Weekly Car
Insurance

It takes under 2 minutes to get a quote to insure a car for one day

Why choose our weekly car insurance?

1 Get quick & easy cover for just one week
2 Weekly quotes available in under 2 minutes
3 No impact on No Claims Discount plus fully comprehensive cover as standard

What is weekly car insurance?

Weekly car insurance covers you for a limited amount of time while driving – in this case, for one week at a time. You might be borrowing a friend’s car to go away for a week, for example. Taking out insurance for a car for just a week offers more flexibility and it can be adapted to your preferences.

Insuring a car for a week with Tempcover is easy – it takes under 2 minutes to get a quote.

Benefits of our one-day car insurance

It's flexible

If you only need to drive occasionally or are borrowing a car for a week, you can get covered for when you’re actually driving with no long-term commitments.

It's cost-effective

For one-off driving when all you need is weekly car insurance, you can save money by not paying any more than you need to.

It's fast

You can find out how much one week of car insurance will cost in under 2 minutes online or even quicker once you're set up in the Tempcover app.

No impact on No Claims Discount

Get the highest level of cover available and peace of mind that there’s no impact on their existing No Claims Discount.

For more information on how we can help you get temporary car insurance, get in touch with us seven days a week!

How does weekly car insurance work?

As you might expect, weekly car insurance means you’ll be covered for no more than a week at a time. It’s comprehensive motor insurance with greater flexibility to suit your schedule. You can set up your one-week car insurance in no time at all.

All you need to do is let us know about the car you’ll be driving, the details of who is driving, and when you want your cover to start and how long for.

Next, we’ll dig through our panel of insurers to find the right cover for your circumstances. Perhaps you’re going away on holiday or you need to travel for work. Regardless, we’ll find car insurance for a week that works for you.

If you don’t think you need cover for as long as one week, hourly car insurance may be the answer. We can also offer insurance for the weekend.

When could car insurance for a week help me?

Borrowing a car

Don't have a car to get from A to B? Insurance for one day can be ideal when borrowing a vehicle from friends or family.

Emergency cover

You won't always know when you need to drive somewhere. But you can get car insurance for a day with our temporary cover.

Journey sharing

Sharing the driving duties? You can get the most complete cover available, without worrying about your No Claims Discount.

What does weekly car insurance cover?

With comprehensive cover as standard on weekly car insurance, you’re covered for any damage to yourself, your car, and/or any third parties involved in an accident.

What's covered with weekly car insurance?

Fully comprehensive insurance on policies from 1 hour to 28 days
Accidental and malicious damage to your car
Cover for injury or damage to another person or their property
Driving in the UK
In some instances driving in the EU with the third-party or equivariant level

What's optional with weekly car insurance?

Legal Expenses Cover providing up to £100,000 cover for legal costs including uninsured loss recovery for accidents that are not your fault
Excess Reduction Cover, reducing your policy excess to as close as £100 as possible

What's not covered with weekly car insurance?

The excess you agreed to pay
Release from an impound (unless you buy a specific temporary impounded vehicle policy)
Additional drivers – we can only cover the driver named on the policy
A sole claim or separate cover for broken/damaged glass including the windscreen

Tempcover works with a panel of insurers to ensure we can provide temporary car insurance for as many drivers as possible. Because of this, full details of cover may differ depending on the insurer. Please double-check the policy wording before purchasing to confirm what is covered in your policy.

Am I eligible for an hourly car insurance policy?

Like all temporary policies from Tempcover, 1-hour car insurance is available to a wide range of drivers. Having sold millions of temporary car insurance policies, we’re confident that most drivers can get cover with us.

To get temporary car insurance, you must

Be aged 17-78 years old.
Hold a full UK or EU driving licence with no more than 7 points in the last 3 years.
Have been a permanent UK resident for the last 12 months or be a British expatriate.
Have no criminal convictions.
Not had a previous policy of insurance declared void by an insurer.

To get temporary car insurance, your car must

Be valued between £1,500 and £65,000.
Be taxed and in a roadworthy condition with a valid MOT.
Not be modified in any way except if designed to aid disabled drivers.
Be a right-hand drive car with no more than 8 seats.
Not be declared SORN.

Each insurer on our panel has its own eligibility criteria. Please pay close attention to the Proposer’s Declaration.

How to get weekly car insurance

1. Check you’re eligible

Simply check whether you are eligible against our criteria listed above

2. Get a quick quote

Just enter a few details such as the reg number and how long you need to be insured for

3. Check your quote

Confirm you’re happy with your quote and take the time to check the declaration

4. Get covered

Buy your policy and we’ll email all your documents to you straight away – that’s it you’re covered!

One-day insurance for every situation

Simple, flexible car insurance that's right for you

The details you will need:

The van's reg number
Your details (name, address, D.O.B etc)
Your licence type and how long you've held it

The value of the vehicle
Your email/phone number (to send policy documents)
When you'd like the policy to start and end

Temporary car insurance calculator

Get your price estimate

Please select a duration below

1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week

It couldn't be simpler to get a short term insurance policy.

You can buy a policy online anytime you need it, and with our straightforward quote process, you can get a price in under 2 minutes!

The price for your selected duration is from:

£13.05

Prices based on the average price 19,765 policies for the displayed durations (January 2023)

You can pay for your short term insurance policy in several ways. Using our secure payment system, you can use the following payment methods:

After you’ve bought your policy, your documents will be emailed to you instantly so there’s no waiting around.

Weekly car insurance FAQs

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Weekly Car Insurance