract in place with your local council, but we would recommend you have some form of public liability cover. Some policies include this as standard and some do not - if you have any queries, please call one of our advisers on 01903 875420.
We offer a number of ways to pay for your premium including monthly direct debit instalments.
No. All single taxi policies we offer exclude cover for driving other vehicles.
From an insurance perspective, your spouse can be named as an additional driver on a taxi policy. However, if they do not hold a taxi badge, you will require written permission from your licensing officer to allow anyone who doesn’t hold a taxi badge to drive a vehicle which is registered and plated for hire and reward purposes. This applies even if you have removed the plate and any livery from the vehicle before you let them drive. These rules do not apply in Scotland where you can allow your spouse to be named on your taxi policy without prior approval from your licensing officer. Please call 01903 875420 to discuss this further.
Insurers need to know about any accidents, incidents or loss that you have been involved in on any motor policy within the last five years. This can include any policy where you were the policyholder and a named driver was involved in an accident or incident that occurred whilst you were driving. You will also need to advise us of any claims involving fire, theft, malicious damage or glass.
This comes as standard with some policies and with others can be purchased as an optional add-on. This type of cover is needed for claiming loss of earnings following a accident that is not your fault and if you wish to claim for loss of earnings and a replacement licensed vehicle. We also offer an enhanced legal cover in which should you have an accident that is your fault, the insurers will still provide a replacement licensed vehicle. However, this level of cover does come at an additional charge.
Taxi fleet insurance can cover a mixture of different vehicles on the same policy. Hatchbacks, people carriers, minibuses and even coaches can be included as well as, black cabs and mini cabs, for private hire or public hire.It's best to talk through you needs with the team so just give us a call.
Most of our taxi fleet insurance policies will cover drivers of 25 and over. However, if one or more of your drivers is under 25, we can find policies for you which cover drivers over 21.
We have the flexibility to offer an any-driver policy which will enable any driver to drive any car. However, if you have one or more drivers who you prefer to drive a particular vehicle, our policy can accommodate this too.
Some of our insurers offer policies to insure a mixture of business-owned and owner-driver vehicles. Please talk to us and let us know all the details about your fleet in this respect.