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Cover for cars owned by your limited company, for directors and employees making client visits, meetings and work journeys beyond commuting.

Cover for cars owned by your limited company, for directors and employees making client visits, meetings and work journeys beyond commuting.

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Limited company cars
Directors & employees
Business & social use
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From occasional business trips to daily client travel, we've got you covered

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Allianz
Granite Underwriting
Inshur
Aviva
Jensten Insurance Brokers
ERS
Bond Lovis
QBE
Victor
Admiral business
Axa
Highway
Collingwood
Zurich
KGM
Ageas
NIG
Sabre
DCL

What is business car insurance?

Business car insurance covers your car when you use it for work, travelling between sites, visiting clients or attending meetings. It does not cover using your car to carry goods or passengers for payment, which is classed as hire and reward and needs a different policy.

“Many drivers only discover their business car insurance was wrong after a claim gets refused.”

The right cover depends on:

How you use your car for work
Where you park overnight
How often you make business journeys
Your driving history and convictions
Whether other people also need business use
The level of cover you choose
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Important Note

Delivering food or parcels for payment? Business car insurance won’t cover you. Carrying goods or passengers for payment is hire and reward, no class of business use includes it, and a claim made while delivering would be refused. You need food delivery or courier insurance instead.

Which business car situation applies to you?

Which business car situation applies to you?

Business car cover depends on who owns the car and who drives it. These are the arrangements we see most often.

Business car cover depends on who owns the car and who drives it. These are the arrangements we see most often.

Company Car Insurance

Company Car Insurance

A company-owned car allocated to one named director or employee, with private use allowed.

Pool Car Insurance

Pool Car Insurance

A company-owned car shared between employees and kept at your premises, with any-driver access.

Business use, whatever car you drive

Cars of every type and fuel can be insured for business use.

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Estate

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Hybrid

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Electric

Different cars. Same business use rules.

Which class of business use do you need?

Business use is often split into classes. Exact definitions vary between insurers, and none of these classes cover carrying goods or passengers for payment.

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Most common class

Class 1 Business Use

Everyday business journeys such as client visits, meetings and travel between workplaces.

Best for

Client visits
Meetings & training
Multiple workplaces
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2

Second named driver

Class 2 Business Use

Extends similar cover to one additional named driver connected with the business.

Best for

Two people need business use
Shared journeys
Named second driver
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Frequent business travel

Class 3 Business Use

For drivers who spend more of their working day travelling between customers or locations.

Best for

Regular high-mileage travel
Multiple daily client visits
Frequent site travel

Do others also need business use on your car?

The right structure depends on whether you're the only person using the car for work.

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Just You

Best when you're the only person who needs business use on the car.

Single named driver
Straightforward cover
Simple to arrange

Ideal where one director or employee is the only person driving the car for business.

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Multiple People

Best when more than one director or employee needs business use.

More than one business driver
Named additional drivers
Shared company car

Popular where more than one person in the business uses the same car for work.

Commuting or business use? How to tell the difference

Insurers generally draw a line between ordinary commuting and business use. As a guide:

Signs you need business use, not just commuting

You visit clients or customers
You occasionally carry work equipment
You travel to more than one workplace
Colleagues sometimes need to drive too
You attend off-site meetings or training
Your journeys vary week to week
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How the quote process works

How the quote process works

Simple steps. Expert advice. The right cover for your business.

Simple steps. Expert advice. The right cover for your business.

1

Tell us what you need

Tell us who the car is allocated to, whether private use is included and how it's used.

2

Talk to an expert

We'll talk through your driver and private-use arrangement and confirm the right cover.

3

Compare your options

We'll explore suitable named-driver and any-driver options from our insurer panel.

4

Get covered

Once you're happy, we finalise your policy and send documents so you're covered right away.

We're with you all the way

UK-based specialist advisers
Access to specialist insurers
No obligation, just expert help

When things go wrong, we're here to help

We'll guide you through the claims process and liaise with insurers when you need to make a claim.

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Report

Tell us what happened, including details of your vehicle and the journey you were making.

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Support

Our team helps you understand the next steps and liaises with your insurer.

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Get Moving

Work with the insurer to resolve the claim and get you back on the road.

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Why use Insurance Revolution for Business Car Insurance?

We help drivers find business car insurance with broker-led support and access to insurers familiar with different types of business use.

Access to specialist insurers
Experienced insurance advisers
Flexible business use options
Multiple driver options available
Complex circumstances considered
Cover built around your work

What affects the cost of business car insurance?

There is no fixed price. These are the factors insurers weigh when rating a business car policy.

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Business mileage

The frequency and distance of your business journeys are part of how insurers assess the risk.

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Occupation

Your occupation and the reason you use your car for business can affect how insurers assess the risk.

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Your car

Its value, performance, age, repair costs and specification can all influence the cost of cover.

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Driving history

Previous claims, motoring convictions and driving experience can affect your quote.

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Where it’s kept

Where your car is usually kept, particularly overnight, is taken into account by insurers.

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Level of cover

Your level of cover and any optional benefits you add are taken into account.

Running more than one vehicle?

Running more than one vehicle?

If your business has grown beyond a single car, fleet insurance puts every vehicle on one policy with a single renewal date.

If your business has grown beyond a single car, fleet insurance puts every vehicle on one policy with a single renewal date.

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Trusted by thousands of businesses across the UK

Trusted by thousands of businesses across the UK

From occasional client visits to daily business travel, our customers trust Insurance Revolution to find the right cover and expert support.

From occasional client visits to daily business travel, our customers trust Insurance Revolution to find the right cover and expert support.

Business car insights & guides

Business car insights & guides

Practical advice on business use, Class 1/2/3 cover and choosing the right policy.

Practical advice on business use, Class 1/2/3 cover and choosing the right policy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Find quick answers to common questions about business car insurance, business use, commuting, classes of cover and using your car for work.

Find quick answers to common questions about business car insurance, business use, commuting, classes of cover and using your car for work.

No. Delivering food or parcels for payment is carrying goods for hire and reward, which every class of business use excludes. If you drive for Deliveroo, Uber Eats, Just Eat or similar, you need food delivery or courier insurance instead, a business car policy would not pay a claim made while delivering.

Still have questions?

Our advisers are here to help you find the right solution.

Need cover for one dedicated driver instead?

Need cover for one dedicated driver instead?

If a specific employee or director needs their own company car rather than occasional business use, Company Car Insurance may be a better fit.

If a specific employee or director needs their own company car rather than occasional business use, Company Car Insurance may be a better fit.

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