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What Is An Excess? All motor insurance policies have an Excess, this is the amount that you must pay if you have a claim. Do I Still Have To Pay The Excess If The Accident Is Not My Fault? Yes you do. If you are blameless in the accident (for example your car has been… Read More

It’s been a while since our last update, but we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to improve our product range and we’re delighted to announce… ZOOMCOVER NOW INSURE VANS! The same great value comprehensive temporary cover provided by ERS – only now available for Vans as well as Cars. Policies can be bought by… Read More

There was great excitement at Zoomcover HQ this week – caused by the arrival of our first ever Zoomcover-branded clothing. Zoomcover director Karen takes up the story… “Everyone has a favourite hoodie, but unfortunately mine was 10 years old and carried a competitor’s logo! Rather than promoting the opposition, or taking a Sharpy to it… Read More

More good news on the Awards front – Zoomcover are delighted to have been named as “Car Insurance Firm of the Year” in the Corporate LiveWire Global Awards 2022/23! Zoomcover MD John Hatfield said “Winning another award so soon after our last one was a lovely surprise – talk about “like buses”! Whilst these awards… Read More

We’re delighted to have been named as a winner in the UK Enterprise Awards 2022 hosted by SME News. Zoomcover was named Car Insurance Start-Up Company Of The Year – Cheshire. Zoomcover director John Hatfield said  “We’re really chuffed to have won our first award. We believe we run an innovative business with customers at… Read More

If you’ve had an accident and your vehicle needs repairing most insurers will ask you to use one of their approved repairers. But should you follow their advice? You are not bound to follow their suggestion, but be careful : you may face an increased excess is you go outside of the insurer’s network of… Read More

What’s the most frequently asked question our helpdesk receives? By some distance it’s the MID. So here’s our essential guide to all things related to the Motor Insurance Database – enjoy!   The MID is a record of all vehicles insured in the UK – it’s mission is “to ensure that vehicles driven on our… Read More

Zoomcover is all about great value temporary motor insurance for drivers who need the flexibility and convenience of our on-demand car insurance. We believe our products perfectly suit the changing needs of consumers (eg. the sharing economy, flexible working hours, WFH) and we’ll continue to develop further innovations to meet these changing needs – that’s… Read More

Starting up a business is tough at the best of times – but in the middle of a pandemic? It’s certainly not been plain sailing, but with the support of all our customers and our partners, we now find ourselves entering our 2nd year! We’ve plenty more great-value, easy-to-access insurance products in our plans, so… Read More

So the car you’ve borrowed breaks down – what do you do? You may well need some help from a recovery service, but have you got that cover on the car you’re borrowing? And does the owner’s breakdown cover (if they have any?) extend to cover additional drivers? Rather than trying to resolve this tricky… Read More