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What is temporary motorhome insurance?
Temporary motorhome insurance is a type of policy that offers short-term cover on a motorhome or campervan. Providing cover for up to 30 days, our short-term motorhome insurance is a great option if you’re borrowing a vehicle from a friend or family member for a trip. It means there’s no need to adjust your annual insurance policy or that of the owner.
No Claims discount protected
Because temporary motorhome insurance is a separate policy, there’s no impact on the owner’s cover or No Claims Discount if you need to make a claim. Both parties can rest assured you’re fully covered.
Flexible options
Cover for up to 30 days with no need to adjust your annual policy or the owner’s. Whether you need one-day motorhome insurance or cover for longer, we have an option to suit.
Easy to set up
It’s quick and easy to take out temporary motorhome insurance with Dayinsure. Get a quote and you could have it in minutes.
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What does temporary motorhome insurance cover?
Dayinsure’s short-term motorhome insurance policies cover you to drive in the UK and EU for between one hour and 30 days.
You’ll get full, comprehensive cover in the UK from the time you take out the policy. You’ll also automatically get third-party cover to drive in the EU, with the option to extend this to fully comprehensive cover if you wish.
Your cover will include aspects such as:
- Damage to other people’s property
- Compensation for injury to others
- Loss or damage of the motorhome, including vehicle recovery and legal costs
- Accidental damage protection.
Take a look at our product information document for full details of what our short-term motorhome insurance covers and excludes.
Remember, you’ll need to make sure you have the correct category of licence to be able to legally drive the campervan or motorhome if it weighs over 3.5 tonnes.
How do I get temporary motorhome insurance?
It’s easy to get covered with a Dayinsure policy. You can take out cover from one hour to 30 days by following these simple steps:
Fill in our simple quote form
All we need is a few details about you, including your driving licence number and information about the motorhome you want to drive.
We’ll give you a price
Tell us how long you need motorhome cover for, when you’d like it to start, and whether you require any add-ons such as excess protection.
Pay and start your adventure!
To finalise your temporary motorhome insurance, you’ll just need your debit or credit card.
Why take out short-term motorhome insurance?
Our cheap motorhome insurance is suitable for a wide range of scenarios and can be used when you don’t want to amend your annual policy.
You might consider taking out a Dayinsure policy if:
- You want to borrow or hire a motorhome from a friend or family member for a trip – we can provide temporary motorhome insurance that covers you for any period from one hour up to 30 days
- You own your motorhome or campervan and want to lend it to family or friends – our short-term motorhome insurance allows them to drive with no threat to the No Claims Discount on your annual policy.
Can Dayinsure cover me to rent out my motorhome?
If you want to rent out a motorhome you own, our short-term insurance can provide the user (or ‘hiree’) with comprehensive cover that protects your asset.
However, it’s important to bear this point in mind: To buy or arrange motorhome hire insurance on your hiree’s behalf, you must be authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). If you aren’t, you should direct the hiree to our site so they can buy our temporary motorhome insurance themselves.
Why choose Dayinsure?
Flexibility
Flexible cover from 1 hour to 30 days for cars, vans or motorhomes, with learner drivers able to be insured for up to 5 months.
Freedom
Everyday freedom, fully covered. Drive when you need to. With flexible cover for one-off trips on vehicles worth up to £75,000.
Control
Arrange cover in minutes. Only pay when life says go, with app-based control to extend, cancel or manage your insurance easily.
Peace of mind
Underwritten by leading insurers including Aviva and Mulsanne, with support from Allianz and RAC.
Benefits of temporary motorhome insurance
Pay as you go
Our pay-as-you-go policies mean you only pay for the cover you need, giving you the ultimate flexibility for last-minute trips. It’s available from one hour to 30 days
EU cover
If you’re taking a trip abroad, our EU cover options allow you to extend your cover
Leading insurer
We offer fully comprehensive provisional car insurance cover, provided by the UK’s leading insurer, Aviva
Competitive pricing
Our great-value cover is available to buy in minutes – just fill in some basic details and get a quote online
Owned & hired motorhomes
We can provide cover on owned and hired motorhomes
Who can take out temporary motorhome insurance?
If you’re looking for hourly, weekly or daily motorhome insurance, we can help. You just need to:
- Be aged between 25 and 75
- Hold a current, valid, full and have done so for at least 12 months
- Be permitted to drive the motorhome you want to be insured on
- Currently reside at a permanent UK address. Temporary addresses, work addresses, or correspondence-only addresses are not acceptable
The motorhome or campervan you want to insure must:
- Not be a seized vehicle or in a police compound.
