Provisional licence impound insurance is a 30-day policy that releases a seized car to a learner driver, with a supervising driver beside you. The supervisor sits in the car; they don't go on the policy. Dash arranges it online or by phone and emails the certificate the same day.
A provisional impound policy is a 30-day policy with the usual learner conditions attached. Break them and you're driving uninsured, which is how most of these cars ended up in the compound.
Aged 21 or over, holding a full licence for at least three years, in the passenger seat every time the car moves. They don't need to be on the policy.
Including the drive home from the compound. The compound staff and the police both check.
Unless your supervisor is an approved instructor in a dual-control car. Plan the route back before you go.
The policy is in your name as registered keeper and owner, for the car on the seizure notice. No business use, no commuting.
Most insurers won't touch a learner with a seizure. We have schemes that will, as long as these hold.
You're 17 or over and hold a UK provisional licence. Under 25? See the 25 and under page too.
You're the registered keeper and owner of the car on the seizure notice, with the V5C or a bill of sale to prove it.
You have a supervising driver who meets the rules above and can come to the compound with you.
You've told us everything: points, a previous cancellation, why the car was seized. It rarely stops us placing you. Not telling us can void the policy later.
Pick the one that matches who will actually be driving. They're different policies, so decide before you quote.
A provisional impound policy in your name. Your supervising driver comes with you, sits beside you, and you drive home on L plates. You keep the cover for the full 30 days, supervised throughout.
Start a provisional quoteIf you're not comfortable driving the car yourself, we can add a named driver to your policy: a full-licence holder who does the driving instead of you. Once they're added you're excluded from driving under it for the full 30 days, so it suits you only if you won't be driving anyway. Named drivers are added by phone before you pay.
Named driver impound insuranceTell us the same day. A provisional policy is written on the conditions above, and driving unaccompanied on it after you pass can leave you uninsured. We'll explain what the options are for the rest of the term before you drive again.
More on our questions page, or call 01905 930 411 and ask.
Yes. You need to be 17 or over, the registered keeper and owner of the car, and have a supervising driver who meets the rules. The policy lasts 30 days like any other impound policy.
No. A provisional licence holder must be supervised whenever the car moves, including out of the compound gate. Your supervising driver needs to be with you on the day.
Someone aged 21 or over who has held a full licence for the kind of car you're driving for at least three years. A parent, partner or friend is fine. They don't go on the policy, so we don't need their details for the quote. Just bring them, and their licence, on the day.
Your certificate, your provisional licence, photo ID, the seizure notice, proof you own the car and a valid MOT, plus your supervising driver with their own licence, and a set of L plates. The full list is here.
Call us the same day. The policy was written for a provisional licence and its conditions still apply until we've told you otherwise. Driving alone on it after passing can leave you uninsured.
Yes, with a named driver policy: still in your name as keeper, with a full-licence holder named to drive. Once they're added you can't drive under it yourself, so it's the right choice when you won't be driving during the 30 days.
Usually, yes, and more so if you're also under 25. The quote shows the price before you pay. Who your supervising driver is doesn't change the price; your age, car and history do.
No. A provisional licence is all the policy needs. The theory test only matters for booking your practical; it makes no difference to driving supervised on L plates.
Not for supervising. They sit beside you and never drive, so they don't go on the policy and we don't need their details. If they drive the car at any point they are uninsured under it. If you'd rather they did the driving, that is the named driver route instead, arranged by phone before you pay.
Yes. Private practice with your supervising driver, on L plates and off the motorway, is exactly what the policy covers. Lessons with a driving instructor in your own car are covered too, as long as whoever is beside you meets the supervising driver rules.
Have your supervising driver's details to hand. Quote online in about three minutes and the certificate arrives the same day.
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