Charge up your cover for electric and hybrid cars

Covering your insurance needs for electric cars

Plug into top-rated cover with our Aviva Signature car insurance for your electric and hybrid vehicles. And we’ll be by your side for every mile you take.

You don’t need specialist insurance. Our Defaqto 5 Star rated Aviva Signature car insurance will cover your electric vehicle and give the type of specific protection you need – we cover accessories such as charging cables, in your vehicle or while in use, as well as wall box chargers installed in your garage.

Relief when you run out of charge

If your electric vehicle runs out of charge, an RAC mechanic will come out and either charge your battery to get you to a working charging point, or transport you, your vehicle and up to seven passengers to a working charging point or your home, whichever’s closer ^{Footnote [1]}
Protection from accidental damage

We’ll be there for you if your car’s lost or damaged, including if it’s damaged by electrical surge whilst charging
Your electric vehicle accessories are covered too

We cover accessories such as charging cables (in your vehicle and while in use), as well as wallbox chargers installed in your garage
Cover for breakdown of your home charging point

With comprehensive cover, we cover home charging points used to recharge electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles at your home for breakdown. This includes the electrical wiring between the fuse box and the charging point. ^{Footnote [2]}

If you have two or more cars registered to your address, the savings on your insurance with us could stack up with our multi car cover. We’ll chip 10% off the cost of cover for each extra vehicle you add to your policy. Discount doesn’t apply to optional extras. ^{Footnote [3]}

If you’re looking for cover for your electric bicycle or scooter, our partner Cycleplan offers bicycle insurance.

If your electric charge wallbox is connected to the side of your house, you can get cover to protect it with Aviva Signature home insurance.

What does our car insurance cover?

If your car or journey hits unexpected bumps or scrapes, car insurance helps to make sure that your bank balance ends up with less dents. If you make a claim you’ll have to pay a fee known as an excess, but car insurance may make the cost of fixing these issues cheaper. Here’s what each level of our insurance will cover you for.

For full details of what’s covered and what’s not by our Aviva Signature motor vehicle insurance, read our Motor Insurance Policy Booklet (PDF 498 KB).

	Comprehensive Car	Third Party Fire and Theft
Loss or damage Money towards a new vehicle if someone steals yours, or we'll arrange and pay for repairs if they're needed after an accident, fire or theft. Parts are covered for the length of the guarantee given by the part manufacturer or supplier. Wear and tear is not covered. You must keep your vehicle roadworthy.	Included The market value of your vehicle	Included The market value of your vehicle
Out of charge recovery If your electric vehicle runs out of charge, an RAC mechanic will come out and either charge your battery to get you to a working charging point, or transport you, your vehicle and up to seven passengers to a working charging point or your home, whichever is closer^{Footnote [1]}	Included
What you owe others If you injure someone, damage their vehicle or damage their property in an accident, we’ll pay to put it right.	Included
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 the other driver’s name, contact details and their vehicle registration number.	Included
Vehicle recovery If your vehicle's in no shape to drive after an accident or fire, we'll deliver it to one of our approved garages. We'll take you and your passengers home, get you where you're going or pay up to £500 towards the cost of an overnight stay or public transport. Geographical restrictions apply.	Included	Fire and Theft only
Driving other cars Cover for driving someone else’s car if you’re 25 or over at the start of the policy, you're the vehicle policyholder and the vehicle owner has given you express consent. It covers any third party costs, but not repairs to the vehicle. Subject to eligibility criteria.	ncluded
Motor injury protection Cover for you, your partner or named drivers in case of serious injury or death from a road accident.	Up to £5,000 per person, per policy year	Not included
Individual no claim discount Build up a discount for each vehicle you insure on your policy when you steer clear of claims.	Included	Included

Charge up your insurance with optional add-ons

Sprinkle your cover with the extras you want, and we’ll show you the total price for them when you go through your quote. You’ll have the chance to decide if you want to keep them or not before you go ahead and pay for your cover.

Protect your no-claims discount
Make sure one claim doesn’t wipe away years of a hard-earned discount.
Motor legal services
This gives a legal helping hand and costs of up to £100,000 to recover compensation after a car accident, when you did nothing wrong. It covers you, your named drivers and any passengers. You’ll only get this support if it’s likely you’ll win your claim against the person responsible. It also provides up to £10,000 for lawyers' costs to defend you against prosecution for a motoring offence.
Courtesy car
We’ll keep you on the road with a courtesy car if yours is damaged, written off or stolen. You can only pair this with our comprehensive insurance.
Extra motor injury protection
Raise the level of your cover in case you, your partner or any named drivers suffer a serious injury or death from an accident in the insured car. You’ll need to have comprehensive cover to add this.
UK breakdown cover
Never stand stranded at the roadside if your car gives up on you. Decide between different layers of cover, either hand-in-hand with your car insurance, or just on their own. We’ll either repair your car on the spot, or make sure you, your passengers and your car get where you need to go. You can also get breakdown cover by itself if you have a car insurance policy with someone else.

Explore breakdown cover (PDF 223 KB)
European use
Pack up your cover and zip it into your case on a trip across to the continent. You can also add European breakdown cover (so you’re never trying to negotiate a roadside pick-up in another language). You can only use these to upgrade a comprehensive insurance policy. Explore motoring in Europe (PDF 339 KB)

How much does car insurance cost?

There’s no fixed price for car insurance. Your quote will take into account a number of factors. Things like the cost of your car, repair expenses, battery replacement, safety features, driving habits, and location all affect how much you pay.

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Why choose us for Aviva Signature car insurance?

Our cover has been given a 5 Star Rating by Defaqto. Their experts lift up the bonnet of our policies, and sift through every nut, bolt and washer – it’s not based on opinions or hearsay.

It takes a name you can trust
Over 2 million people agree, and protect their vehicle with us ^{Footnote [4]}
You can count on us
We have been insuring cars for over 100 years
We’ll get you back on the road
In 2024 we repaired over 61,000 vehicles

Electric car FAQs

Is there road tax on electric cars?

Are electric cars cheaper or more expensive to insure?

What happens if I’m leasing my car battery?

As standard, we cover leased car batteries under our Aviva Signature car insurance policies.

So if, say, your EV’s side-swiped and both the car and its battery’s damaged – and both can be repaired – we’ll sort out the claim in the same way we would a petrol or diesel car. If we can’t repair the car, or it’s stolen, we’ll pay out the car’s value minus the battery. We’ll then deal separately with the manufacturer about the battery as they, not you, ‘own’ it. If it’s damaged or stolen we’ll pay the battery’s value to the manufacturer but, if it’s still in one piece, we might simply hand it back rather than pay out. Please refer to the policy documents for more information.

Are electric cars manual or automatic?

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Important documents

If you already have Aviva Signature car insurance with us, you'll find the documents for your policy in MyAviva.

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