Temporary car insurance for young drivers
Temporary car insurance exclusively for students living away from home, sharing a friend’s or family member’s car in an affordable way!
Best temporary car insurance for young drivers
If you’re a university or boarding school student aged between 18-27, did you know it can often be cheaper to be insured on a parent’s car rather than buying and insuring your own?! Our temporary insurance is the perfect solution for all of those students looking to get behind the wheel and save money.
Weekly student car insurance is the perfect short-term insurance option. Choose from 1-6 weeks cover at a time and get insured on a parent’s or friend’s car for the holidays!
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Pay As You Go Insurance
Top up as you go
Ideal if you’re sharing a parent’s car - Only pay for the miles you’re driving
- Comprehensive cover for full licence holders
- Earn your own No Claims Discount, for every claim free year
Short term car insurance
Cover from 7 - 42 days
- Exclusively for university and boarding school students
- Ideal if you’re borrowing a car as a one-off
- Suitable for 18 year olds to 27 year olds
- Weekly insurance cover on a friend’s or parent’s car - up to 6 weeks
How much is temporary car insurance?
- 7 days - £91.17
- 14 days - £145.38
- 21 days - £179.87
- 28 days - £199.58
- 35 days - £216.83
- 42 days - £229.15
We’ve compared the price of Pay as You Go Insurance using our lowest price postcode to compare to Student Car insurance*. Price and cover is dependent on age and location.
- First 500 miles from £173.59
- Top up 100 miles from £17.65
- 200, 300, 400 & 500 mile top ups also available
We’ve compared the price of Pay as You Go Insurance using our lowest price postcode to compare to Student Car insurance*. Price and cover is dependent on age and location.
Frequently asked questions
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How could temporary car insurance help me?
- Temporary car insurance under 21 years of age may be a sensible option if getting added as a named driver, or buying and insuring your own car, is unaffordable
- Temp cover gives you independence and the ability to get where you need to be, without relying on someone else to get you there (which they’ll appreciate too!)
- Having the option to borrow a car can help you keep your driving skills and confidence topped up, which will stand you in good stead for when you get your own car in the future.
- Marmalade policies benefit from comprehensive cover and, what’s more, there’s no risk to the car owner’s No Claims Discount if the young driver needs to make a claim
Is temporary insurance cover better than annual insurance for young drivers?
If you don’t own your own car, temporary insurance cover can help you get out on the road as and when you need to. If you're only going to be driving little and often, temporary insurance can be a cheaper way to get cover. This is because you don’t have to worry about the full costs of buying and running a car or being added as a named driver.
Just because you’re getting cover for less than a year, it doesn’t mean you’re getting less cover. All our policies are comprehensive, meaning that if something was to happen to the car while you are driving, any damage is covered.
It’s a win/win for parents, as you don’t need to worry about having to run a taxi service. Simply hand over the keys, and with no risk to your own no claims discount, you can put your feet up and relax.
With pay as you go insurance you can get the best of both annual and temporary insurance cover. You get the flexibility of temporary insurance, but if it runs for a year and you don’t make a claim you earn no claims discount, the same as you get from an annual policy.
Named young driver insurance
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Student driver insurance
get cover for 7 - 42 days while you are home for the holidays
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