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Aviva Car Insurance has been awarded an overall rating of 4.5/ 5from (1652 reviews) customer reviews

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Cover for you and your vehicle

Our car insurance covers you against the cost of accidents, theft and damage. You can choose from our comprehensive or third party, fire and theft insurance. We also cover electric and hybrid vehicles.

Uninsured driver promise

If your vehicle is involved in an accident caused by an uninsured motorist, we'll refund any excess you've paid. You’ll need to provide us with details of the other vehicle and driver.

Transport after an accident

With comprehensive car insurance, if your car isn't safe to drive, we'll get you home, or to your destination and get your car to an approved repairer.Footnote [1]

Guarantee on repairs

Following a claim, we guarantee the quality of the repairs made by our approved repairers for as long as you own the car, even if you change insurers Footnote [2]

You can also add additional cars to your policy with our Multi Car cover as well as optional add-ons like protected no claim discount, breakdown cover and courtesy car.

Your car cover options

We offer two types of car insurance – comprehensive or third party, fire and theft cover– so you can select cover to suit you. Here are the key features of our car insurance options.

Comprehensive Car Insurance

What’s covered

  • Loss or damage to your vehicle
    Cover if your vehicle is lost, stolen or damaged 
  • Your liability
    Cover if you injure someone or damage their vehicle or property in an accident 
  • Uninsured driver cover
    If your vehicle is involved in an accident caused by an uninsured motorist, we'll refund any excess you've paid. You’ll need to provide us with details of the other vehicle and driver
  • Vehicle recovery
    If you have an accident and your vehicle is not roadworthy we’ll take it to one of our approved garages
  • Driving other cars
    Cover for driving someone else’s car (if you’re aged 25 or over) Footnote [3]
  • Legal costs
    Cover for legal costs if you’re involved in an accident that you're legally liable for
  • Motor injury protection
    Cover for you, your partner and named drivers for death or serious injury after a motor accident 
  • Individual no claim discount
    Earn a no claim discount on each vehicle you insure 

What’s not covered

Unfortunately, we can’t cover everything – make sure you’re happy with what’s not covered, including:

  • Electrical breakdown
    Including problems with the on-board computers – as well as electrical components
  • Tyres
    Any punctures, cuts or bursts – including those caused by braking
  • Resale value
    We can’t cover you for any loss in value of your car after repair

Take a look at our policy booklet for full details of what's not covered.

Read our Motor Insurance Policy Booklet (PDF 554 KB)

What’s optional

Choose optional add-ons at an additional cost to create cover that suits you.

  • Breakdown cover
    Roadside assistance, Recovery, At Home and Onward Travel to add to your car insurance Footnote [4]. Not available if you live in Northern Ireland
  • Protected no claim discount
    You won't lose your no claim discount as a direct result of a single claim
  • Motor legal
    Help recovering your compensation and financial losses after a motor incident which wasn't your fault 
  • Courtesy car
    Access to a replacement vehicle, with standard and enhanced options available
  • Foreign use
    Cover driving in most European countries
  • Motor Injury Protection Plus
    Injury cover and physiotherapy for you, your partner and any named drivers after a motor accident

Take a look at our Insurance product information document for more information about the extras available.

Read our Insurance product information document (PDF 82 KB)

Third Party, Fire and Theft

What’s covered

  • Damage to your vehicle
    Cover against loss or damage to your car due to fire, theft or attempted theft
  • Vehicle recovery
    Protection and removal of your vehicle if damaged by fire, theft or attempted theft
  • Legal costs
    Cover for legal costs if you’re involved in an accident that you're legally liable for

What’s not covered

Unfortunately, we can’t cover everything – make sure you’re happy with what’s not covered, including:

  • New vehicle replacement 
    Not included with this cover option
  • Medical expenses
    Any medical expenses if you’ve been injured in an accident
  • Personal belongings
    Loss or damage to any of your personal belongings
  • Replacement locks 
    Locks, transmitters and immobilisers if your keys are lost or stolen
  • Replacement glass
    Repair or replacement of glass

Take a look at our policy document for full details of what’s not covered.

Read our Motor Insurance Policy Booklet (PDF 498 KB)

What’s optional

Choose optional add-ons at an additional cost to create cover that suits you.

  • Breakdown cover
    Roadside assistance, Recovery, At Home and Onward Travel to add to your car insurance Footnote [4]. Not available if you live in Northern Ireland
  • Motor legal
    Help recovering your compensation and financial losses after a motor incident which wasn't your fault
  • Protected no claim discount
    Your premium won’t increase as a direct result of 1 claim when you renew

Take a look at our Insurance product information document for more information about the extras available.

Read our Insurance product information document (PDF 82 KB)

Why choose us?

We're proud that our cover's 5 Star rated by Defaqto – a trusted industry expert.

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  • It takes a name you can trust
    Over 2 Million people protect their car with Aviva Footnote [5]
  • We've got heritage
    We have been insuring cars for over 100 years 
  • You can count on us
    In 2023 we repaired over 53,000 vehicles

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How our claim process works

Whatever happens, we're here to help – online or over the phone.

Step 1

Let us know

Log in to MyAviva to make a claim online.

You'll need your policy number to start your claim – so it's a good idea to have this to hand.

If it is an emergency please call us anytime on 0345 030 6925 Footnote [6].

Step 2

Expert review

We'll take a look at your claim and work out how best to help you.

We’ll review any photos or documents you’ve sent us as part of your claim and ask you for details of anyone else involved. 

Step 3

We'll respond quickly

We'll get back to you as soon as we can to sort things out.

Depending on your cover, we'll organise repairs to get you back on the road. Or work with you to settle your claim if your vehicle can't be fixed. 

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