Short-term insurance is provided through our partner, GoShorty, who arrange the policy. Cover a car or van from 1 hour to 28 days, with options for courier work, learner drivers, taxis, motorhomes and impounded vehicles.
Every policy starts from the same quote: enter the vehicle registration, then choose the type of cover and how long you need it for.
Cover to drive a van from 1 hour to 28 days, as a policy of its own rather than being added to someone else’s. Business use comes as standard, for meetings and business travel beyond commuting.
e.g. Borrowing a van for a weekend to move house.
For courier and delivery work in a van, from 1 hour to 28 days. A standard van policy does not cover carrying goods for hire and reward, which is the job this cover does.
e.g. A week of parcel shifts in the run-up to Christmas.
For tradespeople and businesses carrying their own tools and equipment in a van, from 1 hour to 28 days. It covers your own goods for your own work, not deliveries for other people.
e.g. A plumber using a borrowed van while their own is off the road.
Hire and reward cover for food and parcel delivery in a car, from 1 hour to 4 weeks. You pay for the shifts you need rather than a year of commercial cover.
e.g. Picking up delivery shifts alongside a main job.
Short-term cover for private and public hire, from one week. It suits drivers starting out in the trade or picking up extra shifts in busy periods.
e.g. Extra shifts over the Christmas period.
Cover to drive a car you own or someone else’s, from 1 hour to 28 days. Each policy stands alone, so the driver is not added to the owner’s annual insurance.
e.g. Borrowing a family member’s car for a week.
Cover for a learner on a provisional licence to practise in a friend’s or family member’s car while supervised, from 1 hour up to 24 weeks. The learner has their own policy.
e.g. Extra practice in a parent’s car before the driving test.
Cover to borrow a campervan or motorhome, or to lend yours out, from 1 day to 28 days. It suits owners who only use the vehicle for a few weeks a year.
e.g. A long weekend at a festival in a borrowed campervan.
A 30-day policy designed to get a seized car or van released from a police compound. The certificate arrives by email once you have paid, ready to take to the compound.
e.g. Collecting a car the police have taken to a compound.
A GoShorty quote takes under two minutes with these to hand.
Vehicle registration
The number plate of the vehicle you want to drive.
Your details
Your name, address, date of birth and occupation.
Driving licence
Your licence number, or provisional licence details for learner cover.
How the vehicle is used
Personal driving, business travel, your own goods or delivery work.
How long you need cover
By the hour, day, week or month, depending on the cover.
Payment
Pay online and the policy documents arrive by email.
Car and van policies run from 1 hour to 28 days, learner cover up to 24 weeks, taxi cover from one week and impound cover for 30 days. The quote shows the price before you pay, and GoShorty email the policy documents as soon as you have bought.
Enter the registration, choose the cover and how long you need it for, and see the price before you buy.
The questions people ask most often before buying temporary cover.
A standalone policy that covers you to drive a particular vehicle for a set period, rather than for a full year. GoShorty’s car and van policies run from 1 hour to 28 days, so you can cover a single job, a weekend or a few weeks without changing anyone’s annual insurance.
What to expect from a GoShorty quote
Quote in minutes
GoShorty quote online in under two minutes.
1 hour to 28 days
Car and van cover by the hour, day, week or month.
Documents by email
Policy documents arrive as soon as you have paid.
FCA regulated
GoShorty are authorised and regulated by the FCA, firm reference 751221.
● Annual cover from Wedgewood
Ready when you are
Enter the registration, pick the cover and buy online in a few minutes.
Short-term insurance is provided through our partner, GoShorty, a trading style of Complex to Clear Group Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (firm reference 751221). Wedgewood Brokers introduces customers to GoShorty and does not arrange or advise on short-term insurance. GoShorty operate the quote journey under their own terms of business and privacy notice.
