Car Insurance - No cover except essential travel?

johnsg

I read a news article today stating that car insurance may not cover non-essential car travel during lockdown. I wondered what others may make of this?

bradders1983

Surely that would involve making major terms to terms and conditions.

Aretnap

It's nonsense designed to get cheap clicks from the gullible. 

https://www.abi.org.uk/products-and-issues/topics-and-issues/coronavirus-hub/motor-insurance/

Annemos

If the Association of British Insurers (ABI) says this is what should be happening on insurance items...... would these things also apply to any company that is NOT a member of the ABI? 

Annemos

https://www.abi.org.uk/about-the-abi/abi-members/

pogofish

Didn’t we do this one to death on the last lockdown?

Annemos

Can you provide the link for us please? 

johnsg

It looks like it was in the Mirror, plus several local newspapers 
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/drivers-warned-insurance-invalid-non-22974841?_ga=2.77957905.424694290.1604834582-1040175100.1604401002

johnsg

I can see advice on the ABI - but there's nothing that contradicts the news story. 

unforeseen

johnsg said:

I can see advice on the ABI - but there's nothing that contradicts the news story. 

In which case, it is just a news story that somebody made up/got wrong. 
It may be in one national and a number of local ones but I bet it originated in a single paper, probably a local hack getting it wrong

molerat

johnsg said:

I can see advice on the ABI - but there's nothing that contradicts the news story. 

Specsavers ?

Your cover will not be affected if you drive during the lockdown period. However, all motorists should follow Government advice and avoid non-essential travel.