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If your vehicle has been impounded, you will be required to produce evidence of insurance prior to it being released. Proof of a minimum period of 30 days cover is required in order for your car to be released.
Safely Insured Impounded Car Insurance policies offer:
To release your impounded vehicle, you will need;
*Please note that the above is not a comprehensive list and that the requirements may vary dependent on where/why your vehicle was impounded. Some further information regarding releasing a vehicle from a police impound is available here.
It is the responsibility of the vehicle owner to release the impounded vehicle. As such, the owner must be the one to release the vehicle and all documentation, including the active insurance policy on the vehicle, must be in the name of owner. If you are paying by card, the card owner must also be present and no payments may be made by telephone.
If you do not have an annual insurance policy with impounded vehicle cover, you will need a specialised temporary insurance policy that covers impounded vehicles.
Most standard temporary policies do not cover impounded vehicles. It is important that your insurance policy meets two criteria for your car to be released:
Safely Insured can provide customers with a temporary insurance policy that meets all the necessary legal requirements for releasing an impounded vehicle.
The level of cover is restricted to Third Party Only and is available under our Insure4aDay product. For a quote and more details - click here
Get instantly quoted online and purchase your policy straight away. You will then immediately get your Certificate of Insurance emailed to you, ready to print and present at the pound. If you do not have access to a printer you can choose to have your certificate posted to you when purchasing the policy.
See below for a list of frequently asked questions regarding impounded vehicle insurance cover.
No, the law requires a minimum of 30 days insurance cover to release an impounded vehicle. Therefore, all of our impounded vehicle policies are no less than 30 days.
Yes, our impounded vehicle insurance policy takes the fact that there may be a pending IN10 conviction into consideration.
The Certificate of Insurance will be emailed to you – you can print it out and provide this to the impound. If you do not have access to a printer you can choose to have the certificate posted to you when purchasing the policy.
Yes, you can get an instant online quote and commence the insurance immediately. Once you’ve purchased your policy you will be emailed your Certificate of Insurance, which you can print off and present at the pound.
Unfortunately not, there is no option to add a driver to your impounded vehicle policy.
No, our insurance only works for those who have held a Full UK, EU, EEA or Swiss Licence for at least 1 full year.
No, the insurance cover is only for those who own the vehicle
No, we can only provide Third Party Only cover specifically for impounded vehicles