- Be registered in Great Britain, Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man
- Have a current market value of under £75,000
- Have an engine size of 3000cc or under
- Be under 5t Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW)
- Have at least one bed of six feet in length
- Have wardrobe or cupboards fitted, a dining table and seating
- Not be used as a permanent place of residence
- Not have been manufactured in the USA
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Driving your motorhome in the EU
Your short-term motorhome insurance is only valid in the EU, if the vehicle being insured is located in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, at the policy start date and time and at policy end date and time.
It’s a good idea to ensure you’ve got the correct paperwork when driving in the EU. We guarantee to upload our temporary policies to the Motor Insurance Database (MID) every seven days, but we always recommend having a copy of your Insurance Certificate with you.
You can find more information about our temporary motorhome insurance in our acceptance criteria or contact us and our team can help with your query.
Got a question?
If you have any questions about our temporary motorhome insurance, take a look at our FAQs below. Alternatively, head to our help and support page for details about European travel, claims and your application.
If you’d rather, you can get in touch with our team who can provide answers to your query.
Temporary motorhome insurance FAQs
If you’ve still got some burning questions about our short-term motorhome insurance, check out our FAQs:
Our temporary motorhome insurance offers great flexibility at an affordable cost, making it ideal for a once-in-a-lifetime road trip or weekend away.
Because you can take out our insurance for just the time that you need, it can be a cost-effective alternative to taking out an annual policy.
Your exact quote will depend on a few factors such as:
- The motorhome you want to insure
- How long you need cover for
- Your individual circumstances, including your age and driving history.
It can take just minutes to get a quote, so why not find out how affordable your temporary motorhome insurance could be today?
While a motorhome and campervan differ slightly in terms of their size and typical facilities, there is no difference when it comes to insuring them with Dayinsure.
We offer short-term policies on both motorhomes and campervans, as long as the vehicle meets our criteria.
A full UK driving licence allows you to drive a motorhome that weighs up to 3.5 tonnes. You’ll need a category C1 licence to drive a vehicle weighing 3.5–7.5 tonnes. If you passed your test after 1st January 1997, you’ll need to take an additional test to obtain this type of licence.
It’s important to note that we only offer temporary motorhome insurance on vehicles 5 tonnes GVW and under.
You’ll usually need specialist insurance if you’re planning on driving a motorhome or campervan. These types of vehicles are used in a different way to cars, so your regular insurance policy won’t be suitable.
Yes! If you need short-term cover on your own motorhome or campervan, we can help. Whether you’re between policies or you’ve bought a new vehicle and are yet to arrange annual cover before your trip, our temporary motorhome insurance can provide you with peace of mind.
Yes! Our policies provide cover on borrowed or hired motorhomes. So, whether you’re choosing to make use of a friend’s campervan or you’re formally hiring a motorhome, get an online quote from Dayinsure and see how affordable your short-term insurance could be.
Our motorhome insurance policies don’t cover you for business purposes and they’re mostly used for one-off trips or holidays.
If you’re looking for specific business cover, our temporary van insurance includes business use as standard.
If you’re planning on using a motorhome or campervan as a permanent place of residence, you won’t be covered by our short-term insurance policies. You’ll need to take out a policy that covers living in a motorhome and make sure you pitch it up on a permitted site.
Yes! Our cover is ideal for when you’re borrowing a motorhome or campervan, so you don’t need to have an existing annual policy.
Even if you do have annual cover on your main vehicle, our short-term motorhome insurance provides a separate policy that’s unrelated to your main cover.
While you can’t add another named driver to your Dayinsure temporary motorhome insurance, they can take out a separate policy with us. This can be ideal if you’re planning on sharing the driving with another person on a road trip.
All our short-term motorhome insurance policies include third-party EU cover as standard, with the option of extending this to fully comprehensive cover.
If you are driving a motorhome or campervan in the EU, the vehicle being insured must be located in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, at the policy start date and time and at policy end date and time.
Take a look at our product information for details on which EU countries are included in your cover.
To get a quote online with Dayinsure, you’ll just need to provide your name, your current permanent UK home address, date of birth, GB licence, occupation and email address. You’ll also need to let us know the registration number, chassis manufacturer and engine size of the motorhome or campervan you want insuring.
Once you’ve given us this information, you could have your quote in minutes.