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One-Day & Short-Term Car Insurance

Choose car cover around the days you need to drive.

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  • One hour to 28 days
  • Refunds for policies not started
  • Your own or someone else's car
  • Docs available immediately
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Why choose Daycover for daily car insurance?

  • Do everything online
  • Comprehensive cover
  • Separate from the owner's annual policy.
  • Apply online when you need cover.
  • Insure only for the time you need
  • Docs available right after purchase
  • Cover from one hour to 28 days
  • Quick and flexible

What is
daily temporary car insurance?

Daily car insurance is temporary cover for one or more days shown in your policy. It may suit a short visit or several days using a borrowed car. The policy runs between its stated dates and times; it does not pause automatically on days when you leave the car parked.

How much does day to day temporary car insurance cost?

The price shown in your quote is for the driver, vehicle and period you select. Compare the options available for the time you need, including any excess and optional extras.

  • Duration: Longer cover will generally cost more.
  • Your vehicle: The make, model, value and power of the car all feed into the calculation.
  • You and your licence: Your age, driving history and experience are also taken into account.

Temporary insurance may suit occasional use; an annual policy may be better value if you drive the vehicle regularly.

Check the cover included in your quote for daily car insurance.

What is covered?

  • Accidental damage: check the selected cover level.
  • Theft or attempted theft: check the policy conditions.
  • Fire damage: check the policy terms and excess.
  • Third-party liability: check the limits and exclusions.

What isn't covered?

  • More than one driver on a temporary policy
  • Delivery, courier or taxi work
  • Theft or damage due to neglect; such as leaving the car unlocked
  • Sole damage to the windscreen

How to get daily temporary car insurance

Have the vehicle registration and the driver’s details ready. Choose when you need cover, then review the price, eligibility and policy terms before buying.

Who is daily car insurance suitable for?

  • Driver eligibility checked
  • Vehicle eligibility checked
  • Accepted licence required
  • Use must match the policy

Benefits of daily car insurance

Your cover, your duration

Choose exactly how long you need, from one hour to 28 days. No need to pay for time you won't use.

Comprehensive cover

Daily car insurance from Daycover covers you, your passengers, the car you're driving, and any third-party damage or injury.

Useful when buying a car

Need to drive a new purchase home? A daily policy gives you cover from the moment you take the keys, while you sort something longer-term.

Straightforward from start to finish

Get a quote in under a minute and have your documents available immediately after purchase. Rated Excellent on Trustpilot.

Can Daycover provide daily car insurance?

Daycover’s daily car insurance is built around your schedule rather than ours. Pick the start time, choose how long you need cover, and you’re sorted, no annual contract, no guesswork. Each policy runs for exactly the duration you select, starting at the time you choose. Whether that’s cover for a single day, a couple of days, or a long weekend, you set the parameters. There’s no need to commit to anything beyond what you actually need. Car insurance by the day puts you in control of how long you’re covered and when it starts.

Who needs daily car insurance?

Plan cover for a visit, a shared journey or temporary access to a family car. Check the car and driver are eligible and that any existing-insurance requirement is met. Campervans need the appropriate product rather than an assumption that ordinary car cover applies.

Choosing the right cover period for daily car insurance.

Choose enough time for the whole journey, including the return trip. Check the quoted start and end times rather than relying on a label such as ‘daily’ or ‘monthly’. If your plans change, make sure valid cover is in place before continuing to drive.

Daily car insurance FAQs

Yes. A daily policy can run for a single day or for several consecutive days – you choose the duration. For a single defined occasion, one day car insurance is a natural fit. For a precise 24-hour window that may cross midnight, 24 hour car insurance is available.

Yes, provided your friend gives you permission. The daily policy is in your name, completely separate from their annual insurance. If they make a claim while you are driving under your own policy, it goes through your cover – their no-claims discount is untouched.
Your start and end times are fixed at the point of purchase. You will receive a confirmation email with your policy documents straight away, and a reminder as your cover approaches expiry.

DayCover’s published Terms of Business say temporary policies cannot be extended and do not renew automatically. If you need more time, request a new quote before the existing policy ends. A new policy is subject to acceptance; check its start time to avoid a gap.

Daily, one-day and 24-hour descriptions can refer to overlapping periods of temporary cover. The dates and times in your quote determine the actual duration; the page label does not create a different level of protection.

Daily car insurance: good to know

Taking out your own daily policy means any claim is handled entirely through your policy, not the car owner's. Their no-claims record and annual premium are unaffected. Cover ends precisely when your selected period is up.