Learner driver insurance
Learning to drive?
What is learner driver insurance?
Learner driver insurance is a type of short-term car insurance that covers you while you learn to drive. Along with a provisional licence in your back pocket and a tattered copy of the Highway Code by your bed, it’s important to make sure you’re covered as you rack up the hours practicing for your driving test. You could use it if:
- You’ve already got the keys to your own car and want to learn to drive in it with the help of an instructor, friend or family member.
- You’re not using a professional instructor in favour of being taught by a friend or family member in their own car.
- You want to polish your driving skills outside of your official lessons with your instructor in a car that doesn’t belong to them.
Cover for learning to drive
Want to get some extra driving practice in? Our learner driver cover from Dayinsure can insure you to drive your own car, or a family member or friend’s car – for just a day or a few months. As long as you have a suitable driver with you.
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Pay as you go
Flexible cover from 1 day to 5 months – so you only pay for what you need. Cover from 1 day applies to cars that are already insured with an annual policy, otherwise policies start from 1 month.
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New car replacement
If the car is stolen or extensively damaged within 12 months of the policyholder buying it from new
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Accident recovery
If we can’t fix things at the roadside, we’ll get you to an approved repairer
Supervising a learner driver
The people who can supervise a learner driver include professional instructors, friends or family members. So if you want someone to supervise you when you practice, to meet with our insurance criteria they must:
- Be aged between 25 and 75 years
- Be qualified to drive the type of vehicle you want to learn in. For example, they must have a manual car licence if they’re supervising you in a manual car
- Have a full current GB driving licence and have held this for at least 3 years
Are you eligible?
To get Learner Driver Insurance, you, your car and your supervising driver must meet the following criteria.
As the driver, you must:
- Be a UK resident aged 17-50
- Hold a provisional licence with no penalty points, motoring convictions or offences
Your supervising driver must:
- Be aged between 25 and 75 years old
- Have held a full UK driving licence for at least 3 years
The vehicle you’re driving must:
- Also be insured under a separate annual policy (unless you are the Registered Keeper of the car)
- Be worth less than £40,000
- Have no more than 7 seats (including the driver’s seat)
What Learner Driver Insurance covers
What’s covered
What’s not covered
Unfortunately, we can’t cover everything. Make sure you’re comfortable with what’s not covered before you get started.
Take a look at our policy wording for full details of what’s not covered.
Read our Learner Driver Insurance Policy Booklet PDF (266KB)
How the claims process works
Whatever happens, Dayinsure are on hand to help – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Contact Aviva
If you’ve had an accident or need to make a claim, call Aviva on 08000 156 166 Footnote [1] straightaway.
You'll need your policy number to start your claim – so it's a good idea to have this to hand.
Expert review
The team will take a look at your claim and work out how best to help you.
Aviva will review any photos or documents you’ve sent as part of your claim and ask you for details of anyone else involved.
Settling your claim
Aviva will work with you to sort things out as quickly as possible.
Remember, any claim you make won’t affect a no claims discount on any annual policy on the vehicle.
Looking for more cover?
We’ve got a range of car cover options to help protect what’s important to you.
Aviva Multi Car Insurance
If you have two or more cars at your house, the savings on your insurance with us can stack up. You get 10% off when you add additional cars or vans to your policy. Discount doesn't apply to optional extras. Excludes Aviva Online, Aviva Premium and Aviva Zero car insurance products. Up to 5 vehicles can be insured under one policy and must be registered at the same address. Discount not available in addition to any existing multi product discount.
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Contact Dayinsure
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